Presentational

This is where we will share ideas and links for practicing Presentational Communication. Download the latest summary of the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages [|here.]

Check out these comic strips made by Elena Mytarkina's French students at Mauro Sheridan. They made them on http://www.pixton.com/ Here are a few examples - download the zip file below them to see them all!



Check out this great explanation of how to create and teach a Gouin Series. It is a series of 6-8 sentences that helps students to learn a set of instructions, usually related to culture, such as how to make something, preparing for a party, etc. This method has it all! Interpretive for the teaching part, and finally presentational when students reproduce it either orally or in writing. http://ed.sc.gov/agency/se/Instructional-Practices-and-Evaluations/documents/Strategy2_GouinSeries.pdf



Here is a paper that Marilyn Gonzalez at Career uses to gauge her students' comfort level with presentations.

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