How to describe learning & teaching pptx

Language acquisition requires… exposure  motivation  practice use  formal instructions Ss need to have these in the classroom... •exposure •motivation •practice •formal instructions

Language acquisition requires…

 exposure

 motivation

 practice (use)

 formal instructions

Ss need to have these in the classroom.

•exposure

•motivation

•practice

•formal instructions

•engage

•study

•activate

Natural acquisition Classroom learning

 Purpose : to arouse Ss’ interest,

to involve their emotions

 How?

• games

• music

• discussions

• stimulating pictures

• dramatic stories

• amusing anecdotes

• …

Engage

•Motivation

•Exposure

 Purpose : to focus in on the language / information

 Typical areas of language

• grammar / language functions

• vocabulary

• pronunciation

• reading texts

 Types of activities

• teacher-fronted / teacher-controlled practice

• self discovering exercises (solo/ pairs/ groups)

study •Controlled practice •Formal lessons

•Exposure

 Meet Phil Knight

 Phil Knight is the founder and CEO of Nike, a famous sports and fitness company He is

from Oregon, USA He is 65 and is a very rich man He is married, and his wife’s name is

Penny They have two sons and one

daughter Knight loves sport, including

tennis, running and golf He also likes fast

cars He has a tattoo of the Nike logo on his left leg.

 Purpose : to get Ss practice the language

freely & communicatively

 Characteristics

• focus more on fluency than accuracy

• involve real-life tasks

• Ss are responsible for their own

production

 Types of activities

• role-play

• debates & discussion

• story or poem writing

• …

activate •Free practice •Motivation

•Exposure

1 Straight Arrow

ESA

2 Boomerang sequence

2 1

3

3 Patchwork sequence

1

4 6

2

3 5

7

 Advantages

• well-formed structure

• easy to control

 Disadvantages

• predictable

• unable to match with Ss’ learning styles

• not appropriate to more advanced Ss

ESA

 Advantages

• meet the needs of the Ss

• Ss take more responsibility

• more appropriate for advanced Ss

 Disadvantages

• unpredictable – a burden on T’s part

• require experience & skills

 Advantages

• provide a balance b/w Study & Activation, b/w language & topic

• flexible & interesting

 Disadvantages

• difficult to prepare & manage

• require lots of work skills on both T’s & Ss’

parts

Patchwork

Teaching models and E-S-A

 PPP = Straight Arrow

sequence / patchwork sequence

= Patchwork sequence with an

emphasis on Activation

Read chapter 4, p 24 – 33.