SKKN Use handouts in learning and teaching English at Nguyen Xuan Nguyen High School

SKKN Use handouts in learning and teaching English at Nguyen Xuan Nguyen High School 1 Headlines Page A INTRODUCTION 2 I REASON FOR STUDY 2 II SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF THE THESIS 3 1 Co rationale 4 2 Practical 4 3 The purpose of the initiative experience 4 4 Research subjects 4 5 Research scope 4 6 Time to implement the project 5 B DEVELOPMENT 6 I Definition 6 II Why should handout be used in teaching English? 6 III Types of Handouts 6  Uncompleted or gapped handout]  Skeletal notes  Worksheets [.]

Headlines Page

A INTRODUCTION 2

I REASON FOR STUDY : 2

II SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF THE THESIS: 3

1.Co rationale: 4

2 Practical 4

3 The purpose of the initiative experience 4

4 Research subjects: 4

5 Research scope: 4

6 Time to implement the project: 5

B DEVELOPMENT 6

I Definition 6

II Why should handout be used in teaching English? 6

III Types of Handouts 6

 Uncompleted or gapped handout]  Skeletal notes  Worksheets  Information sheets IV Examples of handouts 7

1 Examples for reading 7

2 Examples for speaking 9 -12 3 Examples for listening 13

4 Examples for writing 14

5 Examples for language forcus 15 - 16 V Steps to use handouts in class: 7

1 Presentation handout: 17

2 Photocopy the handout: 18

3 Diliver handout to pupils: 9

4 Table presentation 20

5 Evaluation and scoring 21

VI Result 22

C CONCLUSION 23

REFERENCE BOOKS 24

A INTRODUCTION

I REASON FOR STUDY :

We all know English is the most popular language in the world, and also the path to

the process of international integration Knowing the importance of this language,

Ministry of education and training has chosen English as the main subject at schools,

and is one of three high school graduation exams required So every student at high

school should have a certain level of English to prepare for exams and after graduating

they can communicate in simple constant level

To do this we are constantly innovating teaching methods to achieve high results for

English in particular and other subjects in general This contributes significantly to

future success

Teaching in a positive direction is specified by many different methods, in which the

use of suitable handouts in teaching is a method of bringing high efficiency But how to

use handouts the most effective learning in order to achieve educational goals as well as

to constantly improve the quality of English teaching hours is a problem that the English

teachers have thought about

English textbooks as well as other books have made innovation since 2006 and has

changed in both form and content The content of the lessons varied and richer, more

beautiful forms and vivid images; however the lessons are longer and more difficult

This is both advantages and disadvantages for teachers in the teaching process

Therefore, besides good knowledge, teachers need to be creative in the teaching

process to create lessons gentle, effective, attracting the attention of students in learning

to help them achieve high results in their class

Because of the reasons above I chose the theme: "Use handouts in learning and

teaching English at Nguyen Xuan Nguyen High School" in the hope that I can help

students acquire the lesson’s content the most effectively

II SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF THE THESIS:

1.Co rationale:

Handouts can be used in most of the lessons: Reading – speaking - Listening - Writing - Language focus It has a great effect in pairworks and groupworks, that helps give students the opportunity to practice speaking more

*With Reading: Reading Handouts are often used as Reading Adaptation in response

to questions or provide new words in Before you read

*With Speaking: Handouts are used to provide more new words, new structures for

students to practice

* With Listening: Commonly applied to all long and difficult lessons to hear

Teachers use the handouts as a listening adaptation to suit each student

*With Writing: Handouts are used for writings that textbooks do not provide specific

questions (eg Part D: Writing- Unit 1 English 11)

*With Language focus: Handouts are great help for teachers who want to adjust the

exercises in the textbook to suit the level of the students in the class or when they want

to provide additional exercises for students to practice

2 Practical basis.

Handouts help teachers actively prepared the lessons which is suitable for each student, help students more actively and more positively in the learning process

Handouts can also make a small change from textbook, but it forces students to learn, to think Gradually,it will give students the habit of "self-reading understandable"

3 The purpose of the initiative experience.

- Helping teachers adjust the lesson contents appropriately to the students

- Helping the students to practice the tasks in the textbook in the most efficient way

- Providing students more new words and creating the habit of reading all the information before doing tasks

4 Research objectives:

-High school students

5 Research scope:

Classes: 10B4, 10B5, 10B8; 12A1; 12A4

Nguyen Xuan Nguyen High School

6 Time to implement the project:

1 year: Academic year: 2017-2018

B DEVELOPMENT

I Definition:

What is a handout?

