Oral Communication and Technology..Name a better duo.
I have to be honest, I did not know that oral communication was an entire strand in the Language Curriculum... crazy righ t? For those of you who have also been living under a rock like myself, I will briefly summarize what the Oral Communication strand encompasses the Ontario Language Curriculum. Oral Communication can be broken down into two main components: 1. Speaking - Students communicate information, they explore and understand ideas and concepts … identify and solve problems, express their thoughts, feelings, and opinions. (Ontario Language Curriculum, page 9) 2. Listening - Students need numerous opportunities to listen about a range of subjects, personal interests, school work an current affairs, ( Ontario Language Curriculum, page 9) Simple enough right? These skills are not only essential to learning, but they are life skills. Due to the advancement of technology and the transformation of our students to 21st-century digita...
