8. Communication skills for teachers .pptx

8. Communication skills for teachers .pptx

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  Communication Skills
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  Communication skills include: •oral communication • written communication.
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  Theory • Philippe Perrenoud(Université de Genève in Switzerland) speaks a lot about the importance of communication. • http://www.unige.ch/fapse/SSE/teachers/perrenoud/php_ main/php_2000/2000_11.html • He mainly explores the link between languages ​ ​ and the humanities, and criticizes the way schools teach:
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  Philippe Perrenoud (freetranslation, 2000) • Identifying "social practices" and skills & knowledge that are really sought, would undoubtedly create a discussion and criticize the school's curricula and objectives in the field of languages; a criticism that could lead to language skills that would be less alien to the lives of people. The communicative approach to language goes in this direction, but it seems to me that there is still a long way to go in order « to take out from the school system » reading, writing and speaking. This path is paved with didactic obstacles, but also with famous ideological resistance: the threat to see declining levels and to sacrifice elites are shaken as soon as tradition is attacked.
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  Thus… • Philippe Perrenoudadvocates a greater importance of orality. • Language Policies in each school should recommend communication instead of a perfect use of grammar. • For the IB, each teacher is a language teacher. • The « know-how » is more important than technicalities.
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  Guy Spielmann (2001) •Guy Spielmann teaches French at Georgetown University (USA). • He created two diagrammes to help to understand this idea about communication: • http://faculty.georgetown.edu/spielmag/docs/FLE/compet ence.htm
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  Solange Cormier • Québecis a great lab for research on communication. • Solange Cormier shares her vision on communicative skills> • http://www.oiq.qc.ca/Documents/DAP/competences-bases -communication-1999-nov.pdf
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  Group discussion • Howdo you use communicative skills in your classroom ? • What kind of communicative skills do you develop in your students? • Exchange ideas with your neighbours.
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  Oral communication Do yourstudents know the skills to present orally? Consider using clips from various notable figures to exemplify strong and/weak oral communication. Strong examples might include: • Barack Obama • David Suzuki • Winston Churchill • Abraham Lincoln. Public speaking techniques: • Pace • Pause • Pitch • Passion • Practice
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  Active listening skills—Beexplicit Probe • Seek to understand by asking open-ended questions. Reflect • Paraphrase what you have heard positively. Observe • Observe body language/non-verbal behaviour. Focus • Focus on the message being delivered. Do nothing else! Acknowledge • Acknowledge the message being delivered even if you do not agree. Respect • Let the speaker finish without interruption.
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  Written communication skills
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  If we haveexpectations, we must also teach the skills necessary to follow through. • Teach the skills. • Remind of the process. • Value the effort. • Practise, practise, practise. Academic honesty
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  Communication skills acrossgroups Students could create communication checklists for all subjects:  Is my writing structured effectively?  Am I providing examples or quotations?  Have I proofread?  Have I ensured my basic skills are accurate?  Have I referenced consistently throughout?  Have I followed the structure set out for that subject?  Have I communicated clearly?  What else can I add?  Does my writing fulfill the requirements of the rubric?  Have I self-assessed?
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  Example mini-lesson
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  Mini-lesson: Steps ineffective paraphrasing 1. Choose a passage from your textbook. 2. Read the passage over. 3. Look away from the source. 4. Take notes. 5. Look back at the source. • Ensure you changed the structure, then the words. 6. Complete a reference for this passage Source: adapted from Acknowledging, Paraphrasing, and Quoting Sources, The Writing Center, 6171 White Hall, UW-Madison https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Acknowledging_Sources.pdf
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  • Short filmon this theme: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHi06vm5uJk • How many ATL in this activity? How to organise your ideas: Spider Web Discussion
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  Discussion • Video: SpikeJonze’s - “How They Get There” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2hTt2FxIYw
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  See document: Further communication skillsactivities
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  Any question?
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