{"id":37610,"date":"2026-04-19T23:34:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/escolamartamata\/?p=37610"},"modified":"2026-04-19T23:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:34:40","slug":"saying-hello-not-a-simple-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/escolamartamata\/rovellons2425\/25-26english1r\/saying-hello-not-a-simple-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"SAYING HELLO, NOT A SIMPLE ROUTINE!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cEffective speaking routine in language classrooms help scaffold learners\u2019 talk, making oral language development more accessible and less intimidating<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Wilkinson
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Greetings<\/strong> are one of the first things you learn<\/strong> to say in a foreign language<\/strong>. When you travel to another country and already know how to say \u201chello!\u201d, \u201cgood morning\u201d, or \u201cgood afternoon\u201d, you show respect for the other speaker\u2019s culture and help create a more relaxed and friendly environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In English sessions<\/strong>, greetings play a very important role. Everyone is greeted<\/strong> and given an opportunity to express themselves<\/strong> and share anything<\/strong> they want or need within a routine<\/strong> that marks the start of every session.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once everybody is sitting in a circle<\/strong>, the teacher throws the \u201cworld plushie\u201d <\/strong>to a child, and the conversation begins<\/strong>: \u201cHello! Good morning! Good afternoon! How are you?\u201d When the child has answered, it is their turn to ask another classmate, and the activity continues until everyone has spoken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the conversation starts in English<\/strong>, when children want to express something<\/strong> for which they do not yet have the vocabulary or grammar, they naturally switch to Catalan or Spanish<\/strong>. This does not mean that the activity has failed\u2014quite the opposite: they express what they want or need<\/strong>, and in doing so, they reveal the vocabulary they most need to acquire<\/strong>. The teacher, as an active participant in the routine, listens and monitors the conversation<\/strong>, asking questions, rephrasing<\/strong> and introducing the necessary vocabulary<\/strong>. Over time, through repetition<\/strong>, children gradually acquire the structures and vocabulary<\/strong> needed to say things like \u201cToday I am going to the park with my sister\u201d or \u201cI am nervous because I am playing an important football match.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another important aspect is that they learn to recognise their emotions <\/strong>and expand their vocabulary to express themselves\u2014not only in English, but also in Catalan. They learn to distinguish between being nervous and excited<\/em>, bored<\/em>, tired<\/em>, or exhausted<\/em>, and even between being happy and \u201cover the moon<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A familiar routine<\/strong> like this, with a clear, simple, and predictable structure<\/strong>, offers a great opportunity for everyone<\/strong><\/em> to practise speaking and listening in English<\/strong>. Simple, guided repetitions gradually evolve into real conversations in which all learners \u201cbuild\u201d knowledge together<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cEffective speaking routine in language classrooms help scaffold learners\u2019 talk, making oral language development more accessible and less intimidating\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew Wilkinson<\/p>\n

Greetings are one of the first things you learn to say in a foreign language. When you travel to another country and already know how to… Llegeix m\u00e9s\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[672,673,674],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-25-26english1r","category-25-26english2n","category-25-26english3r"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/escolamartamata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/escolamartamata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/escolamartamata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/escolamartamata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/escolamartamata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37610"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/escolamartamata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37616,"href":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/escolamartamata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37610\/revisions\/37616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/escolamartamata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/escolamartamata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/escolamartamata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}