Speaking Accuracy to Fluency Gerard Mc Loughlin

Speaking: Accuracy to Fluency Gerard Mc. Loughlin

Spoken fluency revisited Michael Mc. Carthy University of Nottingham, UK • • • • Er when do you have breakfast? I have my breakfast er at er seven o’clock. Where do you have breakfast? Er in my kitchen in my house In what room? In the kitchen. And do you have coffee or tea for breakfast? Er tea. Er what do you eat? I eat toast and a cup of tea. How many days er how many times a day do you have it? Er two times. [4 seconds pause] Sorry I don’t understand you. Repeat the sentence please. How many times a day do you have breakfast? One time a day of course!

• First of all we’d like to know a little bit about you. Erm where do you both live? • I live in (place name) in South Korea yes. • And I live in (place name). It’s in Switzerland it’s near Zurich. • (Candidate name) how long have you been studying English? • Well actually I study English mm in junior high school and high school for six years around for six years. • Different classes. Good. Now I’d like you to ask each other something about things you particularly like about living in this country and entertainment and leisure facilities in this area. [intervening text] • Erm I like to go erm to see a movie • Mm • I see a lot of them since I’ve been here and I like to go to pubs and + • Ah • +together with friends and • -Yeah me too actually

Disappearing dialogues A: Did you have a good weekend? B: Yeah, I did, thanks. It was really nice. A: What did you do? B: Well, I went to visit a friend in London. A: Oh yes? Did you have a good time? B: Yes, it was great. We had a really good time. We went dancing on Saturday night. © Framework, Jones & Goldstein, Richmond 2005

memorise A: Hi, Good Morning. B: Oh, Hello. How are you? What happened to you last Friday? A: Yes, sorry I couldn’t come to class. I was ill. B: That’s OK. Are you feeling better now? A: Yes, much better thanks. Can you give me the papers from last week? B: Yes, of course. Here you are. A: Great. Thanks. I’ll look at them tonight. B: OK. No problem. © Innovations, Dellar & Walkley, Heinle 2005

Read and Listen D: Oh, and I saw John a couple of days ago. M: Oh yes! How was he? D: Very well. Did you know he’s got a new girlfriend? M: No, I didn’t. But you know your brother, he never tells me anything. Have you met her? D: Yes, she was there when I went to his house. M: and what’s she like? D: She’s really nice. She’s very interesting, she works in an art gallery and she likes painting. © Innovations, Dellar & Walker, Heinle 2005

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Corpus data: Chunks Two Three Four Five six You know I don’t know You know what Do you know I I mean what I mean A lot of Know what I mean At the end of the day I think I mean I I don’t know what Do you know what I And all the rest of it In the I don’t think The end of the day And all that sort of thing It was Do you think At the end of Do you want me to I don’t know what it is

Chunks & Fluency // he’s SHY//you know what i MEAN //they sell JEWellery//and THAT sort of thing// //the ROOM was//a BIT of a//MESS actually © From corpus to classroom, Language use and language teaching, O’Keefe, Mc. Carthy, Carter, CUP 2007

D: Oh, and I SAW JOHN a COUple of DAYS ago. M: Oh YES! How was HE? D: Very WELL. Did you KNOW he’s got a NEW GIRLfriend? M: NO, I Didn’t. but you KNOW your BROther, he NEver tells ME ANYthing. have you MET her? D: YES, she was THERE when I WENT to his HOUSE. M: and WHAT’S she LIKE? D: She’s REALLY NICE. She’s very INteresting, she WORKS in an ART GALlery and she likes PAINting.

Confluence • • • Listenership Minimal response: Mm, Yeah, Lovely Clusters: Yeah mm, Right Fine Negation: Absolutely not, Definitely not Convergence: Closing/changing topic © From corpus to classroom, Language use and language teaching, O’Keefe, Mc. Carthy, Carter, CUP 2007

Pre-closing and closing routines S 2: They look very good S 1: Thanks for that S 2: They look very good S 1: Great S 2: Yes S 1: Fabulous S 2: All right S 1: Ok thanks for that S 2: Okay, Cesca S 1: Cheers S 2: Bye

Opening & Closing Conversation & daily chat In a bar/café At a bus stop In a waiting room

Place Opening phrase Closing phrase In a bar/café Is this seat free? Sorry, I’ve got to go At a bus stop Is this the stop for the 27? That’s my bus In a waiting room Been waiting long? Nice meeting you

Decision making • Suggestion => • Agree => modification/negotiation => Agree/Disagree etc => Summary • Disagree => negotiation/new suggestion => Agree/Disagree etc => Summary

Class data Pre: ‘you can going to walking’ Post: ‘we could go walking’, Pre: ‘the car is difficult’ and ‘drink… and see the artists’, Post: ‘I’m sorry, I don’t really like it, because I live next to the Borne, but we could go to your house’; ‘that’s a great idea, and we could make a picnic’;

Function Making suggestions Exponent Could we go to the beach? Why don’t we go to the beach? (I think) We could go to the beach. Agreeing That’s a great idea! Disagreeing I’m not sure (about that) Negotiating: after agreeing . . and we could/might go swimming too after disagreeing Perhaps/Maybe we could/should go to… Summarising So, we’re all agreed to…. So. We’re going to….

Daily chats • • Restaurant Film Football Weekend…. .

Matching sentence halves The last time I • went out for a meal The restaurant was • fairly basic but clean You should really • go there when you want to impress visitors

The last time I • ………… The restaurant was • ………… You should really • …………

How? • Memorisation • Chunking • Noticing

Bibliography • Framework, Jones & Goldstein, Richmond • Innovations, Dellar & Walkley, Heinle • Spoken fluency revistited, Mc. Carthy, English Profile Journal 2010 • From corpus to classroom Language use and Language teaching, O’Keefe, Mc. Carthy, Carter, CUP • Johnny Depp interview: http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=CEa. TOSRMif. U • Hofesh Scheckter interview: • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=CEa. TOSRMif. U

THANK YOU!!! Gerard Mc. Loughlin gmcloughlin@bcn. ihes. com