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1 PROGRAMMAZIONE E PROGETTAZIONE DI UN PERCORSO DIDATTICO a. a
PROGRAMMAZIONE E PROGETTAZIONE DI UN PERCORSO DIDATTICO a.a. 2007/2008 Prof.ssa Marilena Beltramini Corsista:Barbara Monterisi Matr. 3301 Corso:2°anno SSIS Classi di concorso: A045/A046 Lingua e cultura inglese Supervisore:Tiziana Ellero

2 “Find the gap”: increasing speaking through student to student interaction

3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS What is a gap? How many types of gap are there?
What the suitable activities to create and prompt speaking opportunities? Why is “student to student interaction” so important in foreign language speaking activities? What problems does the teacher face to increase interaction? How can the teacher promote students’ interaction?

4 What is a gap? … Definition of gap Description of different gaps:
The information gap The experience gap The opinion gap The knowledge gap The teacher should raise the profile of the gap in order to increase the amount of speaking which serves to close a gap. Creating, finding and exploiting gaps is one way to get students talking more in class.

5 Why is students’ interaction so important in EFL speaking activities?
Participation Maximising practice time Collaboration Socialization Motivation

6 What problems does the teacher face when trying to increase interaction?
Student resistance Self consciousness Large classes Mixed abilities Lack of motivation Insufficient language

7 How can the teacher promote students’ interaction?
Teaching process language Pre-teaching task language Providing support Giving preparation time Providing a supportive atmosphere Varying the interaction Having different levels of task Giving and encouraging feedback Providing a reason to interact : interactional/transactional language

8 Theoretical contributions
Krashen: The natural approach The affective filter hypothesis Rebecca L.Oxford: Language learning strategies Affective strategies Carter, R. and M. McCarthy. Exploring Spoken English. Widdowson H. G. (1978) Teaching Language as Communication Wilkins D. A. (1976) Notional Syllabuses


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