Speaking homework

Procedure:

Speaking homework:

· Set up the task in class, eg. Topic from what they have been doing in class, set of new vocab (minimum 5 words), Speak for between 1 and two mins, depends on level) Maybe preteach some pron from the vocab or other predictable words. Only these words can be used, they have to build around them improvising, no sentence writing. They can practise in class peer work, teacher supervising.

· Go home, go into vocaroo.com with a set of headphones, if necessary, depends on PC, and do it and send to teacher

· Teacher listens, while writing feedback, as below and send back to student.


Comments:
This creates more personal and individualized assessment a one-to-one with the teacher.


It gives a more accurate assessment than in class time and it may take up less of the learner’s time than doing an essay, reading or grammar, but may offer more of a feeling of accomplishment in productivity and a change from the usual homework.


The correcting may be less than having to correct written work, but the teacher need to be a computer with headphones.


Example oral below

Oral presentation


Teacher feedback:

Loic,

That was fine.


You used the new vocabulary successfully, in the right context; setting up my own business", "financial backing" etc.

Vocabulary

You said something that sounded like a Spanish expression:

"getting your idea into reality", which would really be "making your dream come true".

Pronunciation

Be careful with pronunciation;

"custom" the "u" is the same sound as in the words; "country", "love", "up"  and culture"

"business" is "bizniz"

Financial backing is the the same as the "a" in cat

Discourse

You made good used of discourse; "once I've finished ..."

You used "so" and "and" and there were hardly any pauses, just the necessary ones for the "chunks" of information.

Good work! B
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from Any Barker – thanks, Andy!