Listening
What parts are included in the pre-phrase?
EXTO - Exploit the Topic/ MOLE - Motivate Learners/ CREPU - Creating a Purpose
What are the receptive skills?
Reading and Listening
Explain what is S1, S2, and S3.
Differently organized speaking acts.
controlled -> free
repetition -> communication
What is the difference between lexis and vocabulary?
Lexis = Vocabulary in context
What is active listening?
Actively listening for something.
Listening with a task in mind.
Not just hearing something or listening to music, but with a goal in mind.
Name two activities that can activate the pre-knowledge of pupils?
e.g.
Show a picture of something connected to the topic. What can you see on this picture? What are other things that come to mind when you see this picture?
Explain "oracy before literacy" and it's relevance in the primary foreign language classroom.
Pupils should encouter new language first in a oral way rather than in written form.
How can you turn an S3 into an S2?
Add some kind of scaffolding.
What is formulaic language and it's advantages?
Words that go well together, you could also say chunks.
Lowers mental load, good for fluency and accuracy, offers help and structure
Explain horizontal and vertical coherence in the curriculum.
Horizontal = similar competence in different subjects
Vertical = Building up the same competence over the course of different schoolyears in the same subject.
What are the purposes of the various while-listening phases?
Focus on meaning:
Listening for gist: General understanding of the text
Listening for detail: Detailed understanding of the text
Focus on form:
Listening for language: Focus on formulaic language that is then used for a productive skill.
Explain the MMM model and give an example for each phase.
Meet - Manipulate - Make it your own
Name 3 types of productive outcomes could you have for the students.
e.g. acting out a play (speaking output)
write a post card from your holiday destination (writing output)
present a poster (combined output)
How would you test lexis?
In context of skills. Focus on meaning, spelling not the most relevant aspect.
What is language awareness and how can you foster it in the classroom?
Thinking about language and perceiving aspects of language. Metalinguistic knowledge.
e.g. Parallel words, sentence structure
Name two activities that can support listening for form?
e.g. Filling in gaps with certain chunks or cut the sentence in between two words that go together well and the students have to put them back together.
Why is "noticing" important in language acquisition? How can it be fostered?
Noticing = Conscious perception of a new language feature. First step in acquiring new language. If it is not noticed it is difficult to integrate it.
What things should be practiced during the guided language part of the PWP?
Word level
Sentence level
Pronunciation
Text level
Thorough preparation of the task
What things should you analyse in a course book regarding vocabulary?
Usefulness in context of final output
Usefulness in real life of pupils
Usefulness in classroom
Frequency
Give three examples of how to scaffold the learning process in the primary English classroom.
Language support: speaking fram
Social form: Allow to work in groups of two
Teacher language: Explain again slowly and in simpler words
What are the 3 parts of the while phase and why is their order important?
Gist - Detail - Language
First comes focus on meaning. It is more important to understand the content of a text than certain grammatical topics or vocabulary items.
What is visual literacy?
Ability to understand pictures, visuals etc.
What is the purpose of the post-section and what type of "s" tasks are appropriate?
In GLP, S1 are sensible for practicing pronunciation and new items.
S2 are often used for sentence level practice.
Output should be S2.
Explain "accuracy vs. fluency" and how do you handle these 2 points in the primary English classroom?
Both targeted while working with chunks.
S1 focus on accuracy
S3 focus on fluency
Name the coursebooks that you are expected to use in:
i) Aargau
ii) Basel-Stadt / Basel-Landschaft
iii) Solothurn
i) Double Decker
ii) More! / New World
iii) You have free choice