West of england Conference 2011 #Bristall

Post-16
- who’s really working?
Chrisfullerinspain@hotmail.com
www.chrisfuller.typepad.com
@chrisfullerisms

Reality

Issues we face
Language usage since May / June?
Comparative self-confidence?
(Blagging ability...)
Passive learners
High expectations, low determination
In competition?

Issues we face
Time pressure
Management expectations

Think of your learners...
7 words:
September of AS
April of A2

Issues we face
Key Stage 3
creative, fun, dynamic
skills
Key Stage 4
exam focused, nit-picking?
exams
post-16
initiative-takers, linguistic manipulators?
content?

Why wait?
Ideas to get pupils talking creatively and justifying themselves from KS3- so why wait to develop those skills in year 12?

Starting... now
Time pressure
Management expectations
Skills mentioned in A-level specification
“infer meaning”
“able to develop their ideas”
“express their ideas”
“respond readily”
“generally accurate pronunciation”
“able to deal with unpredictable elements”

Starting... now
Reading images

Starting... now
For / against ETA ceasfire
For / against bullfighting
What is his / her opinion on...
Does he want to share a bedroom?
Mysteries

Starting... now
Wordles
title of article?
write 1st paragraph?
(then compare, justify + peer assess)
predict 10 items of vocab then play article bingo
Predictions

www.wordle.net

Starting... now
Wordles
Videos
title
content
summary
voice-over script
Predictions

Starting... now
Group Talk
Just a Minute
Balderdash
(explaining word meanings)
Defend an opinion
(especially if it’s counter to their normal views)
Extended spontaneous speaking

Defend an opinion
I want to share a bedroom
Climate change does not exist
I believe bullfighting should be banned
We should end immigration

Starting... now
Group Talk
Just a Minute
Balderdash
Defend an opinion
Character cards

Character cards
Should we ban smoking?
- rural bar owner
- nurse
- doctor who smokes
- politician
- single mother with 3 children
- lung cancer sufferer
- tobacco seller
- non-smoker with smoker friends

Starting... now
Group Talk
Just a Minute
Balderdash
Defend an opinion
Character cards
Language of speculation

with thanks to John Connor

Starting... now
Group Talk
Just a Minute
Balderdash
Defend an opinion
Character cards
Idiom of the week?

Generate opinions
Starting...now
Desire for more
Thinking of your content
Encourage collaboration
Develop debate

The Foundations

From the outset
How do they feel?
Drop-in session?
Content-free lessons?
Do they know how / when they can contact you?

www.edmodo.com
facilitating SAFE dialogue beyond school
can set tasks, receive submissions and provide feedback
forum for peer support
user friendly
only teachers can create accounts
see www.edmodo.pbworks.com for guidance

From the outset
Do we teach...
Organisational skills?
Target Language research?
Essay planning / writing?

Self check-list on front of folder

From the outset
Independent learning
Newspapers in library?
TV / radio / film recommendations?
Podcasts?
Mobile apps?

From the outset
Podcasts / apps
News Time Spanish / BBC Mundo
Journal en français facile
German GrammarPod
Word Reference
20 minutos.es / 20 minutes.fr / radio / TV
Edmodo

Collaboration
Brainstorming / mind-mapping
www.bubbl.us

From the outset
Running dictation translations
Runner translates the text
Scribe writes in English
Scribe ALSO creates a TL version
Comparison opportunities between pieces

From the outset
Understanding exam tasks
Can pupils create...
1) true / false / not mentioned
2) grammar gap-fills
3) match summary to sections (L /R)
4) teach mini-segments (timetabled?)

From the outset

Collaboration
Wikis
Shared essay planning
Shared resources
AfL opportunities
Never ending story
http://northgatemfl.wikispaces.com/

The Fun

Grammar
http://zachary-jones.com/spanish/clozeline
North Devon Gazette, February 2010

Podcasting
Immediate revision guides
Grammar
Topic summaries
Materials to learn?
Listening exercises

Post-16
- who’s going to do the work?
Chrisfullerinspain@hotmail.com
www.chrisfuller.typepad.com
@chrisfullerisms

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West of england Conference 2011 #Bristall

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