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Conversation 2

Conversation 2. Damian Heywood Ph.010-4871-1066 Email: damian_donga@hotmail.com Web: profdamian.weebly.com A1014 Touchstone 4 – student book NOT the workbook!!. Assessment. Attendance 10% If you have a problem, see me... 2 Informal Meetings 10% (not graded – turn up and get the points)

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Conversation 2

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  1. Conversation 2 Damian Heywood Ph.010-4871-1066 Email: damian_donga@hotmail.com Web: profdamian.weebly.com A1014 Touchstone 4 – student book NOT the workbook!!

  2. Assessment • Attendance 10% • If you have a problem, see me... • 2 Informal Meetings 10% (not graded – turn up and get the points) • Class Participation 20% • Mid Term a)Paired Oral 20% b) Written Exam 10% • Final a) Paired Oral 20% b) Written Exam 10%

  3. Touchstone 4 is hard! • But Joe and I have cherry picked the units you’ll study and we’ll try to make it interesting and relevant for you...

  4. How to improve... • Try to practice a little every day. • Study less and practice more. • Cross-train. • Self-correction and peer correction. • Form a group and practice outside class. • Go to Global Zone.. Come and see me.. • Be positive and get rid of your shyness. Making mistakes is part of the process... Speak more. • Usedifferent sentence structures and say things in 2 different ways to explain.

  5. How to do well... This is an active class with partner swaps and activities that require you to be involved... • Join in class activities. • Talk to me in class ... • Ask for help / clarification. • Do the practice exams I make for you. • Help yourself. Take responsibility. Practice reciprocity. • In the oral exams, show me a range of the language we’ve studied.

  6. Correction Techniques • Who should correct mistakes? • self correction • peer (partner) correction • teacher correction • Principles • Correct in a positive way. Remember learning a language is difficult and we need to support each other. • Bonus - Enhance your listening skills by following what is said. • Self Correction • I encourage self-correction. If you can fix your own mistakes, it shows that you understand and it allows you to feel more confident in your knowledge. • "I go(ed) to... I mean, I went to the beach yesterday." • “I went to she’s home ” .. “ umm actually her home” • Peer Correction • Gesture – raise your eyebrow / look puzzled / use your hands. • Ask for Repetition – say again ? Huh ? Please repeat that ? What do you mean? • Echo – say back (correctly) “did you say / mean .. ” • Echo question. “I’m annoying” … “You’re annoying?” • Teacher correction • I’m the native speaker – ask me!! • Remember IF you are making the same mistake over and over you need to say the whole sentence, maybe write it down and review the grammar.. • Don’t over-do correction (fluency verse accuracy) • Slow down and listen to yourself and others • Make sure your partner and you understand that correcting each other isn’t confrontational but helpful.

  7. Profile Front Name: Student no: Grade & Major: Class Time: Job Aspirations: Other hopes / experiences: Back About you / Vacation / etc

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