Sample+Speaking+Activities+with+the+Reflections+of+the+CEF+in+EFL+Classes-Durak+Cesur

This session is not one of the ones that I attended. I have found the documents of the session from one of my friends. I have the presentation of the session.  This session is a detailed one. It includes both different activities for different age groups and some information about The Common European Framework on EFL classes.  In the information part, we see a general information session on The Common European Framework. This part also makes a comparison between the structures and contents of European and Turkish EFL classes. We can also get information to access the sources of CEF.  In the activities part, the presenters introduce many different activities which are specifically prepared for different age groups. The activities are all speaking activities and they are presented both in theory and practice. The common goal of all the activities is to reinforce students to improve their speaking skills by actively practicing. The activities are generally pair or group Works and they all require total attention or involvement through the class time.  This session also includes a self-assessment part. In this part the presenters aim to make participants to observe and evaluate their learning from the session on their own.  In this session what I saw for the first time is CEF (The Common European Framework). The aim of CEF is simply to standardize the EFL classes across all European countries including Turkey. It provides materials for classroom activities. CEF also compares the education systems of countries. We can obtain some statistic and demographic information of these countries related to their developments in Language Teaching. I think all English teachers can use the sources and information to improve the Language classes in their environment. CEF allows and supplies cooperation among English teachers all over the Europe. Teachers can communicate and cooperate by the help of CEF to better conditions in EFL classes.  The activities of this session were also new for me. They are very different from what we learn in our Foreign Language Teaching departments. They are very applicable in Turkey because the activities don’t require so much economic source. They are also easy to apply to the classes in Turkey. The activities reinforce both learning and usage of the language.  The theoretical concepts are not strange to learners. I don’t have any point in which that I don’t agree with the presenters.  I think I will use what have learned from this session in my classes. Especially; I can utilize the advantages of CEF. I can share my knowledge and experiences with my collogues. I can also use their knowledge and experiences.
 * Sample Speaking Activities with the Reflections of the CEF in EFL Classes **