{"id":4624,"date":"2012-11-08T18:12:35","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T18:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/?p=4624"},"modified":"2012-11-08T18:12:35","modified_gmt":"2012-11-08T18:12:35","slug":"if-teachers-talked-less-eltchat-summary-31102012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/2012\/11\/08\/if-teachers-talked-less-eltchat-summary-31102012\/","title":{"rendered":"If Teachers Talked Less…. #ELTchat Summary 31\/10\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post was first published on Sharon Noseley’s brand new blog<\/span><\/a>!!! It is reproduced here with her kind permission<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome to the blogosphere, Sharon!!!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The full title of the #ELTchat was \u00a0“If teachers talked less wouldn’t students speak English more?”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Summary<\/h1>\n

To launch my blog, I have shared a copy of the #ELTchat summary I wrote for the chat which took place on Halloween night…it seems fitting to start my blog with an #ELTchat summary,\u00a0 as it is mainly due to the colleagues I chat to every Wednesday night that I decided to write a blog. It is down to my Personal Learning Network friends that I even feel worthy of contributing some thoughts on teaching EFL…so join us on Wednesdays and share your views on the current topic….<\/em><\/p>\n

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#ELTCHAT \u2013 Halloween 2012<\/h2>\n

Teacher Talking Time (TTT)\u2026Is it a Trick or a Treat ???<\/h2>\n
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As children all around the world were knocking on doors and collecting their goodies,\u00a0\u00a0#ELT chatters were gathering around the cauldron of twitter to discuss whether TTT is a good thing or not . This was followed by a great discussion on how to engage learners to take control of their lessons.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTake control of\u00a0their\u00a0lessons????\u201d I hear you cry\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

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So do we \u2018gag\u2019 the teacher and allow our little pumpkins to take over???<\/p>\n

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Overall it appears that TTT is a problem most teachers are aware of and \u2018talking at\u2019 the learners does not necessarily mean learning is taking place.<\/p>\n

The only advantage of TT mentioned on this spooky night was the fact that TT is sometimes the only source of hearing L2 outside of the classroom. This point was backed up by the fact that listening to the teacher for a purpose is always a valid excuse for the teacher to talk. Plus, students should be exposed to a variety of listening genres.<\/p>\n

The chat predominately discussed three areas.<\/p>\n

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  1. How to control TTT.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Mixed ability classes\/Quiet students v loud students\/Cultural issues.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Methods and Activities to enable the learners to take control and become more autonomous.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Becoming Aware of unnecessary TTT and stamping it out!<\/h2>\n
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