Speaking German easily and fluentlyPaper
Speaking is a necessary competence in learning a foreign language, but it causes a lot of problems for students due to fear, fear of mistakes and introversion. I wanted to encourage students to speak loudly and clearly, practice and collaborate.
Because students love to play, I tried new methods of working that combine speaking, playing, and moving around the classroom. Since there are many students in the class, I had to consider how to turn the class into a participating team and turn a large number of students into an advantage rather than a disadvantage.
The results I described below made the students and their teacher very happy and surprised. Collaborative playful learning without assessment raises motivation as the students are more successful and better understand the purpose of learning. Pupils speak a foreign language in a relaxed and fearless way if the acquisition of speaking competence is organized in a playful, relaxed way. In this case, students may not have to deal with their fear and possible mistakes. When playing and moving around the classroom the pupils are relaxed, because their mistakes are tolerated or not corrected. Moving around the classroom during the lessons is also very welcome, which always makes the students happy.