Mediating language through

Visuals:
Doable Tasks

Jacobo Isidro

May 23rd 2012

The book is not enough.

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It is one of the main resources teachers have in class because is the syllabus. It is common to find an instruction suggesting the student to start a conversation about a topic. The conversation might follow a model conversation with few alternatives.

then, how to promote and facilitate the students oral production? .well, most of the students in a classroom are visual.

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Cultural Puzzle Biography Banners Inventions Brochures Signals Banners Poster Collage Map

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Short Easy to follow Modelling

Tasks
Biography Signals

Cultural Puzzle

Inventions

Visuals

Cultural Puzzle
Instructions
Think about a thing that you like a lot because it is meaningfu l to you Draw the figure of that thing on a white sheet of paper Write key words that are relevant for you: *education *family *beliefs *plans the resultyou r cultural puzzle

Biography
Directions
Draw a personal timeline since you were born Identify from 5 to 10 of the most relevant moments you have experienced

Interactio n
In pairs or trios, the students have to mention in detail his/her relevant moments

a student should/has to use tenses like past, used to, present perfect, past perfect,

Signals
Directions
Elicit the most common signals seen on the street The student draws some signals (3-6) according to the topic

In two big teams, the students share their signals and make an interpretatio n of what the message is

Interactio n

a student should/has to use modal verbs for suggesting, prohibiting, predicting,

Inventions
Directions
Show students some examples of the top gadgets in the market The student draws a gadget including the features and applications

The student presents her gadget to the class and tries to sell it

Interactio n

a student should look for vocabulary and rehearse before presenting her invention

Its just a resource (meaningful)

As the student put his/her hands in the visual, this is he makes and uses it, it is meaningful; moreover the student shares his work and words through the visual and his own language.

Comments: the students say

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Positive

boring.. I didnt find the application it was difficult because of vocabulary

funny activity creativity let the others meet memeet the orthers

Thank you! E-mail: jijisidro@hotmail.com