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SKKN Some suggestions of how to make active teaching methods more effectively in speaking lessons, English 11 (basic) unit 4 period 23, unit 6 period 30, unit 12 period 77 1 THANH HOA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HẬU LỘC 3 UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL o0o THE RESEARCH SOME SUGGESTIONS OF HOW TO MAKE ACTIVE TEACHING METHODS MORE EFFECTIVELY IN SPEAKING LESSONS, ENGLISH 11 (BASIC ) UNIT 4 PERIOD 23, UNIT 6 PERIOD 30, UNIT 12 PERIOD 77 Writer NGUYỄN QUỲNH ANH Position A teacher of English Field E[.]

THANH HOA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

HẬU LỘC 3 UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL

-o0o -THE RESEARCH

SOME SUGGESTIONS OF HOW TO MAKE ACTIVE TEACHING METHODS MORE EFFECTIVELY IN SPEAKING LESSONS,

ENGLISH 11 (BASIC ) UNIT 4: PERIOD 23, UNIT 6: PERIOD 30, UNIT 12: PERIOD 77

Writer : NGUYỄN QUỲNH ANH Position : A teacher of English

Field : English

Academic year : 2016 - 2017

THANH HÓA 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Introduction……… 2

I Reason for choosing the research……… 2

II Aim of the research……… 2

III Scope, object and researching method……… 2

B Solving problems……… 3

I Theory basic……… 3

II The fact of study problem……… 3

III Solutions……… 4

1 Methods to carry out……… 4

1.1 Brainstorming……… 4

1.2 Controlled speaking……… 4

1.3 Two-tier task……… 4

1.4 Flash method……… 4

1.5 Free practice……… 5

2 The solutions to carry out.……… 5

IV The study results of problems……… 13

C Conclusions and proposals……… 14

A: INTRODUCTION:

I.REASON FOR CHOOSING THE RESEARCH

It is undeniable that English is an international language English is considered as the medium of communication in many different fields such as: science, technology, aviation, international sport, diplomacy, and so on English

is also the official language of many international organizations, such as: ASEAN, WTO, WHO, UN, etc With the spread of globalization and the rapid expansion of informational and technologies, there has been an explosion in the demand for English worldwide

Thanks to the innovation of ways in teaching English, English lessons are taught with four skills (speaking, reading, listening, writing) in one unit Moreover, there exists three stages – Pre - while – post - teaching in one lesson This really helps students improve their skills beside the grammar exercises to pass the exams

In the process of fact teaching at Hau Loc 3 Upper Secondary School, fact teaching in classes , I find that most teachers have been strongly influenced by the traditional methods Emphasis has been placed on the mastery of language structures rather than on how language is used Teachers as well as students are used to concentrating on grammatical items Some of them even ignore teaching speaking skill and focus only on grammar excercises for the exams As a result, this leads to the problem their English is not good enough to use in real communicating situations So, through the process of teaching and applying active teaching methods in the speaking lessons I found that students’speaking ability was improved They didn’t feel difficult to express their opinions in English they were confident in the knowledge and especially , they were also confident to present a problem in front of the class ,they use their own language in order to carry out the communication independently and confidently, So I choose this theme with the aim to exchange some experiences of myself in the process of teaching “ Speaking lesson” English 11 (basic) I am very glad to receive the sharing and contributing ideas of colleagues so that I can perfect in the process of applying and teaching facts

II AIMS OF THE RESEARCH:

-Giving out the principles for teaching speaking periods

-Helping students to be more active in speaking lessons and they can speak English more confidently

-Helping teachers to use active teaching methods in speaking lessons more effectively in different classes

III.SCOPE, OBJECT AND RESEARCHING METHOD.

