This document discusses facilitating student talk time (STT) during classes. It explains that STT is important because it places students at the center of learning by having them talk, which helps students learn and stay engaged. The appropriate amount of STT depends on factors like lesson type, class activities, student level and size. The document provides 3 steps to increase STT: awareness of talk time ratios, providing students necessary input through vocabulary and other language elements, and using activities like games, group work and pair work.

1. FACILITATING
A S L I C O F F E E H O U R
STUDENT TALK
TIME
K a t a r i n a M a r u s k i n o v a

2. S T U D E N T T A L K
T I M E V S .
T E A C H E R T A L K
T I M E

3. W H Y I S S T T I M P O R T A N T
STT places student at the center of the class
talking students are learning students
talking students don't disturb
talking makes student attentive and interested
cannot be done outside of classroom

4. W H A T D O E S S T T D E P E N D O N
type of a lesson
type of activities
students' level
size of the class
motivation
teacher's control of the
class

5. 3 S T E P S T O I N C R E A S E
S T U D E N T T A L K T I M E
AWARENESS
INPUT
ACTIVITIES

6. A W A R E N E S S O F T T T
80 %Student Talking Time
20 %
Teacher Talking Time

7. I N P U T
vocabulary
grammar
register and politeness
speech acts
discourse markers
pronunciation
stress and intonation

8. A C T I V I T I E S
GAMES
GROUP WORK
PAIR WORK

9. T H A N K S
F O R L I S T E N I N G !