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王蔷 英语教学法教程 第二版 Unit7

王蔷 英语教学法教程 第二版 Unit7

第7章Teaching grammar语法练习的活动会表述、设计一、The importance、value of grammar in language learningIt is generally believed that grammar teaching is less important for children than for adults. Grammar teaching is less important in listening and reading than in writing, and can be seen in most formal classroom language teaching. But the importance of grammar cannot be denied. Grammatical competence is essential for communication and there is often an inadequate treatment of grammar in most communicative syllabuses resulting in lower level of accuracy than the cases under formal instruction. English grammar is the core of English language. Without grammar English language cannot be well constructed. However, it should be noted that learning grammar itself is not the ultimate goal of learning English. It is natural that Chinese grammar in the minds of Chinese students, and it's not easy to take in the grammar of a foreign language. But this difficulty must be overcome. If you cannot solve this difficulty, the foreign language you write, though it may be understandable, will be Chinese style English.二、Grammar presentation 如何教语法3+41. The deductive method:The deductive method relies on reasoning, analysing and comparing. First, the teacher writes an example on the board. Then the teacher explains the underlying rules. The explanations are often done in the student’s native language. Finally, the students practise applying the rule to produce sentences with given prompts.(1) Advantages: good for selected and motivate students; save time to explain complex rules; increase students’ confidence in examination(2) Disadvantages: grammar is taught isolatedly; little attention is paid to meaning; the practice is often mechanical2. The inductive method: 能自己说出步骤书上The teacher provides learners with authentic language data and induces the learners to realize grammar rules without any form of explicit explanation.(1) Advantages: students will become evident to the grammar rules if they are given enough appropriate examples. This is especially true with grammatical regularities which are easily understood and applied. Inspire students’ thinking activities; motivate students’ learning interests; grammar is taught in context.(2) Disadvantages: the presentation of grammar is more complex and time consumption is huge; grammar is not taught directly; some rules can’t be induced easily.3. The guided discovery method: 能自己说出步骤书上It is similar to the inductive method in that the students are induced to discover rules by themselves but different in that the process of the discovery is carefully guided and assisted by the teacher and the rules are then elicited and taught explicitly.4. Some new approaches to teaching grammar:①Collocational: It means that the grammar should be built on collocational relations between individual lexical items and their subcategories.②Constructive: It means that one’s knowledge of grammar is built bit by bit, which closely models the way language is learned and used.③Contextual: It means that elements and structures are taught in relation to their context. Syntactic and lexical choices are explicitly related to pragmatic ones, and to social and cultural contexts.④Contrastive: It means that grammar involves drawing the learner’s attention to contrast the differences between the target language and other language.三、Factors contribute to successful practice 6个因素(因素,准则,原则可作为措施的要点答题)①Pre-learning:②V olume and repetition:③Success-orientation:④Heterogeneity:⑤Teacher assistance:⑥Interest:四、评述语法教学方法P115。

英语教学法教程王蔷

英语教学法教程王蔷
❖ Language teachers benefit from lesson planning in .
1) understanding the aims and language contents of the lesson;
2) distinguishing the various stages of a lesson;
Knowing about
the course the institution(school); the learners the syllabus
Micro planning is usually for a special lesson./ lesson
plan
Components of a lesson plan
Chapter 1 Lesson Planning
❖ Why is lesson planning necessary? ❖ Principles for good lesson planning ❖ Macro planning vs. micro planning ❖ Components of a lesson plan ❖ Sample lesson plans
Variety:
different types of activities and a wide selection of materials.
Flexibility: different methods and techniques
the contents and tasks should Learnability: be within the learning capability
7) After class reflection

