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E10 E - Develop a personal speaking improvement plan

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E10 E - Develop a personal speaking improvement plan

Einleitung

Your goal: understand → respond → analyse → communicate → feedback → revise → transfer.

In diesem aiMOOC analysierst Du freiwillige eigene Sprechleistungen in sechs Bereichen: fluency, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, interaction und repair strategies. Daraus entwickelst Du einen realistischen persönlichen Trainingsplan. Du arbeitest überwiegend auf Englisch; deutsche Hinweise helfen nur dort, wo sie für Strategie, Reflexion oder Datenschutz nötig sind.

Media starter – watch first. While watching, note three ideas that could improve speaking. Then decide: Which idea seems useful for you, and what evidence from the video supports your choice?

Privacy rule: Eigene Aufnahmen sind freiwillig und privat. Für diesen Kurs musst Du nichts hochladen. Verwende keine ungefragten externen KI-Dienste für Stimme, Transkription oder Bewertung. Wenn Du aufnimmst, kannst Du die Datei lokal speichern und nach der Analyse löschen.

I can ...

I-can goal	My evidence
I can identify strengths and one priority in my speaking.	Example, note or short reflection
I can explain how fluency differs from speaking very fast.	Own explanation
I can make my pronunciation easier to understand.	Before/after example
I can keep a conversation going and repair misunderstandings.	Dialogue evidence
I can use feedback to revise my speaking.	Revision note
I can create a realistic training plan and evaluate it.	Personal plan

Vorwissen: Quick self-check

Read the six terms: fluency – pronunciation – vocabulary – grammar – interaction – repair strategies.

Without using a dictionary, write one short English sentence for each term. Then compare your definitions with the course sections below. Mark only what changed in your understanding.

Media route: listen, notice, test

Viewing task: Identify two conversation phrases, one pronunciation feature and one strategy that helps a conversation flow. Do not copy the whole video. Select what is useful for your own speaking goal.

Listening and viewing

Use a short English audio or video from a reliable educational source.

First listen: meaning. What is the speaker trying to communicate?

Second listen: language. Notice pauses, linking, stress, useful phrases and ways of reacting.

Third listen: source check. Who produced the material? What is its purpose? Is it teaching one variety of English, or presenting it as the only correct model?

At E level, do not only collect features: judge their usefulness for a specific communicative situation.

Reading: What makes speaking effective?

Effective speaking is not the same as perfect speaking. A useful analysis asks whether a listener can follow your message, whether your ideas connect, whether your language is precise enough and whether you can react when communication becomes difficult.

Read these six focus areas:

Focus	Ask yourself	Useful evidence
Fluency	Do ideas move forward without long blocking pauses?	pause pattern, chunking, linking ideas
Pronunciation	Is my message easy to understand?	word stress, sentence stress, sounds, rhythm
Vocabulary	Can I choose words that fit the topic and purpose?	precise words, paraphrase, collocations
Grammar	Do my structures make meaning clear?	tense control, clauses, agreement
Interaction	Do I respond to others and build on their ideas?	follow-up questions, turn-taking, reactions
Repair strategies	Can I fix a problem while speaking?	rephrasing, clarification, self-correction

Key principle: intelligibility before accent imitation. English has many legitimate varieties. Your aim is to communicate clearly, not to erase your identity.

Kontextwortschatz

Use these expressions actively instead of memorising isolated words.

Function	Useful language
Buy time	Let me think for a second. / What I mean is ...
Add a point	Another point is ... / On top of that ...
Clarify	Do you mean ...? / Could you explain what you mean by ...?
Repair	Let me rephrase that. / Sorry, that came out wrong.
Paraphrase	It is a kind of ... / It is used for ... / In other words ...
Disagree politely	I see your point, but ... / I am not fully convinced because ...
Refer to evidence	The example suggests that ... / According to the source ...
Conclude	Overall, I would say ... / The main point is ...

Micro-task: Choose four expressions and use them in a 60-second response about a familiar topic.

Aussprache: clarity, stress and connected speech

The tongue, lips, teeth, palate and vocal folds all contribute to speech. You do not need a perfect technical description of every sound. Use phonetic information only when it helps you solve a real pronunciation problem.

Pronunciation focus:

Word stress: Which syllable carries the main stress?
Sentence stress: Which words carry the main information?
Connected speech: Where do words link naturally?
Intonation: How does the voice signal attitude, completion or continuation?

Mini-practice: Select five words that matter for a topic you often discuss. Check their stress, say them in short sentences and record only if you want to.

Connected speech: notice, do not imitate blindly

Listen for linking and reduced sounds. Then ask: Does using this feature make your speech easier to understand and more natural, or does it make you less clear? Keep what helps communication.

Speaking analysis: six lenses

If you choose to make a private recording, use a short task of about 60–90 seconds. Example: “Should schools include more project-based learning? Give your view and respond to one possible counterargument.”

Listen once for meaning. Then listen again with only two analysis goals. Do not try to fix everything at once.

