TA/PTL Workshop: Interpersonal Mode

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TA/PTL WorkshopInterpersonal Mode

• Marion Yudow
• August 2007

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Interpretive Mode of Communication

• Review What is it?

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Supporting Activities at the Novice Range

• Understanding commands
• Recognizing gestures
• Identifying people, places, and objects from oral
  or written descriptions
• Comprehending oral exchanges on familiar topics
• Connecting to information in other areas
• Listening to simple passages for main idea or key
  words

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Interpersonal Mode of Communication

• Overview

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Students should be able to

• Give and follow simple directions, commands, and
  requests
• Imitate appropriate gestures
• Ask and respond to simple questions
• Exchange information using words, phrases, and
  short sentences on familiar topics
• Exchange information about the main characters or
  main idea in written selections

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Group/Partner Activities

• Sentence builders
• Contextualized grammar practice
• Word associations
• Either/or questions
• Logical Sequence
• Personalized completions
• Conversation cards
• Group puzzles
• Calendar activities
• Family tree activities
• Social interaction
• Role play

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Objectives

• Engage in conversations
• Provide and obtain information
• Express feelings and emotions
• Exchange opinions

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Key Points

• Frequent practice must be given
• Activities must challenge students
• Activities should aim for realism
• There should be a clear objective for each
  activity

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Teacher Role in Activities

• Participate without interrupting
• Listen to students and respond to content, not
  form
• Use a normal rate of speed and natural language

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Interpersonal ModeEffective Feedback

• We should not be held hostile by
• other nations
• - George W. Busch

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Interpersonal ModeEffective Feedback

• We should not be held hostile by
• other nations
• - George W. Busch

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Explicit Correction

• George the word is hostage not hostile

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Recasts

• I understand that it is important that we not be
  held hostage by other nations

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Clarification Requests

• Im sorry Im not sure what you mean by being
  held hostile.

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Metalinguistic Feedback

• Being held hostile - is that the word you want?

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Elicitation

• We should not be held ________? We do not want
  to be held_______?

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Repetition

• We should not be held hostile? Hostile?

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Explicit Correction

• George the word is hostage not hostile
• Teacher use 7
• Student repair 50

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Recasts

• I understand that it is important that we not be
  held hostage by other nations
• Teacher use 55
• Student repair 31

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Clarification Requests

• Im sorry Im not sure what you mean by being
  held hostile.
• Teacher use 11
• Student repair 88

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Metalinguistic Feedback

• Being held hostile - is that the word you want?
• Teacher use 8
• Student repair 86

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Elicitation

• We should not be held ________? We do not want
  to be held_______?
• Teacher use 14
• Student repair 100

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Repetition

• We should not be held hostile? Hostile?
• Teacher use 5
• Student repair 78