英语教学法教程-王蔷主编

英语教学法教程-王蔷主编

总目标是使学生在义务教育阶段英语学习的基础上,进一步明确英语学习的目的,发展自主学习和合作学习的能力;形成有效的英语学习策略;培养学生的综合语言运用能力。

综合语言运用能力的形成建立在语言技能、语言知识、情感态度、学习策略和文化意识等素养整合发展的基础上。

语言技能和语言知识是综合语言运用能力基础。

情感态度是影响学生学习和发展的重要因素。

学习策略是提高学习效率、发展自主学习能力的先决条件。

文化意识则是得体运用语言的保障,这五个方面共同促进综合语言运用能力的形成。

Principles of communicative language teaching(CLT)Communication principle:activities that involve real communication promote learningTask principle:activities in which language is used for carrying out meaningful taskspromote learningMeaningfulness principle: language that is meaningful to the learner supports the learning processListening and speaking skills need to be refined in terms of the real communicative use,Students should have the chance to listen to and produce what is meaningful, authentic, unpredictable, and creative if possible.Reading is extract meaning or information and the learning of grammar and vocabulary is to facilitate the processWriting:In CLT, students have the chance to write to express their own feelings or describe their own experiences, thus making the practice of writing meaningful and authenticLanguage content(to incorporate functions);CLT just has only expanded the areas Learning process (cognitive style and information processing); and Product (language skills).Task-based Language Teaching(TBLT)Task-based Language teaching is,in fact,a further development of Communicative Language Teaching.It shares the same beliefs,as language should be learned as close as possible to how it is used in real life.It has stressed the importance to combine form-focused teaching with communication-focused teachingFour components of a taskA purpose: making sure the students have a reason for undertaking the task. If the students don't understand why they undertake the task, they will lost interest and the task will face failure.A context: the task can be real, simulated or imaginary,and involves sociolinguistic issues, such as the location, the participants and their relationships, the time and other important factors.A process: getting the students to use learning strategies such as problem solving reasoning, inquiring, conceptualizing and communicating.A product: there will be some form of outcome, either visible (a written plan, a play, a letter. etc.) or invisible (enjoying a story, learning about another country, etc.)The PPP Model&The5-step teaching method3p:Step I.Presentation Step II.Practice Step III.Production5-step Model:Step I.Revision Step II.Presentation Step II.PresentationStep IV.Practice Step V.ConsolidationDifferences between PPP and TBL:1.The way students use and experience language in TBL is radically different from PPP 2.TBL can provide acontent for grammar teaching and form-focused activities.PPP is different in this aspect.Steps of designing a tasks:Step1Think about student’s needs,interest,and abilitiesStep2Brainstorm possible tasksStep3Evaluating the listStep4Choose the language items Step5Preparing the materialsClosed questions refer to those with only one single correct answer;open questions may invite many different answers;Display questions are those that the answers are al ready known to the teacher and they are used for checking if students know the answe r,too.Conversely,genuine questions are questions which are used to find out new inf ormation and since they often reflect real contexts,they are therefore more communic ative.lower-order questions refer to those that simply require recalling of information or memorization of facts;higher order questions require more reasoning,analysis,and evaluation.6.4Practising soundsPerception practice1.Using minimal pairs2.Which order?3.Same or different?4.Odd one pletionProduction practice:1.Listen and repeat2.Fill in the blanks3.Make up e meaningful co e e tongue twisterspractising stressUse gestures.The teacher can indicate the stress by clapping hands or using arm mo vements as if conducting music.Use the voice.The teacher can raise the voice to indicate stress.This can be done wit h some exaggeration sometimes.Use the blackboard.The teacher can highlight the stress by underlining them or writi ng them with colored chalks or in different size.Practising intonation(语调)语音教学7步骤1.say the sound alone.2.get students to repeat the sound in chorus.3.get individual students to repeat the sound.4.explain how to make the sound5.say the sound in a w ork6.contrast it with other sounds7.say the sound in meaningful contextways of presenting vocabulary1.try to provide a visual or physical demonstration whenever possible,using pictures ,photos,video clips,mime or gesture to show meaning.2.provide a verbal context to demonstrate meaning.then ask students tell the meaning first before it is offered by teacher.e synonyms or antonyms to explain meanings.e lexical sets or hyponyms to show relations of words and their meaning.5.Translate and exemplify,especially with technical words and words with abstract meaning.e word formation rules and common affixes to build new lexical knowledge on what is already known.7.Teach vocabulary in chunks.chunks refer to a group of words that go together to fr om meaning.it is also referred to as"pre-fabricated formulaic items"8.Think about the context in real life where the words might be used.newly learned language to students'real life to promote high motivation9.Think about providing different context for introducing new words.10.Prepare for possible misunderstanding or confusion that students may have. Mechanical practice(substitution drills替换练习,transformation drills变形练习)and meaningful/communicative practiceUsing prompts for ing picture ing mimes or gestures as promptsing information sheet as promptsing key phrases or key words as prompts5.using chained phrases for story ing created situationsWays of presenting vocabulary:ing pictures,photos,video clips…to show meaning2.provide a verbal context to demonstrate meanine synonyms or antonyms to explain meaningse lexical sets or hyponyms to show relations of words and their meaning5.translate and exemplifyways of consolidating vocabularya)Labeling b)Spot the difference c)Describe and draw d)Play a game d)Use word series e)Word bingo f)Word association g)Find synonyms and antonyms h)Categori es i)Using word net-work j)Using the Internet resources for more ideasPre-listening activities:PredictingSetting the sceneListening for the gistListening for specific informationSummary on pre-listening activitiesWhile-listening activitiesNo specific responsesListen and sequenceListen and actListen and drawListen and fillListen and take notesSummary on while-listenning activitiesPost-listening activitiesMultiple choice questionsAnswering questionsNote-taking and gap-fillingDictogloss(合作听写)写):Preparation,Dictation,Reconstruction,Analysis and correction1. pre-reading activities(1)PredictingPredicting based on the title,Predicting based on vocabulary,Predicting based on the T/F questions,setting the scene,skimming,scanning,Summary on pre-reading activities(2)Setting the sceneDiscussing culture bound aspects,Relating what students already know to what they want to know,Using visual aids(3)Skimming&scanning(4)Skimming for gist,ask general questions,provide3-4statements,provide subtitles and put in the right place(5)Scanning for specific information:a number,a definition,a name(6)Summary on pre-reading activitiesWhile-reading(1)Fast reading(2)Reading in detailTransition device的目的:A,Focus on the main meaning B.Simplify sophisticated inputC.Perform tasks while r eading D.Highlight the main structural organization E.Involve all the students F.Pre cede one step at a timeG.A basis for further oral or written practiceReading comprehension questionsA.Questions for literal comprehensionB.Questions involving reorganization or reinterpretationC.Questions for evaluation or appreciatio n D.Questions for personal response E.Questions for inferencesUnderstanding referencesMaking inferencesSummary on while-reading activities3.Post-readingPost-reading的方法:1)Discussion questions 2)reproducing the text 3)Role play4)Gap-filling 5)Discussion1)Role play 2)Gap-filling 3)Retelling4)Writing。

