Time to speak!

Preparing for a conversation

You will now prepare for a conversation with some parents. Here are children's profiles for four different children.

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Select one of these children to practice speaking about.

Use this graphic organizer to get your thoughts organized. Start with the child in the center. Write down a few words for each bullet point.

 

Speaking task 7: practice your conversation

Make a choice: speed-dating with classmates or work independently with ChatGPT.

 

Speed-dating

Find a classmate and practice your conversation.

Roles: teacher and parent, go through each round twice (once in each role)

  • Round 1 (2 mins): open the conversation, explain purpose of meeting (teacher speaking, parent responds)
  • Round 2 (4 mins): open, explain purpose of meeting, explain the chart (teacher speaking, parent asks one question)
  • Round 3 (8 mins): open, purpose, chart, child results (teacher speaking, parent asks one question)
  • Round 4 (10 mins): open, purpose, chart, child results, closing (teacher speaking, parent asks two questions)

 

Using ChatGPT

ChatGPT prompt 1: I want to talk about how a fictional child is performing at school. I need to talk about it's social and emotional well-being, it's academic achievement and discuss how parents and I can work together. Please listen and give me feedback.

Important: NEVER share personal details with any genAI machine!

  1. After speaking prompt 1: Please tell me if I talked about the given topics.
  2. After speaking prompt 2: What suggestions can you make to improve my vocabulary, based on my speaking?
  3. After speaking, prompt 3: What suggestions can you make to improve my grammar, based on my speaking?

After each ‘After speaking’ prompt, make notes of the feedback ChatGPT gives.

Repeat the speaking task.

ChatGPT prompt 2: I will now repeat the speaking task. Please check if I have applied your suggestions correctly.

Make notes of the feedback ChatGPT gives.

 

Speaking task 8: an open speaking assignment

 

Topic: you need to discuss something important about a child

Task description

For this task, you will work with a partner.

Make one choice from each column: Speaker 1, Speaker 2, a Topic, and a goal.

Speaker 1

Speaker 2

Topic

Goal
Special needs coordinator Parent Special needs child (needs of the child, restrictions from the school perspective) A plan of action for the child
Teacher Special needs coordinator Plan for home languages in school, language development of the child A plan of action for the teacher
Parent Teacher Child's general progress in school, i.e. concerning test results A plan of action for the special needs coordinator

 

Think about your Speaker 1: what is your point of view? You are initiating the conversation.

Think about your Speaker 2: what questions do you have? What do you want to bring to the conversation?

Think about the topic: What is it about? What information do you need to have for this conversation?

Think about your goal: what is a realistic goal for this conversation?

     

    To prepare for the task:

    • work with a partner
    • select one topic to work on together
    • read up on policies from your own school about this topic
    • if possible: talk with a colleague/ mentor about an example of this (connect to own experience)
    • bonus: find one article about the topic, read it and take notes
    • think about: what are possible conflicts and solutions for the topic

     

    To complete the task:

    • role play a situation, each takes turns in various roles.
    • may be performed live or video (for instance online via video chat)