1. To Speak or Not to Speak Gesticulating through the language barrier Erick Aufderheyde Teacher of Drama and English Utrecht International School erick.auf@xs4all.nlerick.auf@xs4all.nl or isea00@isutrecht.nl

2. Is gesture only for communicating? Do gestures allow the student to get a message or thought across that is not easily expressed through verbal language? How can the awareness and use of gesture help the student in acquiring a new language?

3. to Gesture or Not to Gesture: hands-on work and exercises

4. Gest ū ra ‘ to bear’ a form of non-verbal communication or non-vocal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages, either in place of, or in conjunction with, the spoken word.

5. Speech act / Information act “Can I please open a window?” "He threw the ball right into the window."

6. Co-Speech Gestures When people talk, they often gesture with their hands They can provide a window to how people think and communicate When children learn a new language, their first need is to be understood

7. Gesture Co speech gesture Body “language” Sign language Home signs Educational gesture schemes

8. Gesture types Emblems Iconic gestures Metaphoric gesture Deictic gestures Beat gestures Butterworths

9. Gesturing and speaking Gestures supplement the meaning of speech in at least two ways, matching and mismatching Speech provides a selective description and gesture a selective depiction of an idea, each highlighting certain aspects

10. Gesturing and thinking In classroom settings, gestures can aid learning. Speech accompanying gestures help with tasks that require maintaining or transforming spatial and motoric information in memory.

11. Cross-linguistic variation in gesture Manner of motion e.g. rolling, jumping Trajectory e.g. down, across, into

12. embodiment Are some gestures universal? (open palm?) Types of gestures / function of gesticulation Interactive tool ? Physical scaffolding ?

13. L2 learning is solving communication problems

14. Language games

15. EAL - Speech games Communicative competence Confidence Fun