王蔷英语教法

王蔷英语教法

要考
要考 本学期不考 自学,要考 自学,要考 要考 要考 要考
第二版 第一版
Unit 9 Unit 10 Unit 8 Unit 9
内容
Teaching Listening Teaching Speaking Teaching Speaking Teaching Writing
要考 要考 18 Unit 14
Learner Differences and Learner Training
Using and Creating Resources Evaluating and Adapting Textbooks
3、本课程的评估方法
• 登录BBS(本课程的“交流园地”) 占5%; • 学习中心打分占5%; • 网上作业(不计时、但有递交期限)占 20%; • 期末考试占70%。 • 如果总评不及格,需重修。
Morphological/Lexical system (morphemes & words)
Bottom
Phonological system (Phonemes )
The functional view
(The functional-notional view)
The functional view sees language as a linguistic system and as a means for doing things.
The Process-oriented theories concern how the mind processes new information.
e.g. • habit formation, • induction, • making inference, • hypothesis testing, • generalization

王蔷 英语教学法教程 第二版 Unit6

王蔷 英语教学法教程 第二版 Unit6

第6章Teaching Pronunciation一、The role of pronunciation 发音的重要性As a means of communication by word of mouth, language is used in oral speech and in reading aloud. In order to make oneself easily understood while expressing one's own or other people's thoughts in any language, one must be able to pronounce words and sentences in that language quite correctly. Therefore, correct pronunciation is needed for a speaker to communicate. If our pronunciation is incorrect, we will not be understood. The result will be that Chinese people will think you are speaking in a foreign language and English people will think you are speaking Chinese. And it is more important for us language teachers to have a good pronunciation. If we have not a good pronunciation, who can we enable our students to pronounce correctly? In addition, pronunciation is more important than phonetic. Stress and intonation are as important as the sounds themselves and should be taught from the very beginning. For example, “she is not a girl who is afraid of failure and death.” In this sentence, with or without a pause before "who" is quite different.二、The goal of teaching pronunciation 目标简答The goal of teaching pronunciation is not to teach learners to achieve a perfect imitation of a native accent, but simply to get the learners to pronounce accurately enough to be easily and comfortably comprehensible to other speakers.As we know the ideal goal of teaching pronunciation is to acquire native-like pronunciation, however, it’s not easy to acquire such pronunciation, then what should be our realistic goal?The realistic goal of teaching pronunciation should be:①Consistency: The pronunciation should be smooth and natural.②Intelligibility: The pronunciation should be understandable to the listeners.③Communicative efficiency: The pronunciation should help convey the meaning that is intended by the speaker.三、Practicing sounds 设计教案时活动的参考1. Focusing on a soundWhen teaching pronunciation, we need to focus on individual sounds, especially those sounds that are difficult to learn.The following steps may be helpful in teaching the difficult sounds: 步骤①Say the sound alone, but this may be avoided wherever possible;②Have students repeat the sound in chorus;③Have individual students repeat the sound;④Explain how to make the sound when necessary;⑤Say the sound in a word;⑥Contrast it with other sounds if necessary;⑦Say the sound in a meaningful context.2. Perception practicePerception practice is aimed at developing the students’ ability to identify and distinguish between different sounds. Correct perception of sounds is vital for listening comprehension.3. Production practiceProduction practice is aimed at developing students’ ability to produce sounds. Production practice of pronunciation varies from mechanical imitation to production in meaningful context.四、Practicing stress and intonation1. Three ways to show stress pattern of words, phrases and sentences: 教重音的方法①use gestures: the teacher can indicate the stress by clapping hands or using arm movements as if conductingmusic.②use the voice: the teacher can raise the voice to indicate stress. This can be done with some exaggeration sometimes.③use the blackboard: the teacher can highlight the stress parts by underlining them or writing them with colored chalks or in different size.2. Three ways to practice intonation:①use hand or arm movement to indicate change of intonation②use rising or falling arrows, such as ↗and↘.③draw lines五、Some suggestions on teaching pronunciation/How can teachers help the students to improve pronunciation? 教语音的建议或解决办法①Use individual, pair, group and whole class work to create a pleasant, relaxed, and dynamic classroom.②Use hands and arms to conduct practice.③Move around the classroom when doing choral practice.④Vary the criteria of ‘good’ to give students confidence.⑤Do articulation practice more than once.⑥Bring interests and variety to the practice.⑦The main criteria for good pronunciation are consistency, intelligibility and communicative efficiency.⑧Make full use of demonstrations.⑨Try to use visual aids.。

英语教学法教程教案(王蔷)

英语教学法教程教案(王蔷)

