Lesson Plans
What is the first part of a grammar lesson plan?
The warm-up/review
Which one has more phrasal verbs?
Spoken
What is grammaring?
Diane Larsen-Freeman's term meaning that grammar is something we as speakers "do,"
When should interactive fluency practice occur in a lesson?
After the form has been presented and practiced.
"My friend June, she's super nice". This is an example of which spoken form?
Heads
-Or left dislocation
What is prescriptive grammar?
Grammar rules intended more for style purposes as enforced by a grammar teacher.
What is an example of focus on form in a lesson?
Present the grammar point on the board, slide, or on cards. Point out the relevant grammar form (morphology). Provide examples.
"kinda" or "sorta" Are examples of?
phrasal chunks - or ready made lexical units
What is comprehensible input?
Krashen's hypothesis that we learn language forms implicitly, by reading for example.
What does PPP stand for?
Presentation, Practice, Production
"oh yeah" and "I see" are examples of which spoken grammar type?
Backchannels
What is fossilization?
Errors that a learner makes that seem permanent and difficult to move beyond - a loss of progress.
If the teacher presents the grammar rule first and then students practice with examples, is this inductive or deductive?
Deductive
What is the purpose of backchannels?
They are for social and interpersonal connection and they show you are listening.
What is meant by activating background schemata?
Getting learners to access their previous knowledge of a topic.