Lens	Strength I notice	One next step
Fluency
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Grammar
Interaction
Repair strategies

E10-E reflection: Support your judgement with evidence. Instead of “My fluency is bad”, write: “I paused several times before key nouns, so I will practise topic vocabulary in chunks.”

Fluency: flow with purpose

Fluency means keeping communication moving. It does not mean speaking as fast as possible. Useful strategies include planning in chunks, using signposting language, allowing short thinking pauses and paraphrasing instead of stopping completely.

Try this sequence:

Prepare three key points, not a full script.
Speak for 60 seconds.
Repeat the same task with fewer notes.
Compare clarity, pauses and organisation.

Interaction and repair

Strong interaction means listening and responding, not waiting for your turn to deliver a prepared speech.

Useful repair strategies:

Ask for clarification: “Could you say that again in a different way?”
Check understanding: “So, are you saying that ...?”
Correct yourself: “I said ‘increase’, but I mean ‘decrease’.”
Paraphrase: “I cannot remember the word, but it is a tool that ...”
Re-enter the conversation: “Can I come back to one point you made?”

Pair task: In a two-minute discussion, each person must use at least one clarification, one follow-up question and one repair strategy.

Functional grammar for speaking

Grammar supports meaning. Choose structures because they help you do something.

Communicative purpose	Useful structure	Example
Compare	comparative structures	This option is more realistic because ...
Qualify a claim	modal verbs	This could work if ...
Explain consequences	conditionals	If we changed the rule, students would ...
Connect ideas	relative or subordinate clauses	The strategy that helped me most was ...
Report evidence	reporting structures	The speaker argues that ...

Error focus: Select one recurring grammar pattern that affects clarity. Improve that pattern across several speaking tasks instead of collecting random mistakes.

Feedback → revise

Good feedback is specific, limited and usable.

Use this model:

Step	Example
Notice	“Your main point was clear.”
Evidence	“You used ‘firstly’, ‘however’ and ‘overall’ to organise it.”
Priority	“Your final example became hard to follow because the sentence was very long.”
Action	“Try two shorter sentences and one linking phrase.”

After feedback, speak again. Revision is part of the task, not an optional extra.

Fehleranalyse

Sort a mistake before fixing it:

Type	Question
Slip	I know the form but said it incorrectly once?
Pattern	Does the same issue appear repeatedly?
Communication problem	Did it make my meaning unclear?
Style choice	Is it understandable but less suitable for the situation?

Prioritise errors that affect meaning or recur often.

Writing: turn reflection into a plan

Write a short reflection of about 120–160 words:

1. What can I already do well?

2. What evidence supports that?

3. Which one or two areas matter most next?

4. What practice will I do?

5. How will I know whether it worked?

Revise for coherence and precision. Keep your own wording. If you use digital support, check suggestions and do not replace your text automatically.

Mediation: explain the strategy for a purpose

Scenario: A German-speaking classmate asks how this course works. Explain the method, not every sentence. Adapt your English or German to the addressee and purpose.

Do not translate the course line by line. Select the information the classmate needs: voluntary recording, six analysis areas, one priority, practice, feedback and revision.

Your personal speaking improvement plan

Choose one main goal and at most one support goal for two weeks.

Element	Your plan
Main goal
Evidence from self-analysis
Practice activity
Frequency
Length per session
Feedback source
Success indicator
Review date
What I will change if it does not work

Realistic example: “For two weeks, three times a week, I will give a one-minute response using three linking phrases. I will compare the first and final attempt for long blocking pauses and clarity.”

Source and AI check

Before trusting advice, ask:

Check	Question
Author	Who created the material?
Purpose	Is it teaching, advertising, entertaining or persuading?
Evidence	Are examples and explanations verifiable?
Variety	Does the source treat one accent as the only correct English?
AI output	Can I verify the claim with a reliable source?
Ownership	Is the final reflection still genuinely mine?

Never send private voice recordings to an external service just because a task suggests “AI feedback”.

Transfer

Use your plan in a new situation, not only in the original task.

Possible transfer tasks: a discussion, a short presentation, a fictional job interview, an explanation of a graph or a mediation task. For applications or profiles, use fictional data only.

After the transfer task, answer in English: What transferred successfully, what did not, and what will I revise next?

Can-do check

Can-do	Not yet	Partly	Secure
I can support a speaking self-assessment with evidence.	☐	☐	☐
I can prioritise one realistic improvement goal.	☐	☐	☐
I can use repair strategies in real time.	☐	☐	☐
I can revise after feedback.	☐	☐	☐
I can evaluate the reliability of speaking advice.	☐	☐	☐
I can transfer my strategy to a new task.	☐	☐	☐

Folgekurs

Continue with E10 E - Participate effectively in discussions, E10 E - Give a clear presentation or E10 E - Use mediation strategies for different audiences.