-Scope: Researching in the process of teaching English at Hau Loc 3 Upper

Secondary School

-Object: This subject is concerned with ways of organizing activities in the

class

-Researching method: Reading reference books, discussing with other teachers,

applying in teaching, observing and drawing out experiences

B: SOLVING PROBLEMS

I.THEORY BASIC:

In recent decades, English has been more and more important in Vietnam The importance of English is not only in how many people speak it but also in what it is used for Beside the native language is popularly used in all fields of the society, English is now widely known as the major language of intercommunication, international commerce and business, science and technology and so on Thus, people with good English proficiency are extremely needed in any fields of society As a result, there has been a positive trend of teaching and learning English across the country People, from children to adults, learn English with different purposes Children learn English because of the requirement of their parents and school Students learn English to pass the exams, to study abroad or to find a good job in the future Adults learn English

in order to be able to communicate with foreigners or do business In general, despite deriving from different purposes, everyone wants to turn English to become their own instrument in their lives

After every speaking lesson, the students have to be able to communicate successfully in social situations such as talking about life or career They have to take part in discussion, negotiation or explanation of social issues, agree or disagree with others’ opinions, They have to gain confidence in communicating successfully, using communicative strategies to express their ideas, and feelings appropriately and fluently

II THE FACT OF STUDY PROBLEM.

1 The fact of teaching and learning problem at Upper Secondary Schools.

We are living in the global world in which English language has rapidly become an international language To meet this requirement, English has been taught almost everywhere in Vietnam, especially in schools, colleges, universities, English is a compulsory subject

However, how to speak English well is a problem for many learners of English, especially for the students of upper secondary schools Despite the fact that most

of the students have been learning English since they were at lower secondary or high school, they are deficient in English speaking

As a teacher of high school, from our observation and our own teaching experience, we see that during the speaking lesson classroom interaction is restricted Only some students get involved in the activities conducted by the teacher while others keep silence or do other things Thus, one of the challenges

to the teacher is to find out the answer to the question “Why don’t many students of English get involved actively in speaking lesson?”

To find the answer to this question it is necessary to investigate what motivates and de-motivates students in English learning in general and in speaking in particular And the teachers ask their students to be willing to speak They speak a lot and understand what other people speak, they can reach the aims of learning foreign language

2 The fact problem of learning foreign language at Hau Loc 3 Upper Secondary School.

Hau Loc 3 Upper Secondary School belongs to six north west communes

of Hau Loc, including Dai Loc, Thanh Loc, Cau Loc, Dong Loc , Chau Loc and Trieu Loc The economic condition is not good and the social learning is also not good so teaching and learning of teachers and students are having many difficulties The approaching with books, newspapers and modern communication media is limited Otherwise, the class is crowded level is uneven Most students are in the status “losing basic knowledge” of Primary and Lower Secondary School’s knowledge Besides, they consider English a difficult subject, so they are worried of learning In the English period , the students are not confident in communicating because they are worried of speaking wrong or pronouncing not very exactly, so the application of communication practice method in teaching is very difficult

III: SOLUTIONS

1 Methods to carry out.

Some active teaching methods in speaking lessons, English 11 ( basic)

1.1 Brainstorming

It is suggestion method for students to contribute general ideas for speaking lesson The teacher lets students work in pairs/ teams or the whole class, they discuss and list ideas, after that they contribute with the whole class 2.1 Controlled speaking

It is a required speaking method and uses the things or given vocabulary and structures

The teacher let students work in pairs / groups to save time and practise speaking the most

3.1 Two-tier task

This method is used for group students who have unequal levels Sometimes it is due to unequal levels, the time for group students complete of the requirement of practice is uneven So the teachers use this method to supply further requirement for better students For example, after finishing speaking , they write in brief or find out causes , they are statistic quantity,compare…

4.1 Flash method

It is the method with the aim to mobilize the students’ involvement about any theme, or to get reactive information or to improve communication status and the learning atmosphere in class, through the things that the members in the class give quickly ideas about a theme or mission of the lesson

5.1 Free practice

In this stage, the teachers only give general requirement, don’t limit ideas

as well as language, they let students speak freely The students speak about their own experiences , friends , relatives or about hometown they live In this stage , students still work in pairs/ teams

