Zusammenfassung der Ressource
F.L.U.E.N.T. in 40'
- F
- FOCUS 100%
- Listen, listen, listen
- It is a foreign language, after all
- Don't settle for the gist: aim to
understand every single word
- Think about HOW the
language is working
- Not just on the meaning
- It's fine to need something to be repeated
- But only if you've listened the first time
- Otherwise, it wastes time
- Focus on pronunciation and intonation so you can imitate
- Be actively on the LOOK-OUT for new lexis
- Stop doodling/fiddling with your pen and just FOCUS
- L
- LEARN FROM MISTAKES
- FACT: non-native speakers make mistakes
- It's fine to make a mistake
- The key thing is not to make the same mistake TWICE
- Don't rest until you have UNDERSTOOD the source of your error
- U
- USE NEW LEXIS
- Force yourself to use newly learned words
- Tick off new words in your notebook
as you use them
- Showcase your new vocabulary in all
oral work and EW
- There are no marks
for "knowing but not
showing"
- Show what
you know!
- E
- ENGAGE and GET INVOLVED
- Try to take part in as much oral
work as possible
- Step one: put your hand up!
- Eye contact: look at whoever is talking
and don't switch off
- Listen to boys too, and assess
the quality of their language
- By spotting THEIR errors you will be
consolidating your own French
- Underline, annotate, be proactive
with all materials
- Engage with them
- Extract new lexis from them
- N
- NOTE DOWN ALL NEW LEXIS
- Not just what goes on the board
- Note down extra words and phrases
your teacher uses and STEAL them
- It is your job to leave each school with
as many new items of lexis as possible
- "NEW"= anything you couldn't have produced
yourself from English to French
- "we didn't learn much today" = you failed
to listen carefully enough and take notes
- Consolidate your notes
regularly by glancing through
before the lesson starts
- T
- TARGET LANGUAGE
- Every word of English YOU use in school is holding YOU back
- "Comment dit-on 'SHELF' en français" is fine, of course
- It's just lazy
- If you must speak to a neighbour, say it in French
- Virtually anything you say in the target
language counts as "relevant" and "on task"
- And anything in English is usually
unproductive and unnecessary
- It spoils the Target
Language mood
- Don't do it
- Although your teacher may
sometimes use English for speed's
sake, you don't need to
- You don't have any urgent or
complicated announcements to make
- You are there to PRACTISE your French
- Get practising!
- You don't have any complicated
grammatical explanations to give
- "What's the French for 'SHELF' again, Sir" isn't
- It's a wasted opportunity
- Or making the most of every single lesson