英语教学法教程教案A Course in English Language Teaching主讲:姚向礼教材:《英语教学法教程》主编:王蔷出版社:高等教育出版社宁夏师范学院外语系2007年5月19日绪论外语教学法主要流派Teaching approaches & MethodsApproaches & methods of Language Teaching众说纷纭,现以学习理论作为分类标准,将学派分为认知性的,连接性的和综合性的三大类。

并简介翻译教学法,自然教学法,直接教学法,认知教学法,功能教学法,在这之前首先概述一下拉丁语教学法、。

①拉丁语教学法,指(15-16世纪)为欧洲语言的极盛时期,学校里教授作为外语之拉丁语的直觉模仿法。

它在(15——16世纪)为语法模仿法:16世纪末到17世纪,由于民族语渗入学校,拉丁语教学法主要为词汇模仿法。

先后提出了自觉性原则和直观性原则。

这一时期的两大代表人物①惜提哈(ratch1571-163500))②夸美纽斯教学法Conienius(1592_1670)①德国论点是通过经验与分析去学习一切。

认为只从理论途径得到的记忆才是可靠的。

词汇翻译法,自觉对比法,认真教学法。

二、联结性的教学法学派特点:经验主义的哲学观点;重视外语话语与实物,观念,概念等外部世界与思维的直接联系;侧重口头操练。

自然教学法(绝对排斥本族语的教学法)直接教学法(自然教学法发展起来的)(一种习惯)听说教学法视听教学法功能教学法(又名意念法,交际法或意念——功能—交际法三、综合性的教学法学派,来源于直接法与翻译的综合自觉实践法折衷法(又是极端)分阶段教学法一、语法翻译法(Translation Method)The grammar translation Method(Reading Method ,classical Method ).In China, it is called old method and is probably the most widely known and has been the most widely used of all approaches to language teaching .Although there have been many developments in language teaching, especially in the teaching foreign language ,grammar-translation method in still used today in various forms .And the main drill in translation.The mains features are as the followings.1.Classes are taught in the mother tongue,with little active use of the target lauguage.2.Much vocabulary is taught in the form of lists of isofated words.3.Long elaborate explanations of the intricacies of grammar are given.4.Little attention explanations of the intricacies of grammar are given.5.Often the only drills are exercises in translation disconnecfecl sentences from the target language into the mother tongue.6.little or no attention is given to pronunciation.希腊文、拉丁文、通过翻译来学习外语。