Interaktive Aufgaben

Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen

What is the main aim of a personal speaking improvement plan? (To choose realistic priorities based on evidence) (!To remove every trace of an accent) (!To memorise one perfect speech) (!To avoid all pauses)

Which statement best describes fluency? (Keeping communication moving in a clear and connected way) (!Speaking as fast as possible) (!Using only long sentences) (!Never correcting yourself)

What should pronunciation practice mainly support? (Intelligibility) (!Accent imitation) (!Maximum speed) (!Rare vocabulary)

Which is a repair strategy? (Let me rephrase that) (!I will stop speaking now) (!I will ignore the misunderstanding) (!I will change the topic completely)

What is useful evidence in a self-analysis? (A specific example from your speaking) (!A general feeling with no example) (!A classmate's mark from another subject) (!The number of pages in a textbook)

What is a good feedback priority? (One recurring issue that affects communication) (!Every small mistake at the same time) (!Only accent differences) (!Only the longest sentence)

How should a recording be handled in this course? (Voluntarily and privately) (!Uploaded publicly) (!Sent automatically to an AI service) (!Shared without permission)

What does effective interaction require? (Listening and responding to another speaker) (!Reading a memorised script) (!Speaking without allowing turns) (!Avoiding follow-up questions)

What should you do with advice from an AI or online source? (Check important claims against reliable sources) (!Accept every suggestion automatically) (!Replace your own text completely) (!Use private recordings without checking privacy)

What makes a training goal realistic? (A clear action, frequency and success indicator) (!A vague promise to become perfect) (!Ten unrelated goals at once) (!No review date)

Memory

Fluency	keeping communication moving
Pronunciation	making speech easy to understand
Vocabulary	choosing suitable words and phrases
Interaction	reacting and building on another speaker
Repair	fixing a communication problem
Feedback	information used for revision

Drag and Drop

Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu.	Thema
Clarification	asking what a speaker means
Paraphrasing	expressing an idea in different words
Word stress	highlighting one syllable in a word
Turn-taking	managing who speaks when
Self-correction	changing your own wording after noticing a problem

Kreuzworträtsel

Fluency	What describes the ability to keep speech moving coherently?
Stress	What highlights a syllable or important word in speech?
Repair	What strategy fixes a communication problem?
Linking	What can connect sounds across word boundaries?
Grammar	What system helps structure accurate meaning?
Feedback	What information can guide a revision?

LearningApps

Lückentext

Offene Aufgaben

Leicht

Speaking self-check: Give a 60-second response without recording it. Immediately note one strength and one next step.
Useful phrases: Create six phrase cards for clarification, linking ideas and repair. Use all six in short spoken examples.
Pronunciation focus: Choose five useful topic words, check their stress and practise them in complete sentences.
Source check: Compare two speaking-tip sources. Identify author, purpose and one point you would verify.

Standard

Private speaking sample: If you choose to record, make a private 60–90 second sample and analyse two of the six focus areas with concrete evidence.
Conversation repair: Perform a two-minute pair discussion in which both speakers use clarification, paraphrasing and self-correction naturally.
Feedback cycle: Give a partner one strength, one evidence-based priority and one action. Repeat the task and explain what changed.
Speaking plan: Build a two-week plan with frequency, practice type, success indicator and review date.

Schwer

Media analysis: Compare the advice in two educational videos. Evaluate whether they define “good speaking” in the same way and support your judgement with examples.
Transfer task: Use your improvement goal in a new format such as a discussion, presentation or fictional job interview, then evaluate what transferred.
Error pattern investigation: Track one recurring language pattern across three speaking tasks and test one targeted intervention.
Training plan evaluation: After two weeks, evaluate your plan using evidence, explain limitations and design the next cycle.

Lernkontrolle

Evidence-based reflection: Analyse a short speaking sample and justify which one area should be prioritised first. Use concrete evidence, not a score.
Strategy choice: A speaker often stops because one word is missing. Explain which repair strategies would help and demonstrate two of them.
Source comparison: Compare two pieces of speaking advice and explain which claims need verification, using author, purpose and evidence.
Feedback and revision: Turn vague feedback such as “Speak better” into specific, actionable feedback and explain why your version is more useful.
Transfer: Explain how a strategy that works in a prepared monologue may need to change in an spontaneous discussion.
Plan design: Create a realistic seven-day micro-plan for a fictional learner profile and justify frequency, activity and success indicators.

Lernnachweis

Für einen Lernnachweis zeigst Du nicht nur ein Endprodukt, sondern einen nachvollziehbaren Lernprozess.

Selbstanalyse: eine kurze evidenzbasierte Analyse der sechs Bereiche mit klarer Priorität
Trainingsplan: ein realistischer Plan mit Ziel, Aktivität, Frequenz und Erfolgsindikator
Überarbeitung: Beleg dafür, dass Feedback zu einer konkreten Revision geführt hat
Transfer: Anwendung der Strategie in einer neuen Sprechsituation
Quellenkritik: kurze Prüfung mindestens einer externen Empfehlung
Reflexion: präzise Antwort darauf, was funktioniert hat, was nicht und warum

Keine Aufnahme muss öffentlich abgegeben werden. Ein Lernnachweis kann auch mit Notizen, Transkript-Ausschnitten, Beobachtungsbogen oder Live-Demonstration erbracht werden.

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