CREATING COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES
English360 Community Webinar – Claire Hart
Communicative activities
Doing business in English, not justtalking about business in English
Five Steps
1. Communicative event analysis
2. Communicative event selection
3. Language
input
4. Student-driven simulation
5. Feedback/ post-task
1. Using communicative tasks to identify needs
1. Using communicative tasks to identify needs
Describe a process at work
1.
2.
3.
Production process- Business FrameworksPaul Emmerson
http://learn.english360.com/courses/view/2730
1. Communicative event analysis
What do you...? Who do you...? How often do you...? Why do you...? What´s your role...?
What...? Explain how to process a contractWho...? Colleagues from home & abroadHow often...? About once a monthWhy...? Processing is always done in EnglishYour role...? Trainer/ guide
Manfred the milling shop manager Has contact with: other managers in his department colleagues in other countries suppliers from other countries customers in other countries
2. Prioritising communicative eventsWhat factor should impact the most when we prioritise communicative events?
English360 needs assessments
3. Language input
Making a phone call to a supplier
1. Asking for information
2. Making requests
3. Negotiating
3. Making and dealing with complaints - Business Contacts, Carl Dowse
http://learn.english360.com/courses/view/174
Self-authored activities
3. Language Input
Taking part in an international meeting
1. Active listening
2. Making suggestions
3.Talking about the future
4. Student-driven simulation
RELEVANT
ALERTAWARE
5. Feedback / post-task
How do you do feedback? Have you tried recording learners or
having them record themselves?
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