王蔷英语教学法教程第二版Unit15

王蔷英语教学法教程第二版Unit15

王蔷英语教学法教程第⼆版Unit15Unit 15 Assessment in language Teaching 重要⼀、Understanding assessmentThe differences between testing, assessment and evaluation:1. Testing:It often takes the ‘pencil and paper’ form and it is usually done at the end of a learning period, such as unit-test, mid-term-test, semester-test etc.2. Assessment:It involves the collecting of information or evidence of a learner’s learning progress and achievement over a period of time for the purposes of improving teaching and learning.3. Evaluation:It involves making an overall judgment about one’s work or a whole school’s work. According to Cameron, it can be concerned with ‘a whole range of issues in and beyond language education: lessons, courses, programs, and skills can all be evaluated.’Evaluation is the most general of the three concepts, for decision-making purpose. Assessment focuses on the learning progress and process-oriented, for the purpose of improving teaching and learning. Test is one instrument of assessment, focusing on the result of learning.⼆、Assessment purposesAssessment in ELT means to discover what the learners know and can do at certain stage of the learning process.A close study of the assessment purposes will make it clear that all the people involved in education have some reasons to consider assessment necessary. They are administrators, teachers, parents and students.1. for administrators:They need to know whether the programs they have planned are working well. The only way to do this is to discover how well the students are doing with their courses.2. for teachers:Teachers put the administrators’ plans into practice. They need to know what has been done and what needs to be done next; what the students already know or can do and what they don’t know or can’t do yet.3. for parents:They are anxious to know what their children are doing in school. Unable to watch their kids in the class, parents value the feedback about their children’s performance from the teachers and the school.4. for students:They need to know what they’ve accomplished, be aware of what they need to work on next, and build up confidence and satisfaction from what they have achieved.三、Methods for assessmentAssessment includes testing but definitely not only testing. Assessment is often divided into summative assessment and formative assessment.1. Summative assessment:Summative assessment is mainly based on testing. It is done mostly at the end of a learning period or the end ofa school year.2. Formative assessment:Formative assessment is based on information collected in the classroom during the teaching process for the purposes of improving teaching and learning, therefore, it is sometimes termed as classroom assessment as well.3. The ways to gather students’ learning information:(1)Teacher’s observationsTeacher’s observations of the learners’ overall performance or achievement can be quite accurate and fair.(2)Continuous assessmentThe final grade given to the student is some kind of combination of the grades the student has received for various assignments during the course.(3)Self-assessment and peer assessmentStudents are able to make quite accurate assessment of their own achievements. With peer-assessment students are involved in assessing each other’s work.(4)Project workProject work requires students to complete a set of tasks designed to explore a certain idea or concept.(5)PortfoliosA portfolio is a purposeful collection of materials assembled over a period of time by a learner to provide evidence of skills, abilities and attitudes related to their study.四、Criteria for assessmentAssessment means to discover how well learners know things or can do things. Depending on different assessment purposes and the stage at which the assessment is made, assessment should be made according to different criteria or references. 1. Different criteria or references of assessment:(1)Criterion-referenced assessmentCriterion-referenced language assessment is based on a fixed standard or a set criterion. The national or local educational authority may have this standard or criterion. A school or several schools in a district may have their standard or set criterion for whatever purposes they might have. A fixed standard is usually the ultimate goal which the students are expected to achieve at the end of the course.(2)Norm-referenced assessmentNorm-referenced assessment is designed to measure how the performance of a particular student or group of students compares with the performance of another student or group of students whose scores are given as the norm. A student’s achievement is therefore interpreted with reference to the achievement of other students or groups of students, rather than to an agreed criterion.(3)Individual-referenced assessmentIndividual-referenced assessment is based on how well the learner is performing relative to his or her own previous performance, or relative to an estimate of his or her individual ability. For example, if a student could only say a few words inEnglish after a few months of the course, and now after another month’s study, he is able to speak with some fluency (although there is some inaccuracy), we can surely say he has made great progress.2. Criteria to assess portfolios:Setting up clear criteria for assessment is very important when introducing the use of portfolios.The criteria for assessing pupil’s portfolio:·Inclusion of all the required entries;·Quality of final products;·Seriousness of revisions;·Depth of reflections;·Layout and design;·Keeping to the time schedule.五、Assessment principlesAssessment should be based on the following principles:①assess authentic use of language in reading, writing, speaking, and listening;②assess literacy and language in a variety of contexts;③assess the environment, the instruction, and the students;④assess processes as well as products;⑤analyze patterns of errors in language and literacy;⑥base assessment on normal developmental patterns and behavior in language and literacy acquisition;⑦clarify and use standards when assessing reading, writing, and content knowledge;⑧involve students and parents, as well as other personnel in the assessment process;⑨make assessment an ongoing part of every day.It is ideal if assessors can follow all these principles. But in reality, it is very difficult to achieve this.六、Tests in assessment1. Drawbacks of using tests for assessment:①A test is often a one-off event which may not necessarily give a fair sample of the learner’s overall proficiency; They are not always valid or reliable;②Tests tend to fragment skills. Most tests test only lower-order thinking skills;③When assessment is solely dependent on test results, teachers tend to begin teaching to the test (washback effect).2. Types of test items:Test items can be designed in various formats. A test whose items are designed in different formats tends to have more validity and reliability than a test that is designed in a single format, for example, multiple-choice format. Below are the most frequently used test formats.(1)Questions & answersStudents are asked to answer questions according to information provided in reading texts or recorded materials. (2)True or false questionsStudents are provided with a set of statements related to the read or heard texts and required to decide whetherthey are true or false according to the texts.(3)Multiple-choice questionsThis form can be used virtually for all language areas, such as reading, listening, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. Usually there are 3—5 choices, one of which is the correct answer, and the rest are distracters. (4)Gap-filling or completionStudents are asked to complete paragraphs or sentences by either filling in words they think are appropriate or choosing the best from the given choices. The test goals can be of grammar, vocabulary or reading comprehension.(5)Matching questionsTraditionally matching is only used for vocabulary tests, i.e. students are asked to match words with their definitions or their synonyms or antonyms. Now matching is used in a great variety of ways.(6)DictationStudents write down exactly what is read to them. The dictated materials can be sentences or short paragraphs.(7)TransformationUsually students are asked to transfer sentences from one pattern to another but keep the original meaning. A similar term for this form is rewriting.(8)TranslationStudents are asked to translate sentences or paragraphs from or into the target language.(9)Essay writingStudents are asked to write an essay on a certain given topic. Usually a set of instructions are given regarding the length, format and topic of the expected essay. Evaluation is based on both the language and the contents of the essay.(10)InterviewInterviews are often used to evaluate oral skills. The testers ask the students questions or ask them to perform some tasks. 3. The role of testing in the classroom:Classroom testing is the topic of this handbook. Although the teacher is primarily concerned with teaching rather than testing, classroom tests play three important roles in the second-language program: they define course objectives, they stimulate student progress, and they evaluate class achievement.(1)Defining course objectives(2)Stimulating student progress(3)Evaluating class achievement4. Types of test: 学硕语⾔学真题⾥考过四种测试类型There are four basic types of language tests: aptitude tests, progress tests, achievement tests, and proficiency tests.(1) The aptitude test (能⼒倾向测试)The aptitude test is conceived as a prognostic measure that indicates whether a student is likely to learn a second language readily. It is generally given before the student begins language study, and may be used to select students for a language course or to place students in sections appropriate to their ability.(2) The progress test(进步测试)The progress test measures how much the student has learned in a specific course of instruction. The tests that the classroom teacher prepares for administration at the end of a unit or end of a semester are progress tests. Their format reflects thevarious components of the curriculum. This hand-book is written specifically to help teachers improve their progress tests and evaluate those which commercial publishers distribute to accompanytheir materials.(3) The achievement test(成绩测试)The achievement test is similar to the progress test in that it measures how much the student has learned in the course of second-language instruction. However, achievement tests are usually not built around one set of teaching materials hut are designed for use with students from a variety of different schools and programs. For example, the afternoon tests of the College Board battery are achievement tests. Dictations given over unfamiliar material may also he considered achievement tests when they are used to compare students across different programs.(4) The proficiency test(⽔平测试)The proficiency test also measures what students have learned, but the aim of the proficiency test is to determine whether this language ability corresponds to specific language requirements. The proficiency tests, in fact, usually report student language ability on a continuum that reflects a predetermined set of categories.(5) Diagnostic test (诊断测试)5. Testing items:When we design a test question, we should focus on the followings:validity(有效性),reliability(可靠性), discrimination(区别性), difficulty(难度), 具体掌握这⼏个的含义。

