Getting Learner's attention
Stand up Adam. Stand up, Evi.
Instructing
OK, Adam will ask and Evi will answer.
Modelling
Welcome... may I borrow your pencil, please? Gives a clear example of the target language. Can be done orally, or written.
Encouraging (instructing)
Now, come on Evi. Repeat the following.
Nominating
Uh, Luba and Nikita
Prompting
Come on, Ivan, ask - can be quite similar to encouraging. When we prompt, we often provide words, phrases, sentences..
Sequencing
using language in a logical order. This is especially important for explanations and instructions.
Grading
using language at the right level for learners to understand.
Register
Formal Informal Neutral
Chunks
learners can learn blocks of language by hearing them again and again. So, it is useful to use fixed ranges of words/exponents at early stages of learning. "Turn in your book.."
Acknowledge
show that you have seen or understood
Convey meaning
to express or communicate meaning - i.e. Huge is really, really big.
Elicit
to ask targeted questions to get learners to give information
Narrate
to tell a story or talk abou something that happened.
Praise/Encourage
to tell someone that they have done well
Prompt
to help learners think of ideas or to remember words.
Recast
to reword a sentence or phrase to improve it.
Simplify
to make something easier.