Best of ACTFL TOYS 2011

1. American Council on the Teaching
of Foreign Languages
Successful Speakers …
• Know their content
• Balance spontaneity and using notes
• Maintain eye contact with audience
• Use multimedia
• Practice
• ―Read‖ the audience
• Engage the audience
— Shrum and Glisan's Teacher's Handbook: Contextualized Language
Instruction., 2005. 3rd edition. Thomson/Heinle
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2. American Council on the Teaching
of Foreign Languages
Types of Presentations
•Descriptive
• Narrative
• Demonstrations
• Explanatory
• Transformative
— Shrum and Glisan's Teacher's Handbook: Contextualized Language Instruction., 2005. 3rd edition. Thomson/Heinle
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3. American Council on the Teaching
of Foreign Languages
•Descriptive – describe something or someone, experiences,
feelings, objects, places, people or events.
•Narrative – tell a story.
•Demonstrations – demonstrate understanding of how
something works or instructions on how to do something.
•Explanatory – provide evidence to justify why something is so.
•Transformative – persuade an audience to adopt the
presenter’s point of view. [Note: this means convincing
someone to change their way of thinking, i.e. breaking a
stereotype.]
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4. American Council on the Teaching
of Foreign Languages
Channel Surfing
Directions:
You will have five minutes create a ―show‖
based on the description on your card. All
members of your group must be involved
and play a role in the ―show‖ when you
perform it.
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5. American Council on the Teaching
of Foreign Languages
• News, Weather & Sports
• Cooking Show
• Nickelodeon
• Reality TV
• Home repair / Extreme Make-over
• Arts & Entertainment Channel
• History Channel
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