According to Cambridge English dictionary a handout is something given free to a

needy person or printed information provided free of charge , especially to accompany a lecture (1)

II Why should handout be used in teaching English?

There are several reasons for using a handout It can:

 provide definitions for the more jargon ridden subjects;

 provide background information or detailed information, e.g statistics, which are not readily available elsewhere;

 put forward a point of view;

 outline a course of action;

 pose conceptual questions;

 provide a case study for problemsolving or discussion;

 provide a complex diagram rather than students copying from the OHP;

 give a step by step instruction for teaching a skill or running a laboratory exercise (2)

III Types of Handouts

 Uncompleted or gapped handout: this is a handout with gaps which students fill in

 Skeletal notes:literally the bare bones of a session (key statement, a definition, a diagram) with gaps/spaces and omissions to be completed by the student The advantages are similar to the gapped handout.]

 Worksheets:questions, problems which the student must answer or solve

 Laboratory sheet: a set of instructions to be followed.Briefing sheets: this could cover how the students are to approach a case study, a role play or simulation

 Information sheets: there are several areas of the institution where a guide would

be useful, e.g administration of the course (term dates, semester dates, assessment hand-in dates etc.); a teaching scheme for the module; computer and library

information - the list is a long one! (2)

IV EXAMPLES:

1 Examples for Reading:

-Before you read is the part that teachers must provide students new words because there often has a lot of new words in each passage or paragraph Task 1 in

“While you read” often requires students to find the meaning of new words so it is very difficult for students in low levels to understand the content of the text Handouts will help resolve these difficulties

-With pretty students, the teacher asks students to use handouts to find the meaning

of new words ,find synonyms, antonyms, this will help students to increase their vocabulary

Eg: English 12 - Unit 1 – Reading

Handout 1: Match a word in A with its meaning in B

1.joinh ands a go very fast to…

3.garbage c.work together to solve problems

4 household chores d.a very close- relationship

5.mischievous e work at home such as washing the dishes,

taking out the garbage 6.close-knit f.enjoy playing tricks or annoying others

sometimes

-With average or low students, teachers use handouts to provide the Vietnamese meaning to the new words that appear in the passage

Eg: English 10 - Unit 10 – Reading

Handout: Match each word in A with its Vietnamese meaning in B

A B

5.do the transplanting e.thửa ruộng

-With this handout, teacher will let students work in pairs within 2 to 3 minutes

as the form teacher provides:

Example:

A: I think (1) …is / means (b)

B: I don’t think so / Not true I think it is…

Then it will only take about 1 minute for teacher to test the and explain the meaning of the new words if necessary

*In most parts “While you read”: There often have many questions, so it takes time for students to finish Moreover, with their limited degree in knowledge, they will feel embarrassing to express their ideas, result in they will not have time enough to finish the tasks This handout is used to adjust the content of the text and it also reduce the pressure on students when doing tasks

Example: Reading - Unit 1 - English 12

While you read: Task 2 - Reading Adaptation

Handout 1: Scan the text and put a tick in the right column

Work Father mother Children

Taking out the garbage

cooking

washing the dishes

mending things around the house

looking after younger children

Making breakfast

Handout 2: Read the text and choose the best option to complete the statements

1 The parents in the passage are very busy They have to 

A work long hours B work all day C work at night D both A and C

2 The mother is always the first one to get up in the morning to

A make sure that her children leave home

B make sure that her children leave home for school

C make sure that her children leave home for school having breakfast

D make sure that her children leave home for school having breakfast and dressed in suitable clothes

3 The daughter in the passage attempts 

A to win a place at school B to win a prize

C to win a place at university D to win a place at nursing school

4 The children feel safe and secure in their family because 

A they are veryclose-knit and supportive of one another

B they often share their feelings

C whenever problems come up, they discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly

D All are correct

2 Examples for Speaking:

Handout help provide the necessary data for students to practice

Eg1: English 10 Unit 2 - Speaking - Task 2:

Handout: Building up questions from suggestions

1 When/ where/ you/ born?

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2 Where/ you/ live?

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3 What/ your parents/do?

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4 Have/you/ any brothers or sisters?

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5 Which primary school/ secondary school/ you/ go to?

