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SPEAKING IN MFL

SPEAKING IN MFL. By Jonathan Robinson, MCIL Jonathan_peter2002@yahoo.co.uk. Agenda. 09.50 Welcome and Introduction 10.00 Speaking as a skill 11.00 Speaking MFL at KS3 12.15 Buffet lunch 13.15 Speaking MFL at KS4 14:15 Speaking MFL at KS5 15.30 Plenary and finish at 15.45.

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SPEAKING IN MFL

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  1. SPEAKING IN MFL By Jonathan Robinson, MCIL Jonathan_peter2002@yahoo.co.uk

  2. Agenda 09.50 Welcome and Introduction 10.00 Speaking as a skill 11.00 Speaking MFL at KS3 12.15 Buffet lunch 13.15 Speaking MFL at KS4 14:15 Speaking MFL at KS5 15.30 Plenary and finish at 15.45

  3. Session 1: Speaking as a Skill Language Acquisition (L1) 4 months cooing / chuckling 6-9 months babbling, duplication of sounds 12-18 months understands ‘no’, basic ‘words’ 18-21 months 200 words, points, understands simple questions, 2-word phrases 24-27 months 300-400 words, 3-word phrases, prepositions and pronouns 30-33 months fast increase in vocabulary, short sentences, approximate word order and structure, some grammar 36-39 months over 1000 words, sentences and complex grammar (rules not yet mastered), c. 90 % comprehensibility [Lenneberg, 1966]

  4. Acquiring first language • Motherese • Immersion: context • Brain and cognitive development • Phonology • Listening – Speaking – Reading and Writing • Gradual development of grammar and understanding and application of rules • Acquisition of vocabulary: over- and under-extension – visual stimuli play a pivotal role • Sociolinguistic and pragmatic development

  5. FL1 Acquisition or ‘Learning’ • Older child or teenager with fluent command of native language • ‘Critical age’ for pronunciation • Acquisition of FL1 often means learning all aspects simultaneously: phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicon and rules of discourse • ACTIVE and EXPLICIT learning as opposed to SUBCONSCIOUS acquisition of speaking mother tongue in the early stages • Linguistic background helps and hinders acquisition of FL1 • Unnatural environment, rarely ‘immersed’ in FL

  6. FL2 and Beyond • As for FL1 with the added advantage (or disadvantage) of having acquired FL1: • Positives: metalanguage foundation is in place, concepts and process of acquisition are familiar, similar languages will share some features – particularly in vocabulary, semantics and some areas of grammar and / or syntax. • Negatives: interference from FL1, insecure foundations in FL1 could be detrimental to acquisition of FL2, attitudes and feelings re FL1 could impact on approach to learning FL2, differences in pronunciation, orthography, grammar, syntax and vocabulary could lead to frustration

  7. So, How Can Speaking FL1 Be Taught Effectively? RELEVANCY OF CONTENT ENVIRONMENT MOTIVATION Teaching to speak a modern language LEARNER STRATEGIES AWARENESS OF FL ACQUISITION INTEGRATEDSKILLS OPPORTUNITIES MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

  8. Major Elements of Speaking • Phonology: sounds, syllables, word stress, pronunciation, consonant/vowel clusters, intonation, sounds-orthography, accent, pitch, tone, speed, fluency • Semantics: connotations, collocations, nuances, proverbial sayings, idiom, cognates, false friends (in terms of sounds and spellings) • Syntax: word order, colloquialisms, spoken features of grammar and structures • Sociolinguistics / Pragmatics: styles, registers, fillers, modal particles, ‘speech acts’ (locutionary, illocutionary, perlocutionary) – John Austin • Culture: local norms and customs, body language and other non-verbal elements, situational constructs of conversation …

  9. Not Forgetting … SPEAKING AS A VEHICLE FOR GRAMMAR AND CULTURE READING SPEAKING WRITING LISTENING NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION

  10. Benziger’s Theory Applied to Learning to Speak a Modern Language UNCONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCE CONSCIOUS INCOMPETENCE CONSCIOUS COMPETENCE UNCONSCIOUS COMPETENCE Ignorance Awareness Practice Automaticity Hook, Line and Sinker Motivation, strategies and stamina Independence and autonomy Enthusiasm and commitment

  11. Session 2: Speaking MFL at KS3

  12. Lunch 12.15 – 13.15

  13. Welcome Back!

  14. Session 3: Speaking MFL at KS4

  15. Session 4: Speaking MFL at KS5

  16. Plenary • Modelling spoken TL • Scaffolding spoken TL • Encouraging spoken TL • Challenging spoken TL M.S.E.C.

  17. Thank you for coming! Please hand in your evaluation.

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