TESOL Austin

UNIT 12 TEACHING PRODUCTIVE SKILLS -SPEAKING AND WRITING DIFFERENCES AND IMPORTANCE OF ACCURACY AND FLUENCY - SPEAKING ACTIVITIES IN THE CLASSROOM 1- CONTROLLED ACTIVITIES 2-GUIDED ACTIVITIES 3-CREATIVE COMMUNICATION -ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO SPEAK: SOMETIMES STUDENTS DON'T SPEAK IN CLASS DUE TO SOME FACTORS AS LACK OF CONFIDENCE.STUDENTS SHOULD THEREFORE BE ENCOURAGED TO SPEAK. -TECHNIQUES TO ENCOURAGE INTERACTIONS:PAIR-WORK,CAREFUL PLANING AND GROUP WORK ARE SOME OF THE WAYS INTERACTIONS CAN BE ENCOURAGED IN THE CLASSROOM. -GUIDELINES FOR A CREATIVE OR FREE SPEAKING ACTIVITIES 1-BEFORE THE LESSON:THE TEACHER SHOULD DECIDE ON THE AIM OR GOAL OF THE ACTIVITY AND WORK OUT THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE LESSON 2-DURING THE ACTIVITY THE TEACHER SHOULD REMIND THE STUDENTS OF VOCABULARY STRUCTURE ETC 3-AFTER THE ACTIVITY THE TEACHER SHOULD PROVIDE FEEDBACK.IN THIS CASE THE TEACHER SHOULD INDICATE TO THE CLASS HOW THEIR PARTICIPATION WAS.PRAISING HOW WELL THEY COMMUNICATED AND CORRECTING MISTAKES MADE. - WRITING SKILLS HAND WRITING SPELLING LAYOUT AND PUNCTUATIONS CREATIVE WRITING GAMES IN THE CLASSROOM GENERALLY LESS ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO WRITING SKILLS BY ESL TEACHERS AND THIS ISN'T A GOOD ATTITUDE AS IT AFFECTS THE STUDENTS DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA.THIS UNIT WAS A REMINDER OF HOW IMPORTANT THESE SKILLS ARE.