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PrINCIPLES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING ENGLISH 11... Designing suitable tasks or activities=> for language practice or skill development Making the best use of different teaching techniques, t

PrINCIPLES IN

LANGUAGE TEACHING

ENGLISH 11

Designing suitable tasks or activities

=> for language practice or skill development Making the best use of different teaching

techniques, teaching aids and facilities Using the mother tongue when necessary

Class organization : individual, pair, or group work

=> to do the tasks (CLT & Task-based learning)

Students’ homework => self-study to review the old information and prepare for the new

Some basic principles

Using

teaching aids

General principles & Aims

Good teaching aids

 arouse students’ interest

 encourage students’ practice, facilitate comprehension, and aid memory

 support teacher’s explanation

Abuse of TA

 waste time and money

 inhibit students’ learning

Types of teaching materials

1 Non-mechanical aids

- blackboard / whiteboard 

- magnet board / flannel board

- flash card / word or picture card 

- wall chart / wall picture 

- game board

- real object

- work card / worksheet

2 Mechanical aids

- audiotape / cassette player 

- videotape / VCD/ DVD / Video player / TV set

- slide / slide projector

- transparency / overhead projector (OHP) 

- LCD projector / CPU / computer software 

- application form

…

Ready-made / man-made Authentic

 Board and chalk

 for T’s presentation of new language materials / task correction

 for students’ presentation

 Techniques: making simple drawings & concept

mapping, outlining main ideas,…

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1 Overhead projector (OHP)

 for T’s presentation of new language materials / task correction

 for students’ presentation

 Techniques: masking, overlaying

3 PC + projector

 for T’s and Students’ presentation of new language materials (esp colorful & animated images)

 Slide preparation: font type, size, background color, animation scheme N.B Teachers’ creativity & ability to modify available teaching aids => crucial

Using the computer:

 Choose simple font ( VNI-Arial ,

 Choose font size large enough: bold, 24 + pts

 Use light background and dark text.

 Don’t use too many colors on one slide.

 Don’t use too complicated animation schemes.

4 MP3 + speaker

 for listening practice / test

 preparation: recording (analog => digital / ripped

from CD)

 advantages :

- making copies with stable sound quality easily

- duplicating tracks as many times as one wishes

The end

Masking technique

True or False?

1 He was born in 1910 T F

2 His father was a worker T F

3 His first song was made

lower layer + upper layer

Making simple drawings

- To bring some fun to the classroom

- To illustrate speaking activities

1 Happy => smiling

2 Sad => mouth curved down at the sides

3 laughing => head tipped to one side, mouth open

4 In pain, unwell => 3 crosses lines, mouth open

5 Embarrassed, not sure => eyebrows slanted down, mouth waving + question mark

6 Scared => eyebrows slanted down, mouth trembling

7 Surprised => eyebrows curved up, mouth wide open

8 Mad, angry => eyebrows slanted up, mouth showing teeth

e g Unit 9 (NC), Spe aking (Giving e xplanatio ns …)

Why should tourists wear sunglasses when they visit

Mind mapping & Outlining

⇒ Summarizing main points ( while / after reading or listening)

⇒ Brainstorming ( before speaking or writing practice)

Causes of literacy problems

Children  not sent to school

Adults in remote areas  little care

of children’s ed.

Lack of good teachers

Poor teaching – learning conditions

Bad transportation  schools unavailable

e g Unit 4, Re ading (NC)

Unit 10, Reading, Lis tening (NC)

Sources of energy

Renewable sources Non-renewable sources

Wind Solar energy Biomass

Nuclear energy Natural gas

Oil

wood garbage biogas crop

not costly environment-friendly

garbage nuclear

sun wind

coal

Advantages / Disadv.

Unit 1, Reading

(C)

unselfishness

Qualities for true friendship

Unit 6, Writing (C)

Information needed

1 Number of participants 2.