Hello everyone,
I am in a dire need of a theory that can support categorizing teaching speaking skill activities into the three stages of fully-controlled activities, semi-controlled (partially-controlled) activities and free-controlled communicative activities. That is, we can firstly teach some functional activities where there is not much communication going on. In a later stage, we can teach other activities that can make language learners speak to a little bit greater extent in which we aim to prepare them for communicative activities, for example, describing a picture. Finally, we can teach free communicative activities where they freely talk about the topic of interest among one another. can someone please suggest a theory that supports categorizing these activities?
Kindest regards,
Karwan
HI Karwan,
You could look at Biggs 3 P model (Presage, Process, Product)
Best wishes
Dear Khalid,
Hello,
I do thank you very much for the helpful comment. I will work on that.
Regards,
Karwan
Dear Duncan,
Greetings,
Thank you very much fro your comment. As a matter of fact, it is the first time to hear that model. Hence, I will read about it. Once again, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Cordially,
Karwan
Karwan,
I am wondering what kinds of speaking activities you are using for measures. Are they conversations? Story retellings?
Dear Rhonda,
Greetings,
I am using fully-controlled activities in which the answer from learners are predictable, form and function activities. And then semi-controlled activities where they can speak more, and finally free-controlled activities like group discussion where they can freely talk.
Regards,
Possibly you could look at Anderson's schema theory (1984)-- especially if you are using some kind of graphic organizer to support their speaking activities. The speakers add information to their personal schema as they learn things. If you give them a "template" or structure for forming their answers, schema theory would be very well connected.
Dr. Rhonda,
As a matter of fact, that was new for me. I will read that and see what I can do with it.
Thank you very much for adding your answer.
Peace,
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