EXPANDING ORAL LANGUAGE IN THE CLASSROOM
How can you expand the quality and quantity of learners’ expression in the classroom and enhancing learners’ language acquisition potential?
- Exploring key principles and notions
- Assessing expressive and participatory student behaviours and capabilities
- Exploring methodologies, approaches and strategies, supported with classroom
examples
- Applying / implementing / modelling relevant to current classes and curriculum focuses
A core reference text underpinning this focus is: van Hees, J. (2007) Expanding oral
language in the classroom. Wellington: NZ: NZCER.