Idea — Post-task feedback should cover content (what was said) and language (how). Praise good language, then reformulate a few errors — without naming who made them — so the class learns together. Example —…
Idea — In accuracy stages, correct on the spot; in fluency stages, hold back and give delayed feedback afterwards. Matching correction style to stage protects both accuracy and confidence. Example — Jotting three errors during…
Idea — While learners speak, monitor: check they are on task, gather errors and good language for feedback, and offer help discreetly. Hovering silences learners; vanishing loses your feedback material. Example — Standing back to…
Idea — Silence usually signals anxiety, unclear task, no thinking time, or nothing to say — rarely laziness. Diagnose the cause: rehearsal time, pair work and concrete tasks lift most reluctance. Example — Given 30…
Idea — Learners improve speaking by speaking, yet teachers often fill the air. Cutting teacher talking time and raising student talking time — through pair and group work — is one of the simplest fluency…
Idea — Repeating the same task under mild time pressure can boost fluency: the second and third tellings come faster and smoother. The 4/3/2 technique — tell a story in four minutes, then three, then…
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