王蔷《英语教学法教程》笔记和课后习题(含考研真题)详解(教案设计与书写)【圣才出品】

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第4章教案设计与书写4.1 复习笔记本章要点:1. The significance of lesson planning课程计划的重要性2. Principles for good lesson planning做好课程计划的准则3. Macro planning vs. micro planning宏观计划和微观计划4. Components of a lesson plan课程计划的构成因素5. Sample lesson plans课程计划的样本本章考点:课程计划的重要性;做好课程计划的准则;宏观计划和微观计划;课程计划的构成因素;课程计划的样本。

本章内容索引:Ⅰ. The significance of lesson planning1. Definition of lesson planning2.The necessity of lesson planning for teachers3. Benefits of lesson planningⅡ. Principles for good lesson planningⅢ. Macro planning vs. micro planning1. Two levels of lesson planning2. The advantage of a concrete teaching planⅣ. Components of a lesson plan1. Background information2. T eaching aims3. Language contents and skills4. Stages and procedures5. T eaching aids6. End of lesson summary7. Optional activities and assignments8. After lesson reflectionⅤ. Sample lesson plansⅥ. ConclusionⅠ. The significance of lesson planning(课程计划的重要意义)1. Definition of lesson planning课程计划的定义Lesson planning means making decisions in advance about what techniques, activities and materials will be used in the class.课程计划就是提前决定在课堂上使用什么技巧、材料、进行什么活动。

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英语教学法教程教案A Course in English Language Teaching主讲:姚向礼教材:《英语教学法教程》主编:王蔷出版社:高等教育出版社绪论外语教学法主要流派Teaching approaches & MethodsApproaches & methods of Language Teaching众说纷纭,现以学习理论作为分类标准,将学派分为认知性的,连接性的和综合性的三大类。

并简介翻译教学法,自然教学法,直接教学法,认知教学法,功能教学法,在这之前首先概述一下拉丁语教学法、。

①拉丁语教学法,指(15-16世纪)为欧洲语言的极盛时期,学校里教授作为外语之拉丁语的直觉模仿法。

它在(15——16世纪)为语法模仿法:16世纪末到17世纪,由于民族语渗入学校,拉丁语教学法主要为词汇模仿法。

先后提出了自觉性原则和直观性原则。

这一时期的两大代表人物①惜提哈(ratch1571-163500))②夸美纽斯教学法Conienius(1592_1670)①德国论点是通过经验与分析去学习一切。

认为只从理论途径得到的记忆才是可靠的。

词汇翻译法,自觉对比法,认真教学法。

二、联结性的教学法学派特点:经验主义的哲学观点;重视外语话语与实物,观念,概念等外部世界与思维的直接联系;侧重口头操练。

自然教学法(绝对排斥本族语的教学法)直接教学法(自然教学法发展起来的)(一种习惯)听说教学法视听教学法功能教学法(又名意念法,交际法或意念——功能—交际法三、综合性的教学法学派,来源于直接法与翻译的综合自觉实践法折衷法(又是极端)分阶段教学法一、语法翻译法(Translation Method)The grammar translation Method(Reading Method ,classical Method ).In China, it is called old method and is probably the most widely known and has been the most widely used of all approaches to language teaching .Although there have been many developments in language teaching, especially in the teaching foreign language ,grammar-translation method in still used today in various forms .And the main drill in translation.The mains features are as the followings.1.Classes are taught in the mother tongue,with little active use of the target lauguage.2.Much vocabulary is taught in the form of lists of isofated words.3.Long elaborate explanations of the intricacies of grammar are given.4.Little attention explanations of the intricacies of grammar are given.5.Often the only drills are exercises in translation disconnecfecl sentences from the target language into the mother tongue.6.little or no attention is given to pronunciation.希腊文、拉丁文、通过翻译来学习外语。

认为背诵文法规则是学习外语的捷径,使用的课本,开始是孤立的单词和孤立的语法例句,都是从希腊文和拉丁文的名著里摘引出来的。

Advontedges:1.在外语教学里创建了翻译的教学形式;2.在外语教学里利用文法、利用学生的理解力,以提高外语教学的效果;3.着重阅读,着重学习原文或原文文学名著;4.使用方便。

