Conversation Partner Guide

Turkish Study Guide 6

Online at http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/turkish
EssentialPreparation:
1. Gothroughthestudentstudyguidecarefully,allmaterialsassigned,andtheinstructions
onthissheet.Youneedtoconfineyourselftousingthevocabularyandstructuresthe
studentsarefamiliarwithsofarfromUnits1,2,3,and4+themorecomplexphrases
theyhavestudiedandmemorizedupuntilthispoint.
2. Gothroughthisconversationguidecarefullyandprepareyourselfforeachexercise.
Preparenecessarymaterialsasneeded.
3. PreparetogiveinstructionsandresponsestostudentsinsimpleTurkish.Youneedto
thinkaboutthisandpracticeaheadoftime.Remembertotrainyourselftouseacommon
setofinstructionsandresponses.Youcangraduallyaddmorecomplicatedinstructions
andresponsesasthesemesterprogresses.
4. Bringinapictureofaworldmap.
5. Createasetofflashcardsthathaveimagesofdifferentcountriesflagsincolor.Thiswill
beusedforPartC.
6. Bringinasetofidentitycardsforpractice.
7. PreparetodoavocabularydrillfromUnits,1,2,and3.
Lessonplan:
Tellstudentsatbeginningofsessionthattherewillbe10minutesattheendofthesessionin
whichtheycanaskyouquestionsinEnglish.ThentrytosticktoTurkishorbodylanguageor
illustrationsthroughoutthesession.
PartA:Wholegrouptogether(1015minutes)Movefromstudenttostudent,butgivestudents
plentyoftimetothinkandrespondbeforehelpingthemalong.Thegroupshouldbeinacircleor
chairsoraroundatable.Remembertocreateanatmospherethatencouragesconversation
ratherthanaclassroomlecturesituation.
Greetings
Greetthestudentsasagroupaswellasindividually.Askthemquestionsaboutthemselvesand
oneanother.Trytocreateasimple,short,andfluidconversationwithinterrogativequestions,
yes/noquestions,andusingthevocabularystudentsarefamiliarwith.Asawarmup,handout
theidentitycardsforpracticewithgreetingsandtoreviewfamiliargrammarstructuresand
vocabulary.
WorldMap:Reviewnationalities
Usingtheworldmap,pointtoacountryandaskstudentstotellyouitsnameinTurkish.

VocabularyDrill
DoaquickvocabularydrillofvocabularywordsfromUnits1,2,and3.
PartB:Studentsworkinpairsfordialoguepractice(1520minutes)
ScenariosIandII:Forhomework,studentshavepreparedtwodialogues,oneformalandone
informal.Inpairs,havestudentsroleplaysimilarconversationstotheonestheysubmittedfor
homework.
ScenarioIII:Inpairs,onestudentwillsaydifferentcolorsandtheotherwillidentifyasmany
objectss/heseesofthatcolor.
ScenarioIV:Studentswillpracticepossessivesbynamingtheitemsotherclassmatesownthat
theycanseeandnametheobjectscolors.Forexample,Mariasjacketisred.
PartC:Wholegrouptogether(1520minutes)
Activity:Withtheflashcardsofdifferentcountriesflags,askstudentstosaythecolorsofeach
flagandtellyouthenameofthecountry.EncouragethemtouseapossessivebysayingThis
flagisEcuadorsorThisisTurkeysflag.
GivethestudentsachancetoaskquestionsinEnglishduringthelast510minutes.Thisis
agoodtimetodiscussculturalissuesthatcameupduringthesession.Endthesessionona
positivenote.Practiceappropriateparting/goodbye/seeyouagainphrases.