Academic listening and speaking for pre-service EFL teachers

ACADEMIC LISTENING & SPEAKINGM1 MEEF Anglais Nice (VMAN222)Shona Whyte, January 2015

COURSE

This page supports a Masters level course in academic listening and speaking for pre-

service teachers of English as a foreign language (particularly in French secondary

school contexts).

It prepares students in listening skills, for literary presentations, and to reflect on their own and others' oral presentations.

WHY?

CAPES oral exam

oral presentations

interact with examiners

teaching

oral skills

select and prepare teaching materials

provide feedback on learner production

lifelong language learning

evaluate own oral skills

devise learning strategies

WHY?

CAPES oral exam

oral presentations

interact with examiners

teaching

oral skills

select and prepare teaching materials

provide feedback on learner production

lifelong language learning

evaluate own oral skills

devise learning strategies

WHY?

CAPES oral exam

oral presentations

interact with examiners

teaching

oral skills

select and prepare teaching materials

provide feedback on learner production

lifelong language learning

evaluate own oral skills

devise learning strategies

WHY?

CAPES oral exam

oral presentations

interact with examiners

teaching

oral skills

select and prepare teaching materials

provide feedback on learner production

lifelong language learning

evaluate own oral skills

devise learning strategies

AIMS

AIMS1.develop listening comprehension skills and strategies (note-taking, summarising and analysing short audio and video recordings)

AIMS1.develop listening comprehension skills and strategies (note-taking, summarising and analysing short audio and video recordings)

AIMS1.develop listening comprehension skills and strategies (note-taking, summarising and analysing short audio and video recordings)

2.practice formal oral presentations (analysing and synthesising documents on cultural themes, making and using notes to speak from)

AIMS1.develop listening comprehension skills and strategies (note-taking, summarising and analysing short audio and video recordings)

2.practice formal oral presentations (analysing and synthesising documents on cultural themes, making and using notes to speak from)

AIMS1.develop listening comprehension skills and strategies (note-taking, summarising and analysing short audio and video recordings)

2.practice formal oral presentations (analysing and synthesising documents on cultural themes, making and using notes to speak from)

3.identifying areas of difficulty in listening and speaking and working on ways to correct and improve

REQUIREMENTS

REQUIREMENTS1. give a presentation (CAPES Oral 1)

REQUIREMENTS1. give a presentation (CAPES Oral 1)

2. devise a listening comprehension exercise (CAPES Oral 2)

REQUIREMENTS1. give a presentation (CAPES Oral 1)

2. devise a listening comprehension exercise (CAPES Oral 2)

3. give feedback to another student on #2

REQUIREMENTS1. give a presentation (CAPES Oral 1)

2. devise a listening comprehension exercise (CAPES Oral 2)

3. give feedback to another student on #2

4. prepare and record a presentation based on a listening comprehension test (CAPES Oral 2)

REQUIREMENTS1. give a presentation (CAPES Oral 1)

2. devise a listening comprehension exercise (CAPES Oral 2)

3. give feedback to another student on #2

4. prepare and record a presentation based on a listening comprehension test (CAPES Oral 2)

5. listen to recordings of your presentation and listening comprehension

REQUIREMENTS1. give a presentation (CAPES Oral 1)

2. devise a listening comprehension exercise (CAPES Oral 2)

3. give feedback to another student on #2

4. prepare and record a presentation based on a listening comprehension test (CAPES Oral 2)

5. listen to recordings of your presentation and listening comprehension

speaking

REQUIREMENTS1. give a presentation (CAPES Oral 1)

2. devise a listening comprehension exercise (CAPES Oral 2)

3. give feedback to another student on #2

4. prepare and record a presentation based on a listening comprehension test (CAPES Oral 2)

5. listen to recordings of your presentation and listening comprehension

speaking

creating materials

REQUIREMENTS1. give a presentation (CAPES Oral 1)

2. devise a listening comprehension exercise (CAPES Oral 2)

3. give feedback to another student on #2

4. prepare and record a presentation based on a listening comprehension test (CAPES Oral 2)

5. listen to recordings of your presentation and listening comprehension

speaking

creating materials

providing feedback

REQUIREMENTS1. give a presentation (CAPES Oral 1)

2. devise a listening comprehension exercise (CAPES Oral 2)

3. give feedback to another student on #2

4. prepare and record a presentation based on a listening comprehension test (CAPES Oral 2)

5. listen to recordings of your presentation and listening comprehension

speaking

creating materials

listening/speaking

providing feedback

REQUIREMENTS1. give a presentation (CAPES Oral 1)

2. devise a listening comprehension exercise (CAPES Oral 2)

3. give feedback to another student on #2

4. prepare and record a presentation based on a listening comprehension test (CAPES Oral 2)

5. listen to recordings of your presentation and listening comprehension

speaking

creating materials

listening/speaking

reflecting on production

providing feedback

ORGANISATION

live presentation CAPES Oral 1

on the week you present, you serve on panel for other presentations

other weeks

prepare listening exercise

record Oral 2 presentation

provide feedback to another student

reflect on own presentations

EVALUATION1. Class presentation: in-class grade

2. Listening comprehension: blog post with link to materials

3. Feedback: blog post with link to student recording

4. Presentation 2: blog post with link to recording

5. Reflection on own production: blog post with links to recordings

5 assignments, equal weighting

1. listening

2. speaking

3. feedback

4. CAPES oral

RESOURCES http://sco.lt/6gTis5

TOOLS

1. Weebly2. SoundCloud3. Padlet

MAT Sandbox (Weebly)

Course requirements