A 45 minute workshop presentation designed to encourage reflection on creating opportunities for spontaneous talk in the MFL classroom.

1. Chris Fuller Talking about spontaneity www.chrisfuller.typepad.com @chrisfullerisms Chrisfullerinspain@hotmail.com

2. OfSTED “Across all phases speaking is the least well developed of all the skills. Students’ inability to be able to say what they want to say in a new language has a negative impact on their confidence and enthusiasm.” OFSTED, “The Changing Landscape of Languages”, July 2008

3. Thinking about our “speakers”

4. Phonics- never too late www.rachelhawkes.com www.doonceandshare.wikispaces.com

5. Creating a spontaneous environment

9. hesitation words

10. opinions

12. wigs?

14. pupil elected teacher of the lesson

17. need for room to debate / present arguments

19. (Deutsch) ist cool. Ich mag (Deutsch). Was denkst du? Ja, das stimmt. Nein, das stimmt nicht. X  X X Du spinnst! Ich denke … ©Wildern School

20.  ¡Yo también!¡Yo tampoco! ¿Qué piensas? ¡(No) me gusta! X ¿Por qué? ¿Por qué?  ¡Sí, es verdad!¡No, no es verdad! X Porque... Porque... Prefiero.. porque Pienso que... porque ..es mejor que....es peor que....es más..que....es menos..que.  Sí, tienes razón No, no tienes razón ¡Ni hablar! ¡Qué va! (no) estoy de acuerdo ¿Qué piensas? X Gracias @ Greg Horton

21. No wrong answers

22. Mysteries Living Graphs Reading Images

23. Odd one out

24. Categorisation / Venn diagrams bikes cars planes sedan chair helicopter

25. What’s the question? 1999

26. What’s the question? David

27. What’s the question? Netball

28. Twist the question round What did you not do last weekend?

29. Finding support www.pltsinmfl.wikispaces.com

30. Pupil bingo years 10 / 11? Important not to let the fun disappear! with thanks to Chris Harte, www.chrisharte.typepad.com

31. Metacognitive verbs with thanks to Helena Butterfield www.langwitch.net

32. Easispeak microphones www.easi-speak.org.uk

33. Flip cameras

34. International dimension www.globalgateway.org.uk

36. free

37. share URLs / chat

39. Voki www.voki.com

40. Voki www.voki.com

41. Voki www.voki.com

42. Glogster www.glogster.com

43. Generating an audience

44. Linked Up www.linksintolanguages.ac.uk/linkedup

45. Some crowdsourced ideas

46. Chris Fuller Do they want to speak? www.chrisfuller.typepad.com @chrisfullerisms Chrisfullerinspain@hotmail.com