{"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 Andrew Wilkinson 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 say \u201chello!\u201d, \u201cgood morning\u201d, or \u201cgood afternoon\u201d, you […]<\/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,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"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}]}}