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Unit 27 concepts
Practice Task
Glosary
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The purposes for which we use language in the classroom.
What are classroom functions?
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A) You need to grade your language better for this class. B) Try talking to the whole class together. C) Why don't you prompt them here rather than elicit?
Choose the trainer's comment (A, B or C) which matches the tracher's language. If any of you don't understand what to do, I can repeat the instructions for you. Ok?
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To change one thing for another, e.g. in class a teacher could ask learners to swap partners so that they can work with someone different.
What is "swap" as a classroom function?
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Gives a clear example of the target language.
What is the meaning of "modelling"?
200
A) You could ignore his answer. B) Can you think of another way of checking understanding? C) That was a good example of eliciting help from peers.
Choose the trainer's comment (A, B or C) which matches the tracher's language. Who can help Juan with the answer?
200
To give learners a question to answer or a task or test to do.
What is "set a question" as a classroom function term?
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When a teacher helps learners to succeed by giving them confidence.
What is encouraging?
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A) Be careful with style. This was a little too formal. B) You paused nicely. This gave students time to focus. C) I'm not sure everyone was ready for the listening comprehension activity.
Choose the trainer's comment (A, B or C) which matches the tracher's language.
300
To encourage learners to talk about something. This can be done in different ways such as through a text or a picture.
What is "stimulate discussion" as a term for a classroom function?
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Helping learners thing of ideas or remember a word or phrase or what to do.
What is prompting?
400
A) Good. It's important that students learn to listen to each other. B) It's not appropriate to say that to students. What else could you say? C) When prompting, wait to see if the students can help before you make suggestions.
Choose the trainer's comment (A, B or C) which matches the tracher's language. Class. Shut up. Bernard is speaking.
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When a learner tells the whole class what was discussed in groupwork or pairwork.
What is "report back" as a classroom function?
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Choosing and naming one learner to speak or do a particular task.
What is nominating?
500
A) Can you revise the new vocabulary instead? B) Wasn't the sequencing of your instructions a bit confusing? C) How can you reformulate that so learners will undestand?
Choose the trainer's comment (A, B or C) which matches the tracher's language. Now, we're going to do a brainstorming activity together and build a mind map on the board. Ready?
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The part of spoken interaction in which one person speaks and another responds to what they said.
What is "exchange" as classroom function?