Academic Issues
No, but the way you dress should not distract your learners' attention from studying
Interaction pattern, the task, model, time limit, ICQ (if necessary)
What do we talk about at parents’ meetings?
Our aims for the academic year, learners' progress, Cambridge exams
What is the difference between productive and receptive vocabulary?
Productive is in your active use.
Receptive - you can understand, but don't use yourself
What types of skills are there?
What Cambridge exams can young learners do?
Starters, Movers and Flyers
What is the difference between caring and empathy?
Caring - you feel sorry for your student and want them to be happy
Empathy - you understand why they are unhappy
In what way do we co-operate with the reception?
Timetable issues, leave information about the learners (misbehaviour, frequent absence)
Meaning, form, pronunciation
What activities can we do at a pre-task stage?
brainstorming, visualisation, dealing with blocking vocab
Which level of English is FCE? Can it show any other levels?
B2, but ypu can also get B1 or C1 for it.
Attention seekers, power seekers, revenge seekers, depressed students
Set the classroom rules from the very beginning and be consistent with your requirements.
What summer programmes are there at LL?
Summer academy, Summer camp, Intensive courses
context and a lot of recycling
What is skimming and scanning?
Skimming - reading for general idea
Scanning for specific info like numbers, names
What kind of assessment is used at LL? What is the minimal score (%) to pass the test?
Progress tests after each unit, end-of-course test, Cambridge Exams.
For in-centre test the result should be 80%+
What is the difference between an error and a slip?
What is a fossilised error?
An error occurs when a student doesn't know the rule.
A slip occurs when a student knows the rule but for some reasons forgot to apply it.
A fossilised error is incorrectly remembered rule used further on.
date, presence/absence, test results, the material covered and homework
What can you do with the word lists?
Give them to the students to encourage learning.
- Have students test each other quickly at the start of class.
- Make them into vocabulary quizzes.
- Make them into vocabulary activities / games.
- Focus your vocabulary teaching and recycling activities.
How many times do the learners need to listen? What types of listening are there?
Usually, twice. For general idea and then for specific info.
What age groups are there at LL?
Very early learners Early learners Pre-junior learners
Junior learners Teenagers and General English
Just those which refer to the target language of the lesson or prevent from getting the message across
What is the peer observation procedure? What steps does it include?
You observe your peers' lessons and they observe yours.
Steps:
1. Enter the date and the group you are going to observe into the Observation table in the teachers' room.
2. Check who observes your lesson and prepare a lesson plan.
3. Visit your peer's lesson, complete the feedback form and meet to discuss it.
4. One of your peers visits your lesson and gives their feedback
What are the ways of presenting grammar?
PPP, TTT, situation-based, induction/deduction method, inductive guided discovery
What does the activity cycle look like?
pre-task (blocking vocab, instruction, engaging learners), while-task (monitoring), post-task (production, personalisation)