ESL: Speaking Real English

Linguist and author, Antonio Graceffo, demonstrates some of the techniques he uses to elicit real English communication from his students. English is a living, breathing language, the language of Hemingway. It shouldnt be memorized or parroted. As ESL teachers, Antonio feels we need to encourage students to speak freely and to approach their speaking from a desire to communicate.
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[MsEnglishcorner]

Why are you barefoot?

[brooklynmonk1]

@MsEnglishcorner In Taiwan we don't wear shoes in the classroom.

[SCM615]

Nice technique, Antonio! just found your clips on You-Tube. I am doing a little educational module for teachers at my schools on the subject of elicitation. Would it be all right for them to look at the first four minutes of this video?

--Susan Matson

ELS Language Centers

[brooklynmonk1]

yes, of course. these videos are here to help people learn. please have your teachers watch and give feedback. they can also ask questions.

[SCM615]

Thanks! Are you in Taiwan now?

Were you wearing a mike for your videotaping? Nice presentation all around!

Susan (former ESL teacher)

[brooklynmonk1]

I just left taiwan last week. now i am in Bangkok, working in a research project about Authomatic Language growth and hope to get new video up soon. no, i can't afford a mike. so i just talk really loudly on video.

[Aedox1]

As a man of Literature with some courses in linguistics I appreciate your method with these kids Antonio, how you made them flow through fiction (legend) to history, also when you make them read a tale in a colective way, like turns.

Fiction aids to stimulate imagination, which ultimate results in the free and fluid use of language

When passing to history, it is a way to understand the world, to appropriate the world.

Congratulations!

I will be seeing most oy your linguistic videos

[SCM615]

Thanks--will look for your new video on authomatic language--love your spirit of experimentation. --Susan

[GregK28002]

These kids have creative minds nice job dude!

[gersing]

Great tips!