Promoting Spontaneous Classroom Talk in English

Practical and drama-based strategies: A practice-oriented workshop for cycles 2 and 3

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26.21.232

14.11.2026

15.10.2026

2 Halbtage

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Beschreibung: How can we move beyond scripted dialogues and get pupils talking for real? This practice-oriented workshop supports teachers in cycles 2 and 3 in creating safe, engaging conditions for spontaneous spoken interaction in the English as a foreign language classroom.

Inhalte/Ziele/Details: Across two interactive sessions, participants explore what spontaneous talk looks like in real classrooms, learn how to adapt existing materials into talk-rich tasks, and practise low-threshold drama techniques that encourage risk-taking and participation. Practical strategies for scaffolding, managing multilingual classrooms, and assessing speaking in line with the curriculum are integrated throughout. The workshop sessions combine hands-on activities, classroom examples, peer exchange, and concrete planning for immediate classroom transfer.

Participants will
- gain an understanding of how spontaneous talk in the classroom can be fostered, modelled, and supported,
- design age-appropriate, talk-rich speaking tasks and learning sequences,
- use simple drama techniques to support meaningful and engaged interaction,
- align spontaneous talk with the curriculum (cycles 2 and 3).

Hinweis: Further Reading:
Christie, C. (2016). Speaking spontaneously in the modern foreign languages classroom: Tools for supporting successful target language conversation. The Language Learning Journal, 44 (1), 74–89.
Harris, V., Burch, J., Jones, B. & Darcy, J. (2001). Something to say? Promoting spontaneous classroom talk. London: CILT.
Zondag, A. (2021). Student teachers’ experience with improvisation activities for spontaneous speech practice in English. Language Teaching Research, 28 (6), 2190–2213.