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TOPIC 2:Communication in the foreign language classroom. Verbal and non…

- - - - Main characteristics.1-Meaning & context. basic principles. 2- Ss comm. since the begining. 3- Act. & strategies varied according to their preferences & needs. 4-Comm. Comp. goal of teaching.
      - Organizes contents around 2 elements: 1- Notions (concepts the learner need to communicarte) 2. Functions (speech acts of the Comm. function : reuqesting, denaying...)
      - Activities: desire to comm., comm. purpose, based on content not form, use a variety of lg, not teacher intervention, not materials control.
        
        Littlewood :silhouette:1981
        
        Functional communicative act. 7 differences, directions,etc.
        
        Social interaction act., role-play, simulation,debates
      - Teacher's role Facilitator, advisor, analyst. Savignon :silhouette: the teacher must engage the students knowing their needs and responding to them. Students' role learner-centring teaching. Ss learn in an interdependient way. Emphasis on the process of comm. & not on mastery of forms. Success in comm. only by group interaction.
  - - - Non-verbal comm. is culturally-dependent Every lg. has its own non-verbal resources to comm. different meanings.
      - it can be conscious or voluntary, but quite often, involuntary or unconsious.
    - - 2-Proxemics: way humans manage space during interaction.
      - 3- Paralinguistics: study of vocal & non-vcal signals beyond message or speech.
      - 1- kinesics: use of body moevements & gestures
    - - teach oral proficiciency through physical activity, developing a physical response to a command.
- - - - Action songs, drama and mime games.
      - Storytelling or teaching through stories which makes use of both verbal and non-verbal communication at the same time.
      - ICT's: visual support. E.g. Topic videos