Promoting speaking in the first language
Materials for heritage language teaching: Didactic suggestions 3
Children who speak another language at home also need specific support in developing their speaking skills. This applies particularly to the acquisition of the standard variety of the language and vocabulary.
Heritage language courses can make a valuable contribution through targeted vocabulary training and creative language use. Oral communication and a democratic approach to classroom discussions should therefore be assigned high priority.
Teachers of heritage languages can find methodological guidelines and lesson examples in the book “Promoting speaking in the first language”. Correct pronunciation and listening comprehension are developed through games, rhymes and poems. Different forms of conversation, story telling and oral presentations give learners ample opportunity to practice.
Table of Contents
- Preface to the series “Materials for heritage language teaching”
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Part I: Accoustical training; suggestions for creative language use
- II. Part II: To conduct oneself adequately in conversations – in pairs and in groups
- 9. Establishing and practicing conversational rules
- 10. Preparing for a conversation
- 11. “Think – Pair – Share”: An alternative procedure for preparing oneself for a group discussion
- 12. Tying into the discussion contributions of others
- 13. Providing feedback
- 14. Accoustical training, five exercises for sound differentiation
- 15. To assume the role of discussion moderator
- 16. Planning discussion
- 17. Storytelling circle
- 18. Discussing and arguing together
- 19. Conducting educational discussions
- 20. Philosophizing together
- 21. Preparing for a survey or an interview
- III. Part III: Narrating and interpreting of experiences and stories
- IV. Part IV: Presenting and lecturing
- 6. Bibliography