Information Gap Activities: A Standards-Based Strategy for Promoting Oral Proficiency in a Thematic Context

Authors

Paul A. Garcia, University of IllinoisFollow
Todd A. Hernandez, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

Fall 2007

Publisher

Florida Foreign Language Association, Inc.

Source Publication

Florida Foreign Language Journal

Source ISSN

1550-2988

Abstract

This article demonstrates how the sustained use of standards-driven information gap activities (IGAs) supports and enhances the development of speaking skills. In the first section, we define the IGA. We then discuss recent research showing how IGAs promote focused student-student interactions. In the third section we provide a blueprint for implementing the IGA in a standards-based thematic context. We conclude with content-based models from a thematic unit on Argentina that are appropriate for both secondary and post-secondary classrooms.

Comments

Published version. Florida Foreign Language Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Fall 2007): 10-17. Publisher link. © 2007 FFLA. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Garcia, Paul A. and Hernandez, Todd A., "Information Gap Activities: A Standards-Based Strategy for Promoting Oral Proficiency in a Thematic Context" (2007). Spanish Languages and Literatures Research and Publications. 60.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/span_fac/60