Name 3 strategies to deal with using L1 in the class.
1. Give them the look.
2. “Speaking English” Captain
3. The Bad Chair
4. Keep reminding them.
5. Just respond to English questions.
6. Pretend you don't understand.
7. Talk to them individually.
8. Guarantee that it is good for them to speak English.
9. Ask for the supervisor's help.
How did Tom and Conor in the DVD group students?
How far your house is in your country from London? (students make a line then he chose from the beginning and end of the line) "TOM"
Numbers "Conor"
Why does Cheryl want to choose a color? How do they feel about the colors?
Paul and Marry are happy and sad about all colors and Bob is tired, nerves and awful :)
What is "Fossilized" ?
When a mistake becomes part of a student’s language and won’t go away
Activities for teaching movies
Predict the story
Write the ending
Sound on , picture off
Sound off , picture on
Back to the screen
Name 5 dictation activities
Board game, Whisper game, Dictogloss, Pair dictation, Missing words, Spoken dictation, writer and runner
How did Conor demonstrate "shouting dictation"?
He explained how he's going to have the dictation with one student then he asked the others to talk and he presented a sample.
then he gave the instruction.
What is a synonym for "down in the dumps" that Cheryl uses?
to feel blue
what does "CEFR" Stand for?
(Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
1. Self – correction
2. Peer correction
3. Teacher correction
How to correct kids
1. Use the board.
He goed to school.
He went to school.
2. Use happy/sad faces.
He goed to school.
He went to school.
3. Facial expression by the teacher
4. Have students repeat the correct one many times.
5. If you find mistakes among some students,
a. Use drills.
b. Have students review in pairs
c. Use peer correction
What are the steps in teaching vocabulary?
1. Draw your students’ attention.
2. T: Say Ss: Listen (Draw their attention to your lips)
T: Say Ss: Repeat
3. Use the board and colored markers.
4. Number the words on the board
5. Drill taught vocabulary and phrases over and over again.
6. Point to individuals and check their understanding.
7. Review.
How does Tom have correction in the class?
First he helps the students to correct themselves.
In the second section he asks the students to help the student who is having difficulties.
In the 3rd section he uses reformulation (recasting)
What did people call Paul when he was at school? WHY?
Doctor cheer, because he always makes people happy
False beginners VS. real beginner
*Real beginners
Someone who knows no English at all
* False beginners
A student who knows a little bit of English
what are the usages of Flashcards /picture cards and posters?
1. Introduce new vocabulary.
2. Review the taught lesson.
3. Conduct different types of games.
4. Have pair or group work.
5. Drill the flashcards.
6. Have a novel type of dictation.
How is response to students' errors in GTM?
Heavy emphasis placed on correct answers; the teacher supplies correct answers when students cannot.
How does the teacher have correcting after the event?
She writes the feedback while monitoring then she writes the sentences on the board and she asks students to answer.
What has Ms. Novak done recently? what did she bering with herself?
she has just opened an art gallery.
A painting, a sculpture and a photograph
what is "CLIL" ?
(Content and language integrated learning)
An approach in which learners are taught a non-language subject such as science or geography through a target language. Subject content and language are interrelated. For example, in Spain, teaching young learners science in English and using science material in English so that learners can think about and then communicate their ideas about science in English.
What Does CLT Stand for? what is the goal for CLT?
Communicative Language Teaching
To become communicatively competent, able to use language appropriate for a given social context; to manage the process of negotiating meaning with interlocutors.
ALM VS TPR
1. Habit formation
2. Meaning is made clear through action
3. No creativity
4. Major errors are corrected.
5. Overlearning
6. Just “imperatives” are used.
7. New vocabulary and structures are taught through dialogues.
8. Low anxiety
9. Mistakes are not tolerated.
10. Pronunciation is taught.
11. Students speak when they are ready for it.
12. Native language is not used.
13. Enjoyable learning experience
How does Tom check instructions?
Who is Alvino most like in terms of personality? Why does he say so?
What's his idea of being the last oerson in the family?
His mother; out going and she smiles a lot.
He says you get clothes :)
What is the difference between "ERROR", "SLIP" AND "MISTAKE"?
* Error
Error is usually made due to the lack of knowledge
* Slip
A mistake made because a student is not concentrating and which they can easily correct themselves
* Mistake
A mistake is usually accidental, you know it is wrong.
What are the Aspects of Language that the Approach Emphasizes?
Functions are emphasized over forms, with simple forms learned for each function at first, then more complex forms. Students work at the discourse level. They work on speaking, listening, reading, and writing from the beginning. Consistent focus on negotiated meaning.