Conversation Partner Guide

Turkish Study Guide 15

Online at http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/turkish

EssentialPreparation:
1. Gothroughthestudentstudyguidecarefully,allmaterialsassigned,andthe
instructionsonthissheet.Remembertotrainyourselftousethevocabularyand
structuresthatthestudentsarefamiliarwith.
2. Gothroughthisconversationguidecarefullyandprepareyourselfforeach
exercise.Preparenecessarymaterialsasneeded.
3. RemembertogiveinstructionsandresponsestostudentsinsimpleTurkish.Have
youbeendoingthis?Dothestudentsunderstandyourinstructions?Youcanadd
morecomplicatedinstructionsandresponsesasthesemesterprogressesandwhen
youseefit.
4. Bringinanyothersupplementarymaterialssuchasmultimediaactivitiesthatyou
thinkmayaddtothisweeksunitexercises.Songsareagreatwayforstudentsto
hearanotherTurkishvoice.
5. BringinimagesofthedifferentseasonsforPartA.
6. BringindifferentimagesofaclocktellingdifferenttimesofthedayforPartA.
7. PrepareasmallactivitytalkingaboutimportantdatesinTurkey.
LessonPlan:
Remindstudentsatbeginningofsessionthattherewillbe10minutesattheendofthe
sessioninwhichtheycanaskyouquestionsinEnglish.
PartA:Wholegrouptogether(1015minutes)Movefromstudenttostudent,butgive
studentsplentyoftimetothinkandrespondbeforehelpingthemalong.Thegroup
shouldbeinacircleofchairsoraroundatable.
Greetings
Greetthestudentsasagroupaswellasindividually.Initiatecasualconversationby
askingstudentsabouttheirday,classes,etc.Encouragefluidconversationamongstthe
differentmembersofthegroup.

TellingTime
Drilltimetellingbyshowingstudentsthedifferentimagesofclocks,onebyone,andask
themtotellyouwhattimeitis.

PartB:Studentsworkinpairsfordialoguepractice(1520minutes)
*Remembertoencouragestudentstostandupandmoveoutoftheirchairswhendoing
thedialoguessothatitcreatesamoreauthenticcontextfortheirconversations
insteadofsimplysittingdown.
ScenarioI:Twofriendscalleachotherandtalkabouttheirdailyschedulesinorderto
findtimetomeetandhaveacoffeetogether.
ScenarioII:Twoclassmatesoracquaintancestalkaboutwhentheirbirthdaysareand
whattheyordinarilydotocelebrate.
ScenarioIII:Onefriendhasagreedtogivetheotherfriendaridetoschool.S/hetells
thefriendswhattimes/heleavesforschooleveryday,whattimeishis/herfirstclass,and
thenasksforthefollowinginformation:
wherethefriendlives(address)*thisisareview
ifitsfarfromorclosetotheuniversity
whattimes/hereturnsintheevening
PartC:Wholegrouptogether(1520minutes)
Activity1:Showstudentsthedifferentpicturesoftheseasonsandaskthemtotellyou
whatdifferentactivitiescanbedoneduringeachseason.
Activity2:Havestudentssharetheirdreamdayswhichtheypreparedforhomework.
Activity3:Haveeachstudentsharewiththegrouphis/hertypicalSaturday.
Activity4:Activityyoupreparedonimportantdates+supplementarymaterials.
GivethestudentsachancetoaskquestionsinEnglishduringthelast510minutes.
Thisisagoodtimetodiscussculturalissuesthatcameupduringthesession.End
thesessiononapositivenote.Practiceappropriateparting/goodbye/seeyouagain
phrases.