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WHERE ON THE CONTINUUM?

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MECHANICAL:Drill, understanding is not

essential for response, fill in he blank

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MEANINGFUL:Response is predictable,

understanding is essential for response, only 1 right answer

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COMMUNICATIVE:Response is unpredictable,

understanding is essential for response, new information

may be exchanged, authentic use of language

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ADVANCED STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN READING DESCRIPTIONS OF CASTLE LIFE DURING THE MIDDLE

AGES CREATE A FAMILY CREST AND WRITE AN

EXPLANATION OF EACH SYMBOL USED IN THE

CREST.

Guided Practice 1

IN SMALL GROUPS, INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE

LEVEL STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY EXPLAIN ORALLY THE USE OF A FANCIFUL HOUSEHOLD GADGET WHICH THEY INVENTED THE NIGHT BEFORE AS PART OF A

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT.

Guided Practice 2

BEGINNING STUDENTS ERASE THE CHALKBOARD, CLOSE THE DOOR OR OPEN THE WINDOW WHEN THE

TEACHER REQUESTS THEM TO DO SO.

Guided Practice 3

AS THE TEACHER SHOWS THE CLASS A LARGE

CARDBOARD CLOCK FACE AND TURNS THE HANDS

TO INDICATE A SERIES OF DIFFERENT TIMES,

INDIVIDUAL BEGINNING STUDENTS SAY THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

Guided Practice 4

PAIRS OF INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS EXPLAIN TO

EACH OTHER HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT A NEWLY

INITIATED, SCHOOLWIDE CAMPAIGN TO CLEAN THE

CAMPUS EATING AREA AFTER LUNCH.

Guided Practice 5

AS BEGINNING STUDENTS READ ALOUD FROM A

PASSAGE IN THEIR TEXT, THEY CORRECT EACH MISPRONUNCIATION WHEN THE TEACHER

INTERRUPTS TO MODEL THE CORRECT SOUND.

Guided Practice 6

STUDENTS WRITE A BRIEF LETTER DESCRIBING

THEIR OWN CLASS SCHEDULE IN THEIR

SCHOOL.

Guided Practice 7

INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS WATCH A VIDEOTAPE ON A

SPORTS EVENT, TAKING NOTES SO THAT THEY CAN

TELL OTHER STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT SEEN THE

TAPE WHAT HAPPENED.

Guided Practice 8

PAIRS OF BEGINNING STUDENTS ACT OUT ONE AND THEN THE OTHER ROLE OF A SHORT, TWO PERSON DIALOG WHICH

THE CLASS HAS PREVIOUSLY MEMORIZED.

Guided Practice 9

ADVANCED STUDENTS, AS PART OF A UNIT ON

UNIVERSITY STUDENT LIFE, FILL OUT AN

APPLICATION TO CHANGE THEIR MAJOR AT THE

UNIVERSITY.

Guided Practice 10

BEGINNING STUDENTS FOLD A SHEET OF PAPER

ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY A

STUDENT.

Guided Practice 11

BEGINNING STUDENTS PLAY BINGO TO PRACTICE

VERB FORMS.

Guided Practice 12

ADVANCED STUDENTS ROLE-PLAY A

CONFRONTATION BETWEEN AN ACCUSED

SHOPLIFTER AND A STORE DETECTIVE IN AN

ALLEGED DEPARTMENT STORE THEFT.

Guided Practice 13

BEGINNING STUDENTS WRITE A BRIEF LETTER

INTRODUCING THEMSELVES TO A PEN

PAL.

Guided Practice 14

AS THEY READ A SHORT SELECTION DESCRIBING

EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF A FAMOUS PERSONALITY

FROM HISTORY, ADVANCED STUDENTS WRITE A

DESCRIPTION OF THE SAME EVENTS AS IF THEY WERE TAKING PLACE IN

MODERN DAY.

Guided Practice 15

BEGINNING STUDENTS VIEW A SERIES OF

PICTURES, EACH DEPICTING ONE ACTION IN A

CONNECTED SEQUENCE OF ACTIONS RELATED TO AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. STUDENTS LISTEN TO A STATEMENT ABOUT THE ACTION AND INDICATE

WHETHER THE STATEMENT IS TRUE OR FALSE.

Guided Practice 16

WHILE LOOKING AT A VISUAL (FOR THE FIRST

TIME) DEPICTING ACTIVITIES AT A BUS STATION, BEGINNING STUDENTS DESCRIBE

ORALLY WHAT THEY SEE, AND RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS WHICH A PARTNER MAY HAVE ABOUT THE VISUAL.

Guided Practice 17

DIAGRAM IDEAS AND REPORT OUT

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