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Workshop for Herts FLAs (Foreign Language Assistants) on creating listening and video materials for UK pupils KS4 & 5.
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PRODUCING LISTENING MATERIALS FOR KS4 & 5
WORKSHOP
JON MEIER
3 minutes – think about your experience with GCSE and A-Level pupils so far
What are the main areas of difficulty that English pupils encounter when trying to speak the language?
What would they find difficult when listening to the language?
GCSE Topic AreasSpecific vocabulary
transferable grammar and phrases+ visual support
family and pets
house, home, daily routine, bedroom, helping at home
school, education, part time jobs, future training and jobs
travel, transport, holidays, weather, local customs, abroad vs UK, school tripsaccommodation
famous people– my hero
town, local area, environment,shops & shopping,pocket money
leisure: sports, healthy lifestyles, fitness, food and drink
leisure &hobbies (non sport): media interests: music, gaming, reading, film, TV, cinema, mobile phones, Facebook
Typical A-Level Topic AreasSpecific vocabulary
transferable grammar and phrases
Cultural comparisons with UK
+ visual support
Youth culture and concerns Relationships (family/friendships and peer pressure) Drink, smoking & drugs FashionMarriage & the familyGeneration gap
Lifestyle: health and fitness Sport and exercise Food and diet Health issues (egsmoking, skin cancer, health services)
The world around us: travel, tourism, environmental issues and the (French)-speaking world Tourist information, travel and transport Weather (eg natural disasters, climate change) Pollution and recycling
Education and employment Education (schooling and higher education) Education policy and student issues The world of work (egthe changing work scene,job opportunities and unemployment)
Media & TechnologyMusicblogs/mobile phones/internet/games)Cinema &TVAdvertising
Typical A2-Level Topic Areas
Develop the previous ones in more depth
PLUS……
World eventsEuropeHuman rights, Equality (gender, race)
EnvironmentPollution, energy, ecology
Multicultural issuesImmigration, integration, racism
Social issuesWealth & poverty,law and order, technology and innovation
Cultural topicRegion/
communityPeriod of 20thC historyAuthor, poet, dramatist, Director, musician, artist
GCSE Listening Common Question types
Vocab matchInformation gap Who says whatNotes on Advantages & disadvantagesInference of meaning (synonyms & gist comprehension)Comprehension answers in English
Example of a GCSE Listening Task
A2 French Listening Sample (AQA 2010)
Transcript is on next slide
Sample A2 Listening (AQA)
Handouts –useful tips
Resources to look at
EuronewsYahoo- France - insoliteAshcombeschool – video clips: http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/curriculum/modlang/index_students.htm
Youtubelearning
The power of video – look at this Chinese lesson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeCWK6yy914&feature=related
3 minutes – think about your experience with GCSE and A-Level pupils so far
How could you design listening tasks to help them?
The best PRACTICE material has visual support – so you could use Powerpoint+ commentaryAUDIOAudacity – audio recording and conversion to mp3Aviary – online audio recording tool – needs sign-up (you can sign up via existing gmail, Facebook or Twitter account)
Fotobabble –upload a photo and add your own audio e.g: http://verulamvle.typepad.com/y8german/2011/01/fotobabbles.html
Zshare offers audio file hosting
VIDEOUpload your videos to Youtube, vimeo etc Windows Movie Makeri-Movie
The following also let you use Greenscreen (Chroma Key) : Final Cut/ Premiere Pro Pinnacle Studio (PC) I Can Present (Mac)
SMARTPHONE & MOBILE DEVICESe.g. I-pad voice recorder Also have a look at I-pad AUTOCUE teleprompt+ ispeech TTS
EITHER
A) Record a lively, entertaining interview full of relevant language (add visuals / use greenscreen if you feel brave)
ORB) Find a website of a school/town (maybe one you know)Write a video tour or interview with quiz questions based on the webpage
ORC) Write & record your own text + questions – make it fun challenging and relevant. The questions should also be recorded & should help comprehension
CHOICE OF 3 TASKS aim at either KS4 or KS5