Methodology
What are the three P’s?
Presentation
Practice
Production
Give an example of an appropriate dialogue couplet to teach beginners using the following vocabulary; weather, sunny, hot.
Great job!
What are the three ‘while reading’ tasks that we do in building reading strategies?
Skimming
Scanning
Comprehension
What are the 3 types of listening questions?
Gist
Selective
Intensive
How should you praise your students & why shouldn’t you praise them excessively?
Be genuine with your praise
Praise/criticize the behavior, not the student
If you use praise excessively, it will lose its value
How long should each section of a 60-minute lesson plan take?
(Warmer, 3 P’s, Cooler)
Warmer: 3-5 min
Presentation: 10-15 min
Practice: 15-20 min
Production: 15-20 min
Cooler: 3-5 min
What are the benefits of Teacher Talk Time?
Presenting & Modeling
Providing language input
Giving instructions/setting up activities
What is the purpose of skimming and what might you ask students after skimming?
To confirm the prediction and get an overall idea of the story
E.g. “What do you think the story is about?”
Give 3 selective listening and 3 intensive listening question examples for a listening passage titled ‘My Day At Holland English’.
Excellent!
What are the 3 types of learning that were discussed in the classroom management module?
- Visual
- Auditory
- Kinesthetic
What are the benefits of the 3 P’s?
Structured
Standardized
Combines the DM & CA
Easy for supply teachers to take over
What are the characteristics of a successful speaking production activity, what are some of the challenges of teaching speaking and what are some ways of overcoming these challenges?
Characteristics
Learners talk a lot
Participation is even
Motivation is high
Language is appropriate
Teacher is modeling and monitoring
Challenges
Inhibition (shy/afraid)
Nothing to say (uninterested/don’t understand)
Low or uneven participation (don’t understand instructions/activity is too challenging)
Speaking in the mother tongue
What information is sought after with scanning questions?
Give TWO example questions for an imaginary text titled ‘Lan’s Smelly Socks’.
A specific piece of information like names, places, times, and dates
DAILY DOUBLE!
Have a short conversation in Vietnamese with someone on your team.
Hay Quá!
Compare the characteristics of young learners with adolescents.
Young Learners
Naturally curious
View teachers as authority
Seek teacher approval
Short attention span
Need lots of encouragement
Adolescents
Value peer approval
Teacher can be viewed negatively
Overall confidence is low
Students are much more shy
Peer pressure can affect students
DAILY DOUBLE!
What is Task-Based Learning?
With which students does TBL usually work best?
Give 1 example of a TBL activity.
Using the CA to perform practical tasks.
Activities based on real-world situations.
Usually works better with older students.
Can be challenging with younger/lower-level students, as they don’t have the necessary language yet
DAILY DOUBLE!
How do we advise incorporating grammar into a lesson? Name a grammar point that is suitable for beginners, intermediate & advanced students.
We incorporate grammar indirectly as apposed to making it the primary topic. We incorporate grammar subtly so students can learn & pick up on the subtle nuances of grammar and model our speech.
Beginners – tenses (past/present/future)
Intermediate – gerunds, idioms, infinitives & superlatives
Advanced – passive voice, indirect speech, conditionals
Explain what a comprehension question is and give two examples (imagine your class has just finished reading a text titled ‘Bia Saigon – A Teacher’s Tale’).
Comprehension requires learners to understand the text more deeply – they must synthesize facts based on the text.
Name 3 features of listening
A receptive skill
A problem-solving activity
Listener draws inferences to come to a conclusion
A few understood items can create global understanding
The discourse is often unplanned
Only one opportunity to receive the message
DAILY DOUBLE!
What are 4 reasons students might misbehave and how can you deal with it?
Power (student feels important when they are in control): give the student a different task.
Revenge (student feels disliked): Avoid retaliation, and help the child.
Inadequacy (student feels they cannot do it): Encourage the student.
Attention (student wants to be noticed): Don’t feed into it.
Compare and contrast the characteristics of the DM and CA.
Direct Method
Fluency Focussed
Highly Visual
Structured
Teacher-Centric
Drilling & Repetition
Communicative Approach
Fluency Focussed
Students can experiment with the language
Group/Pair Work
Student-Centric
Teacher is a facilitator
Students can express themselves
Give an example of a theme, warmer, 3 vocab words, and production activity for the topic of 'Valentine's Day'.
The students are 18 year old intermediates.
Excellent!
DAILY DOUBLE!
What are the benefits and challenges of teaching reading?
Name at least two of each.
Benefits
A good model for language
Students can mirror sentence structure
Students learn punctuation & tonality
Learned vocabulary is put into context
New vocabulary is learned through context
Students can work at their own pace
Challenges
Reading is normally something we do alone
Tough for students to concentrate
Might have a wide spectrum of skills in one class
How might you design your lessons to align with the culture of your students?
- Get to know your students to find out what they are interested in.
- Do more group activities - Vietnam is a collectivist country.
- Learn about Vietnamese culture to keep your lessons culturally appropriate.
What is effective CM and what are 3 examples of proactive and 3 examples of reactive CM?
Effective discipline
Being prepared for class
Motivating your students
Creating a safe, comfortable learning environment
Building your students' self-esteem
Being creative & imaginative in daily lessons