只要教师掌握了外语的基本知识,就可以拿着外语课本教外语,不需要什么教具和设备。

Disadvanfudges:1.忽视口语教学。

在教学里没有抓住语言的本质;2.忽视语音和语调的教学;3.过分强调翻译,单纯通过翻译手段教外语,不利于培养学生用外语进行交际的能力,易使学生在使用外语时对翻译有依赖性;4.过分强调语法在教学里的作用。

课堂上忽视实践练习和培养语言习惯,往往把外语课上成教师的讲演课。

5.强调死记硬背,教学方法单一,气氛沉闷,不容易引起学生的兴趣。

二、直接法(Direct Method)它也叫自然法(Natural Method ),心理法(Psychological Method),口语法(Oral Method ),改良法(Redormed Method),在中国最早叫直接法。

它含三层意思:直接学习、直接理解、直接应用。

翻译法着重教书面语和文字名著,目的偏重阅读和做学问。

而现需要和外国人交谈。

人们学习外语的目的转向掌握口语,迫切希望学说话。

小女孩跟着妈妈学说话,看着妈妈的动作和表情来理解妈妈的意思,完全不用翻译。

直接法就是要外语老师象妈,教儿女说话一样,利用实物,图画,手势,表情,动作等直接教授外语。

由于强调学习口语,教师要注意到语音教学的重要性。

提出必须学好语音,才能有效的学习外语,因此,直接法常常重视语音教学,把语音语调的训练当作外语教学的重要内容。

心理学家提出的态体、学习的学说,叫直接法的语法归纳教学法。

Advantages:A.强调直接学习外语和直接应用外语,使学生能真正掌握外语工具;B.强调口语和语音教学,抓住了外语教学的实质;C.注重实践练习,培养语言习惯;D.通过句型教学,使学生在语言实践中有计划的学习实用语法,发挥语法在外语教学里的作用;E.采用多种直观教具,广泛运用接近实际生活的教学方式和方法,较为生动的进行教学,大大的提高了外语教学的质量,丰富了外语教学法的内容;F.编选教材,注意教材的实用性与安排上的循序渐进。

三、循序直接法(Graded Direct method)有两个特点:循序和直接,由Richards倡导的。

1.两步走的外语教学思想。

培养初步能力(听说读写)打好运用外语的坚实基础,然后在这个基础上进一步扩展词汇和语法,着重提高学生的阅读能力,使之全面掌握外语,(English through pictures)《英语图作》2.直接学习英语在使用本族语,不通过翻译,不用作解语法概念,使之直接整句的学英语,在大量的接触,直接操练中掌握英语,养成使用英语的习惯。

3.循序教学有一定的顺序,由具体到抽象,由简单到复杂,由已知到未知,只有严格的、具体的按此顺序排教材进行教学,才能保证直接教学的顺利进行。

另一顺序,由听到说到读,最后到写,四步训练。

4.句子情景法通过简笔画。

5.培养科学的思维方法四、听说法(Audio-Lingual Method or Aural-oral Method)特点:1,语言是说的话,而不是写出来的文字。

