tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415019037912331630.post5228548161874156114..comments2023-06-29T15:30:42.032+01:00Comments on Language Teacher Toolkit: Steve Smith's blog: AQA's new GCSE role playsSteve Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15705858452229762903noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415019037912331630.post-71999173050566514362016-02-11T12:21:51.506+00:002016-02-11T12:21:51.506+00:00Yes, CAs are not all bad. The main problems fro me...Yes, CAs are not all bad. The main problems fro me were the total lack of spontaneity and the fact that it was less reliable as a test since pupils could get input from so many sources, including human. But it's true that pre-learned material is easier for less able pupils. Thanks for leaving a comment.Steve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705858452229762903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415019037912331630.post-35948357279906945342016-02-11T11:58:37.518+00:002016-02-11T11:58:37.518+00:00I'm with you Steve. I always feel extremely a...I'm with you Steve. I always feel extremely apologetic having to train my pupils to say such artificial things. Boring, artificial. At least in the current CA system there was scope for creativity...mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571492936343118808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415019037912331630.post-84637973406516121312016-01-23T00:32:09.819+00:002016-01-23T00:32:09.819+00:00Hi Chris. I didn't use the word daft. The prob...Hi Chris. I didn't use the word daft. The problem for me with some situational role plays is that the situations are implausible for teenage learners. I would ask how many adolescents are likely to speak in a clothes shop or at the dentist. I also believe these types of dialogues are pretty boring for pupils. I would sooner we focused on transferable language and langauge pupils are more likely to use with their peers abroad.Steve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705858452229762903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2415019037912331630.post-90124407696252421202016-01-23T00:06:31.633+00:002016-01-23T00:06:31.633+00:00You make some good pints. But what is "daft&q...You make some good pints. But what is "daft" about situational role-plays? Isn't that part of the reason we are teaching Modern Languages - so that students can ask for things in shops and interact in a hospital or pharmacy?Chris Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786005697028318319noreply@blogger.com