Communicative activities for large classes (may 2016)
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COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES FOR LARGE CLASSROOMS
ILA TEACH
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Hello!Todd BierbaumAcademic Manager, ILA Vietnam, Go Vap DistrictCambridge CELTA, DELTABachelors of Science, Electrical Engineering
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Communicative Activities for Large Classrooms
Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)Benefits of CLT
CLT in Large ClassesExamples of CLT Activities
Participation is encouraged!
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Introductions
1. My name is .2. I’m a at .
3. I’ve been a for years.4. My favorite .
Talk to your peers.
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What is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
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Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is a method for teaching...
A. grammar and vocabulary only
B. speaking and listening onlyC. reading and writing onlyD. all of the above
CLT is a method for teaching all skills/systems of a second language (i.e. English)
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When did Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) begin?
A. 1870s
B. 1920sC. 1970s
D. 2000s
CLT is a common ESL teaching method used internationally.
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What is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
or
A B
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What is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
Focused on the students...
not on the teacher.
A
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What is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
táo apple
It’s an apple.
or
A B
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What is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
It’s an apple.
Students learn naturally...
not by translation.
B
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What is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
A: Have you been to Singapore?
B: No, I haven’t.
or
A B
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What is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
A: Have you been to Singapore?
B: No, I haven’t.
Students learn by example and practice...
not by rules.B
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What is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
“Involve me, and I will learn.”or
“Teach me, and I will remember.”
A B
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What is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
“Involve me, and I will learn.”
Students learn by involving them...
not by teaching them.
B
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Traditional (1870s) CLT (>1970s)
● Focused on the teacher.
● The students learn by translation.
● The students learn English through rules and vocabulary.
● The students are “taught”.
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Talk to your peers.
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Traditional (1870s) CLT (>1970s)
● Focused on the teacher.
● The students learn by translation.
● The students learn English through rules and vocabulary.
● The students are “taught”.
● Focused on the students.
● The students learn “naturally”.
● The students learn by example and practice.
● The students are “involved”.
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Benefits of Communicative Language Teaching
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CLT Benefits: How do we learn language?
“You + ‘to be’ + adjective.”
“You are handsome.”
CLT is “natural”. It’s how humans learn language.
A
B
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CLT Benefits: Why do we learn language?
To communicate!
(i.e. not to pass an exam, or get
a good job)
Talk to your peers.
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Examples of Communicative Activities
for Large Classrooms
Participation is encouraged!
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Skill: GrammarPurpose: Past Simple ‘to be’
Activity: Memory
Communicative Activities: Example #1
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There was one _______.There were four _________.
There were three _________.
Communicative Activities: Example #1
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There was one apple.There were four bananas.There were three oranges.
Communicative Activities: Example #1
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Communicative Activities: Example #1
There was ….
There were ….
Talk to your peers.
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Communicative Activities: Example #1
❏ The language was “natural”.
❏ Focused on students.
❏ Not focused on rules (i.e. There + were + numerical adjective + plural noun)
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Skill: VocabularyPurpose: Colors
Activity: Point to something...
Communicative Activities: Example #2
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Communicative Activities: Example #2
Teacher: “Point to something…”
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Communicative Activities: Example #2
Students: “Point to something…”
Talk to your peers.
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Communicative Activities: Example #1
❏ The language was “natural”.
❏ Focused on students.
❏ Activity was “fun” through competition.
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System: SpeakingPurpose: Talking about your city
Activity: Speak for 45 seconds
Communicative Activities: Example #3
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Communicative Activities: Example #3
citymotorbike
livefood
restaurantriver
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Communicative Activities: Example #3
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Communicative Activities: Example #3
weathertransportation
workschooltime
neighborshometown
hobbies
friendsmusicfamilyriver
downtownstudents
rainmuseums
Talk to your peers.
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Communicative Activities: Example #1
❏ The language was “natural”.
❏ Focused on students.
❏ Made students communicate.
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Communicative Activities: Other examples
How can you use this as a communicative activity?
Talk to your peers.
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Communicative Activities: Other examples
Adapt children’s games to use in the classroom.
For exampleStudents give example of present continuous and move forward a space.
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Communicative Activities: Other examples
How can you use this as a communicative activity?
Talk to your peers.
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Communicative Activities: Other examples
Talk to your peers.
Surveys are popular CLT activities. Students ask each other questions. Adaptable for all levels.
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Communicative Language Teaching in Large Classrooms
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Communicative Language Teaching in Large Classrooms
Two Advantages
More students = more ideas!
Students learn from each other
Two Disadvantages
Managing students
Working with individual students (strong & weak)
Talk to your peers.
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Communicative Language Teaching in Large Classrooms
Two Disadvantages
Managing students
Getting students to participate
How to overcome
these?
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CLT in Large Classrooms: Managing Students
S S
S S
S S
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S S S
Students work together in small groups. The teacher watches and guides them.
TT T
Talk to your peers.
What does this represent?
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CLT in Large Classrooms:Getting students to participate
Use “fun” and engaging activities.
Talk to your peers.
What does this represent?
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Summary
What…Why…How...
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What is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
● Focused on the students.
● The students learn “naturally”.
● The students learn by example and practice.
● The students are “involved”.
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Why use Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
It’s to communicate.
It’s how humans
learn language.
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How to use Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
“Fun” and engaging activities.
S S
S S
TPut
students in groups.
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Questions?
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Homework1. Create and use one
CLT activity in your class.
2. Share it with your peers.
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Thank you!