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6 How/ you/ work at school?

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7 What/ your/ favourite subject?

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8 Have/ you / ever( won any prizes/ been the monitor/ taken part in any school clubs/

?)

Eg2: English 10 – Unit 3 - Speaking

Handout 1: COMPLETE AND PRACTISE THE DIALOGUE

Journalist: Hello, nice to meet you,……… !

Student: ……….…, too

Journalist: ………

Student: I was born in……… …on……….…….

Journalist: How many people are there in your family?

Student: ……… ……

Journalist: what do your parents do?

Student: My mother is……… and my father ……… Journalist: do you have any brothers or sisters?

Student: ……… ………

Journalist: Which secondary did you go to?

Student:………

Journalist: what subjects do you like best? Why?

Student: ………

Journalist: have you ever joined any school activities?

Student: ………

Journalist: thank you for giving me time

Student: ………

Handout 2: COMPLETE AND PRACTISE THE DIALOGUE

Journalist: Hello, nice to meet you,………….!

Student: ……… ………, too

Journalist: ………

Student: I was born in………on………

Journalist: How many people are there in your family?

Student: ………

Journalist: what do your parents do?

Student: My mother is……….… and my father ……… Journalist: do you have any brothers or sisters?

Student: ………

Journalist: Which secondary did you go to?

Student:………

Journalist: what subjects do you like best? Why?

Student: ………

Journalist: have you ever joined any school activities?

Student: ………

Journalist: thank you for giving me time

Student: ………

Handout 3: INTERVIEW FORM

BIRTH

BIRTH

FAMILY MEMBERS

SISTERS

SECONDARY SCHOOL

8 FAVOURITE

SUBJECTS

- Handout can also help expand vocabulary for students, and consolidate more

structures for the children to express their views, think of yourself as already mentioned

in Reading part above

Eg3: English 12 - Unit 11 - Speaking - Task 3

Handout: Match an adj in A with its opposite in

In general, handouts help students not only reproduce the use of questions of tenses

in English but also develop their speaking ability- an important skill for people to learn foreign languages

3 Examples for Listening:

Listening skills is a difficult skill to students, especially the lower level children They often depend on good textbooks to get answers to answer questions, so that the school studying has become no longer effective Handout contribute significant in helping the children try to listen to the tape and then they will hear better through Listening Adaptation The answers are available presented so that children can pay attention to the lessons visually and aurally , gradually they will hear better

Eg4: English 12 - Unit 2 - Listening - Task 2

Handout: Listen again and choose the best answer

1 The most important thing the groom's family has to do on the wedding day is



A to buy a lot of food

B to have a big banquet

C to go to the bride's house bringing gifts wrapped in red paper

D to invite many guests

2 During the wedding ceremony, the groom and the bride would

A pray, asking their ancestors' permission to get married

B exchange wedding rings

C offer their guests drink

D thank their guests

3 The groom and the bride exchange their wedding rings after they

A have a party

B pray and ask their ancestors' permission to get married

C ask their parents' permission

D have a drink

4 The wedding banquet is often held 

A at a hotel B at the bride's C at the groom's

D at the groom and bride's home or at a hotel or a restaurant

5 At the wedding banquet, the groom, the bride and their parents often

A stop by each table to thank their guests B drink a little wine

C offer the guests food and drink D welcome guests

3 Examples for Writing:

Like Reading, handout help decrease the difficulty of the lessons Most of students have little vocabulary, they don’t also know the structures well so they have many difficulties

in the process of writing Teachers should provide them the questions in particular through the handouts so that they can discuss their answers Once they have a full answer and teacher correct their mistakes, they will easily complete their writing

Eg: English 11 - Unit 1 - Writing

Handout: Work in group: Discuss and answer these questions about one of your friends

1 What is your friend's name?

2 How old is he/ she? 

3 Where does he/ she live? 

4 When and where did you meet him/ her?

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5 How tall is he/ she? 

6 How does he/ she look like?

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7 What kind of clothes does he/ she often wear?

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8 What is he/ she like? ( helpful, sincere, open-hearted, hard-working)

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9 What do you like about him/ her?

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5 Some handouts for Language Focus:

Handout can be used as the Warm-up part for teacher to introduce the descriptions of all new language or teacher will provide additional training for students practice

Eg1: English 12 - Unit 1 - Language Focus

Pronunciation: The pronunciation of the ending "s" ( Warm-up)