This document outlines the Present-Practice-Use (PPU) framework for designing speaking lessons. The framework involves 3 stages: Present, where students are introduced to vocabulary, functions, pronunciation, or skills; Practice, where students repeat and complete activities to increase accuracy; and Use, where students apply the language in a communicative task similar to real-world use to develop fluency. Sample activities are provided for each stage, with Present focusing on exposure, Practice on repetition and exploration, and Use on personalization and assessment.
This document outlines the Present-Practice-Use (PPU) framework for designing speaking lessons. The framework involves 3 stages: Present, where students are introduced to vocabulary, functions, pronunciation, or skills; Practice, where students repeat and complete activities to increase accuracy; and Use, where students apply the language in a communicative task similar to real-world use to develop fluency. Sample activities are provided for each stage, with Present focusing on exposure, Practice on repetition and exploration, and Use on personalization and assessment.
This document outlines the Present-Practice-Use (PPU) framework for designing speaking lessons. The framework involves 3 stages: Present, where students are introduced to vocabulary, functions, pronunciation, or skills; Practice, where students repeat and complete activities to increase accuracy; and Use, where students apply the language in a communicative task similar to real-world use to develop fluency. Sample activities are provided for each stage, with Present focusing on exposure, Practice on repetition and exploration, and Use on personalization and assessment.
This document outlines the Present-Practice-Use (PPU) framework for designing speaking lessons. The framework involves 3 stages: Present, where students are introduced to vocabulary, functions, pronunciation, or skills; Practice, where students repeat and complete activities to increase accuracy; and Use, where students apply the language in a communicative task similar to real-world use to develop fluency. Sample activities are provided for each stage, with Present focusing on exposure, Practice on repetition and exploration, and Use on personalization and assessment.
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Present-Practice-Use
This is a framework for designing speaking lessons. It is not the only one, but is effective for helping create lessons that are organized, coherent, and lead to a clear lesson objective.
The stages of a speaking lesson organized in this way are:
Present - During this phase, Ss understand the context being used, the form, meaning and use of the vocabulary, function(s), pronunciation point or grammar, and/or the speaking skills (stating an opinion, pausing while speaking, interrupting, etc.), which are the focus of the lesson. (Awareness) Practice - Ss practice the speaking skills and/or the language component of the lesson by doing tasks which are designed to help Ss increase their accuracy or correctness move from Ss’ having no choice of what to say (repetition or drills) to more, but still limited, choice of the form, meaning, or use of the skill or language they use in the activity. (Accuracy) Use - Students use the language or skill to complete a communicative task similar to an activity they will or may do outside the classroom. (Fluency)
Stage Rationale Sample activities
Present Students need to be Brainstorming/eliciting vocabulary exposed to new Analyzing/noticing language in a text language and skills in Using people and things in the classroom an authentic way by the Learning a dialogue teacher, their peers, or Watch and follow a model a listening or reading Elicitation from students of vocabulary text. they already know
Practice Students need time and Gapfill
practice to remember Matching the new language or Cloze skill and to explore the Selecting the correct answer limits of its form, Substitution or transformation drills meaning, and use. Listening/Reading and repeating/saying Finding and correcting errors Question and Answer (Q&A) Completing a sentence or question starter Sorting Word prompts Information gap
Use Students need a chance Guessing
to personalize and use Categorizing the new language or Ranking skill, to do something Comparing/Making Connections they are likely to do Interpreting outside class; fluency Problem-solving tasks also help Ss Ordering remember the language Sharing Personal Information
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or skill, and give the T Sharing General Information a chance to assess Ss’ Creative project learning. Role-play Retell Structured Discussion