World Language Professional Development focused on Interpersonal Mode

1. Interpersonal Mode
How do we design instruction to increase
the students’ skill in real-time
interactions with native speakers?

2. I can design instruction
To teach and assess interpersonal
communication
I can teach
others
How to assess both skills in
the interpersonal mode
I can help students
To practice the interpersonal mode
I can identify
What the
interpersonal mode
is
Self Assess
Interpersonal Mode

3. What do you know already
about the interpersonal mode?
Type in the chat window

4. Interaction
Negotiate
Meaning
Spoken
or
Signed
Clarifying
Questions
Share
Information
Written
Conversations
Reactions
&
Feelings
Opinions

5. Communication Situations
Yes,
Interpersonal
Communication
Not
Sure
No,
Some other
mode

7. Presentation to Investors

8. Skit

9. Socratic Seminar

10. Text messages

11. Ordering in
a Café

12. Flirting

13. 0% 100%75%75%
Speaking
Every Day
Most Everyday speaking is not
Rehearsed or Memorized
is not edited
Communication
Some email is not edited. Text messages
are rarely edited.
Speaking
than
Writing
More
LEAST MOST
What % of communication is
Interpersonal ?

14. Career

15. Proficiency Levels for Jobs
Proficiency Band Career
Novice None
Intermediate
Receptionist
Housekeeping
Cashier
Retail Sales
Aviation
Tour Guide
Advanced
Customer Service
Social Worker
Teacher
Fraud Specialist
Court Stenographer
Physician
Military Linguist
Communications Consultant
Speaking
Most
important

16. Time for your
ideas!Ready…Set…Go!

17. Micro-practice
Impromptu
Random
Scaffolds
Making Time

18. 1. Seating Choices
2. Sentence Starters
3. Student Reactions
4. Bicycle Chain
5. Emotional Whammy
Strategies

19. Seating Configuration

20. Seating Configuration
1
2
3
4

21. Seating Configuration

22. Seating Configuration

23. Seating Configuration

24. Sentence Starters

25. I like to…

26. I disagree, because…

27. Conversation
Scaffold

28. Reaction
Words
Word Wall

29. Reacting with Incredulity
Hesitating
Reacting with Surprise
Gaining Time

30. Bicycle Chain

31. Bicycle Chain

32. Bicycle Chain

33. Conversation
Scaffold

34. Sad
Conversation
You are feeling
sad today

35. BEST EVER!
GOOD START
TO THE TOP!
YOUR TEXT HERE,
OR THERE.
You are happy
and optomistic

36. Interpersonal
Writing

37. Trouble Shooting
Challenges in Chat Window

38. The Case Against Skits

39. Skit = Presentational Speaking

40. Lack of confidence for improvised conversations

41. Low
Frequency
Task

42. Huge Allocation of Time

43. Skit is incapacitated by absence

44. Memorization does equal understanding
Hi, I’m Thomas.
What is your name?
Carrots are good.

45. Doesn’t Prepare for
Real World Encounters

46. Doctor

47. The Case for Improvised Speaking

48. Reflects Real Communication

49. Practice
Many Partners
Nuances

50. Use Real Feelings

51. Test it out on native speakers

52. Be Prepared
for Anything

53. Devote Significant Time to Interpersonal Speaking