- Focus on language functions
- Focus on conversational English
- Develop accuracy and encourage fluency ( strike a balance to address teacher anxieties of making mistakes )
- Emphasis on contextualising spoken English practice
- Balance language and pedagogical knowledge
- Implicit teaching of grammar High cognitive ( adults ) but low linguistic load ( A2 level )
- Build metalinguistic knowledge through observation , discovery and noticing
- Focus on developing communicative competence
- Address anxieties , nervousness and mental blocks related to English
- Embrace a variety of Indian Englishes and accept intelligible pronunciation
- Reduce native speakerism
Breakup Plan for 60 minutes
15 minutes .
- Objectives
- Presentation of material through pictures , dialogues , conversation , aural texts
- ( non pedagogical inputs )
15 minutes
- Practice through drill , repetition , reflective tasks , model responses , experience sharing etc. ( pedagogical reflections may be included )
15 minutes
- Arriving at grammatical rule / structures / noticing vocabulary review ( pedagogical and linguistic takeaways ) and
15 minutes
- Classroom transaction language demo with teacher resource persons
