1. Fluency Activities:
Letting students own
the language.

2. From safe controlled practice…

3. Less controlled activities….

4. Risky, independent production
FLUENCY TASKS

5. To get there…
O Go beyond the encounter , remember and take a
test activities in class if using ECRIF or scaffold the
activities to prepare the learners to get to this
stage.
O Give the learners the oportunity to live the
language and own the language through fluency
tasks
O Create meaningul, interactive , challenging
activities and empower the learners.
O Remember yourself as a learner.

6. Fluent use stage
O L use the language in a personal, creative
way choosing the language.
O L have a clear reason to listen to each
other
O L expand on the target language.
O L demonstrate their independent control of
the new language.
O T limits response to inaccuracies and only
respond to those that inhibit
communication

7. Activities
O The never ending board game
O Mini debates
O The hot seat
O Information Gap interview
O Blind poker
O Mingle activities

8. Thanks God
O Thanks to the awesome people I met at
Centro Spiral Mana who changed my
teaching.
O Thanks to people like Mary Scholl who firmly
believes in the power of love when teaching.
O Thanks to Cristian who graciously accepted to
draw for this presentation
O Thanks to David Fay ,Debra and all the
people behind this event
O Thanks to you, who make things happen.