2 The solutions to carry out.

In this part , I give some examples about applying above methods in the process of some speaking lessons basic English 11 :

Unit four: VOLUNTEER WORK

Lesson: Speaking

Aims: Helps students to master the words related to volunteer work , talk about

different kinds of activities related to volunteer work and express their ideas about volunteer activities

Warm up: In this part , I use “brainstorming” to lead students into the

lesson.The teacher gives some pictures with some phrases related to the theme such as : Teaching the poor children, Taking part in a Blood Donation activity and Collecting the rubbish

Teaching the poor children

Taking part in a Blood Donation activity

Collecting the rubbish

Students can discuss and speak easily and give some other phrases such as:

Taking part in directing the traffic Taking care of the disadvantaged children Helping people in mountainous area

Through the activities , students can know the aim of the lesson

Task 1: Decide which of the following activities are volunteer work

In this task , I use “ controlled speaking” method I ask students to work in pairs to ask and answer the questions : one student asks and another answers ,then change the role The teacher moves around the classroom to give help and jot down students’mistakes in pronunciation and grammar for later correction

After that , the teacher calls on some pairs to act out the dialogues:

Questions: 1 Have you ever helped people in remote or mountainous areas/ joined the Green Saturday Movement/ given care and comfort to the poor and the sick…?

2 When do you take part in these activities?

3 Do you think that taking part in an excursion and participating in

an English speaking club are volunteer work ? Why?

4 How do you help people in remote or mountainous areas?

………

Answers: 1 Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t

2 Last summer/ When I have free time

3 No, I don’t think so because we take part in these activities for ourselves, not to help other people

………

Task 2: Practise the dialogue and then make similar conversation, using the

activities that follow

Teacher asks students to read the model conversation of the task, the list

of volunteer activities and the exact things related to them In this task, I use “ controlled speaking method” so that students can ask and answer fluently about the volunteer activities based on page 50 (textbook)

Example: S1: What kind of the volunteer work are you participating in ?

S2: We’re helping people in mountainous areas

S1: What exactly are you doing?

S2: Well, We’re teaching the children to read and write/ giving them money

S1: Do you enjoy/ like/ the work?

S2: Yes, I like helping people

………

Task 3: Talk about a kind of volunteer work your friends and you usually do to

help people

In this task I use “two-tier task” With weak and average students , I ask them to ask and answer ( with other partner) , using questions such as: How often do you do/ take part in the volunteer work? How long have you spent for the work? With better students, I arrange them to work in groups of four or five

and encourage students to use transition signals such as also, besides, moreover,

to make their talk more coherent

When I use this method , I find that all students can speak very well I call one group to present in front of the class

Suggested ideas:

- We usually take part in helping people in mountainous areas We teach the children to read and write, we also give them money We enjoy the work very much because we like helping people

- Mai usually takes part in directing the traffic She directs vehicles at the intersections Besides, she helps old people and young children to cross the road She enjoys the work very much because she like helping people………

- ………

Unit six: Competitions

Lesson : Speaking

Aim: Help students to master the words related to competitions, to ask for and

give information about types of competitions, and then express their ideas about the competition

Warm-up: In this part , Teacher can use “brainstorming method” to lead

students into the lesson.Teacher shows competitions’ pictures and ask students

to match the words with their names exactly:

1 Sao Mai Television Singing contest

2 English Competition

3 Art competition

4 London Marathon

Thanks to the activities , students can know the aim of the lesson about the competitions

Task 1: Which of the competitions/ contests below do you like or dislike? Put a

tick(v) in the right column Then compare your answers with a partner’s

In this task, I use method “ free speaking” I ask students to work in pairs

to ask and answer the questions : one student asks and another answers ,then change the role The teacher moves around the classroom to give help and jot down students’mistakes in pronunciation and grammar for later correction

After that , the teacher calls on some pairs to act out the dialogues:

Example: S1: Which competitions/ contests do you like ?