Transforming class into gossiping groups

1. TRANSFORMINGTHE
WHOLE CLASS INTO
GOSSIPING GROUPS
Martha Aguinaga Guerrero
Diego Paredes Montero

3. REQUIREMENTS
 Three types of involvement in conversation:
1. Self-involvement of the speaker.
2. Interpersonal involvement between speaker and hearer.
3. Involvement of the speaker with what is being talked about.

4. POINTS AGAINST ACTIVITY
 Rapport with students.
 Uncomfort if talking about someone known; not enough
motivation if talking about someone imaginary.

5. ACTIVITY 1
Stage 1
A.Explain and divide in groups of three
B.Distribute pieces of paper with gossiping information.
C.Let them talk and listen.
Stage 2
A.Divide in new groups of three.
B.Student talk with the previous information.

6. ACTIVITY 1
Stage 3
A.Show the following information:
B. Give the class some time to reflect.
C. Have two students disscuss the topic ¨The San we used to know¨.
Obituary
Unexpected death of San
San, founder of the Akyab Lonely Hearts Club, breathed his
last breath while watching a pretty girl come towards him
with a red rose in her right hand and a handkerchief in her
left hand. The funeral procession will__________________.

7. GOSSIP ACTIVITY 2
 Not appreciated by teachers because:
It is tantamount to making an exhibition of oneself.
 Encourage students who have a basic knowledge of
English but are shy or reluctant to talk.
 Another way: using literatura.
 Gossip: characters.
Have differing interpretations
and opinions

8. STAGE 1
 Give the students few minutes to have a story or
novel in their minds.
 Brief discussion.
 Review the plot.

9. STAGE 1
 IMPORTANT: Avoid ask them their opinions.
 Whet the students’ appetite for more talk about
the characters.

10. STAGE 2
 Make the students talk about their main
characters.
 Students were allowed to form their own grupos
(size: not limited)
 Students came to class with prepared gossip
ítems.
 Language: should be natural.

11. STAGE 3
 Ask each gossiping group to
prepare for an oral
presentation.
 The group jotted down the
ideas that the members
suggested.

12. STAGE 3
 One representative read their notes to the rest of
the class.
 The activity show that the students’ languagewas
not faultless, but they can sapoke with more easy
and fluency with themes that they are fmailiar
with.

13. CONCLUSION
 The gossiping activities are not intented to teach
students how to speak.
 Students speak more fluently by making use of
their feelings.
 Students are draw into the 1° activity for the sake
of fun.

14. CONCLUSIONS
 Second activity allow them participate eagerly
because they are already familiar with the purpose
of the gossiping, they can show how much they
know and feel about the item.
 Accuracy and formal correctness cannot be
achieved through these suggested activities.