What would a picture of language acquisition look like? The 6-Point Model for Speaking English shows you along with images for every aspect of language learning from the historical breakdown between Writing and Speaking in 1476 and the 6-Point Model (which is essentially the road map to fluency), to Venn diagrams on how English compares to other major languages are all represented in pictures. This presentation features a series of images that show how to teach learners to speak English quickly and confidently using simple tools they already have - ABC's and Colors. Draw Me a Picture was presented at TESL Canada 2015 and TESL Ontario 2015. Since a picture says a thousand words there is a lot of material to digest in this talk. For copies of the images email judy@thompsonlanguagecenter.com
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2. Agenda
Why learners don’t speak English no matter how long
they study? 2 minutes
Spoken English is different from Written English
Venn Language Diagrams 15 minutes
The missing bridge between writing and speaking.
Thompson Vowel Chart 15 minutes
The Six-Point Model for Speaking English 10 minutes
Grammar Goodies - Rita Baker 3 minutes
Conclusion 2 minutes
3. Why Don’t Learners Speak English Now?
We have no idea how to teach Speaking
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Manuel Story – Heartbreaker Alert - my CLB 3 super
student from Paraguay was a doctor in his country, 50
yrs old, wanted to practice medicine in Canada
He completed CLB 8 passing all his tests with flying
colors but didn’t speak English any differently than the
day he arrived in this country
Manuel would never be a doctor in Canada because I
didn’t teach him to speak English
It changed my life – I vowed never to let students down
this way again
6. In case I forget to mention:
Only say things that are true – all the time – no
exceptions
Use the information students already know – ABC,
colors, numbers – true is true at every level
It’s empowering to start every lesson with, “You know
this already” – I’ll show you how to do that
Vowel sounds are the main problem but there is an
easy fix. Each vowel sound is found in the name of a
different color
7.
8. Every Word in English is a Color
This is the Bridge to Pronunciation
Regardless of spelling:
Gray words: day, rain, great, eight, ate..
Black words: cat, half, laugh, plaid...
Pink words: sister, pretty, women, busy...
JUdy is Blue
What color is your name?
Do this with an elastic band to help your students find
the stressed syllable/name color
Blank Color Vowel Chart class exercise
9.
10.
11. The Vast Majority of Learners are
Beginner/Intermediate
The Vowel Chart is their Golden Key to Speaking
Success
12. Recap
Writing and Speaking are different and we know most
about writing
Colors are a perfect bridge from Writing to Speaking
(and back but we aren’t doing that)
Every word in English is a color
The color holds the pronunciation and the all-
important WORD STRESS
The pattern is the same for Sentence Stress
The Linking consonants ‘y’ & ‘w’ are also in the chart
13. More Fun Venns
Vocabulary Doesn’t Belong in the Intersection
Writing and Speaking Vocabulary are too Different
14. Students are Not Mute
Any two languages are more the same than different
Learners already make most of the sounds they need
to speak English effectively
Start with what learners already know
What is the difference between accent and
intelligibility?
You have to ask me back for that.
18. Rita Baker – The Global Approach
All Possible Grammar Structures on One Page
19. Summary
It’s possible we make learning English more difficult
than it has to be
English is simple – not easy, but simple
It take 30 hours to teach the PATTERNS of English that
are always true
If you don’t know them – find them on the internet
Do you see the arrow in the FedEx logo? You can’t un-know
things you see now that you never noticed before.
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