All about OUTPUT! || Community Round Table Podcast Event Ep 65
Nov 18, 2023
auto_awesome
Join the Refold Podcast team as they delve into topics like structured output in language learning, mastering pronunciation, and navigating corrections. Learn about the importance of active engagement in speaking skills and explore the nuances of input versus output methods. Tune in for personal experiences, strategies, and insights on improving your language skills!
Implement small talk questions for language practice with native tutor feedback.
Practice independent output enhances confidence and naturalness in language skills.
Simulating interviews and reading news articles improve communication skills for language output.
Deep dives
Output Curriculum Design and Practice Recommendations
The podcast discusses recommendations for optimizing tutoring and tandem sessions focusing on writing and speaking ratios, correction feedback, and cautious output practice. The speaker explains designing an output curriculum involving listing small talk questions for target language practice and getting feedback from native tutors. Emphasis is placed on practicing output independently through methods like reaction videos and monologuing before engaging in free conversation with a tutor.
Longitudinal Data on Output Curriculum Efficacy
The podcast touches on the effectiveness of the output curriculum, highlighting confidence and naturalness improvements in outputting skills based on anecdotal evidence. The discussion addresses the importance of independent output practices and how they contribute to confidence in outputting, even without partner limitations due to time zone differences.
Interview Simulation and News Article Discussions
The conversation delves into the benefits of simulating interviews and host-guest scenarios as part of language output practice. Mention is made of reading news articles to discuss and correct pronunciation. The value of interactive practice in improving communication skills and adapting to different types of conversations is emphasized.
Transitioning to Speaking Emphasized over Writing
The podcast raises the debate on the balance between writing and speaking, with preferences leaning towards prioritizing spoken output. Personal experiences of transitioning from writing to speaking primarily for proficiency improvement are shared. The significance of speaking practice and adapting mouth muscle movements through training is highlighted.
Language Partner Dynamics and Feedback Considerations
The episode explores the dynamics of language partners and the distinction between friends in the target language versus tutors for feedback. The discussion stresses the importance of dedicated correction feedback from tutors to enhance language proficiency and identifies the limitations of language partners in providing detailed feedback for improvement.