2,语言是一套习惯。

3,教语言而不是教有关英语的知识。

4,语言是本族语使用者说话的,而不是某人认为应该说的话。

5,语言各不相同,依这样的基本观点,听说法遵循以下教学原则:A.重视听说,兼顾读写。

B.反复操练,形成习惯。

C.围绕句型,学习语言。

D.对此结构确定难点。

五、视听法或情景法(Audio-visual Method or Situational Method)It's widely used at the time of writing aimed a very large number of text books are based on it. But also has important links with the Audio-lingual method , esp . as for as the way the language to be taught is organized.To speak of the audio-visual method would be incorrect .Also in this case ,we are again dealing with a conglomeration of approaches which differ on from the other, and which have as their most important commons element that they all attend a great deal of important to the use of visual elements. As for as the objectives of FLT are concerned, these approaches also have a common interest. namely the fact that they reserve first place for oral skill .The audio-visual method as a group being largely to the category of the direct method ,not only from the point of view of objectives ,but also because of view they table of teaching procedure. They have come to be the foreground esp. in the last few decades ,mainly because of the improve facilities which the method technology of producing visual informal has made available .since the Audio-visual method were developed, It will come as no surprise that their psychological and linguistic principle show considerable resemblance to those of other direct method dating from this era ,the most important of which in the audio _lingual method.Unit 1 Language and Learning1.Teaching Aims:To discuss some general matters about language learning and teaching, such ascommon views on language and language learning, qualities of a good languageteacher.2.Teaching Content:1)How do we learn language?2)Views on language3)Views on language learning4)What is good language teacher?5)How can one become a good language teacher?6)An overview of the book3. Teaching Hours: 6 periods4. Teaching materials:1)Textbook2)Handout3)Vediotape5.Teaching Methods:1) Lecture ( Computer-aided Instruction)2)Demonstration6. Teaching Procedures:1) Information about language and language learningThree views about the nature of language: There are many possible theoretical positions about the nature of language. Here are three different views whichexplicitly or implicitly is reflected in current approaches to language learning.A. The structural view of languageThe structural view of language is that language is a system of structurally related elements for the transmission of meaning.a. These elements are usually described as phonological units (phonemes)•grammatical units (phrases, clauses, sentences)•grammatical operations (adding, shifting, joining or transforming elements) •lexical items (function words and structure words)b. Target of language learningThe target of language learning, in the structural view, is the mastery of elements of this system.c. Methods based on this viewSome of the language learning methods based on this view of language are:•the Audiolingual method•Total Physical Response•the Silent WayB. The communicative view of languageThe communicative, or functional view of language is the view that language is a vehicle for the expression of functional meaning. The semantic and communicative dimensions of language are more emphasized than the grammatical characteristics, although these are also included.a. Here are some of the areas of research in this view of language:sociolinguistics ; pragmatics ; semanticsb. Target of language learning : The target of language learning is to learn toexpress communication functions and categories of meaningc. Approaches and methods based on this view•Some of the language learning approaches and methods based on this view of language are: communicative approaches•functional-notional syllabuses•The Natural ApproachC. The interactional view of languageThe interactional view of language sees language primarily as the means for establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships and for performing social transactions between individuals.a. Here are some of the areas of research in this view of language:•interactional analysis•conversational analysis•ethnomethodologyb. Target of language learning: The target of language learning in the interactionalview is learning to initiate and maintain conversations with other people.c. Approaches and methods based on this viewSome of the language learning approaches and methods based on this view of language are:•Strategic interaction•communicative approaches2) Teaching Methods in the Language Classroom:FL teachers must provide students with adequate teaching methodology and time, as well as appropriate vocabulary and learning activities that will allow for the development of verbal skills.There is no single "BEST WAY" to teach. The question teachers must address is which methods are best employed during the different stages of the teaching and learning process and then design curriculum to meet their final objectives/goals.a. Grammar Translation:The Grammar Translation method started around the time of Erasmus (1466-1536). Its primary focus is on memorization of verb paradigms, grammar rules, and vocabulary. Application of this knowledge was directed on translation of literary texts--focusing of developing students' appreciation of the target language's literature as well as teaching the language. Activities utilized in today's classrooms include: questions that follow a reading passage; translating literary passages from one language to another; memorizing grammar rules; memorizing native-language equivalents of target language vocabulary. (Highly structured class work with the teacher controlling all activities.) b. Direct Method:The Direct Method was introduced by the German educator Wilhelm Viëtor in the early 1800's. Focusing on oral language, it requires that all instruction be conducted in thetarget language with no recourse to translation. Reading and writing are taught from the beginning, although speaking and listening skills are emphasized--grammar is learned inductively. It has a balanced, four-skill emphasis.c. The Silent Way:The teacher is active in setting up classroom situations while the students do most of the talking and interaction among themselves. All four skills (listening, speaking, reading & writing) are taught from the beginning. Student errors are expected as a normal part of learning; the teacher's silence helps to foster self-reliance and student initiative.d. Community Language Learning:Teachers recognize that learning can be threatening and by understanding and accepting students' fears, they help their students feel secure and overcome their fears of language learning--ultimately providing students with positive energy directed at language learning. Students choose what they want to learn in the class and the syllabus is learner-generated.e. Natural Approach:Introduced by Gottlieb Henese and Dr. L. Sauveur in Boston around 1866. The Natural Approach is similar to the Direct Method, concentrating on active demonstrations to convey meaning by associating words and phrases with objects and actions. Associations are achieved via mime, paraphrase and the use of manipulatives. Terrell (1977) focused on the principles of meaningful communication, comprehension before production, and indirect error correction. Krashen's (1980) input hypothesis is applied in the Naturale. Reading Method:The reading method was prominent in the U.S. following the Committee of Twelve in 1900 and following the Modern Foreign Language Study in 1928. The earlier method was similar to the traditional Grammar/Translation method and emphasized the transference of linguistic understanding to English. Presently, the reading method focuses more on silent reading for comprehension purposes.f. ASTP and the Audiolingual Method:This approach is based on the behaviorist belief that language learning is the acquisition of a set of correct language habits. The learner repeats patterns and phrasesin the language laboratory until able to reproduce them spontaneously.ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program)was an intensive, specialized approach to language instruction used in during the 1940's. In the postwar years, the civilian version of ASTP and the audiolingual method featured memorization of dialogues, pattern drills, and emphasis on pronunciation.g. Cognitive Methods:Cognitive methods of language teaching are based on meaningful acquisition of grammar structures followed by meaningful practice.h. Communicative Methods:The goal of communicative language approaches is to create a realistic context for language acquisition in the classroom. The focus is on functional language usage and the ability to learners to express their own ideas, feelings, attitudes, desires and needs. Open ended questioning and problem-solving activities and exchanges of personal information are utilized as the primary means of communication. Students usually work with authentic materials (authentic realia) in small groups on communication activities, during which they receive practice in negotiating meaning.i. Total Physical Response Method:This approach to second language teaching is based on the belief that listening comprehension should be fully developed before any active oralparticipation from students is expected (just as it is with children when theyare learning their native language) .James Ashers' Total Physical Response:1)Skills in second language acquisition can be more rapidly assimilated if the teacherappeals to the students' kinesthetic-sensory system. Asher believes that understanding of the spoken language must be developed in advance of speaking. 2)Understanding and retention is best achieved through movement (total movementof the student's bodies) in response to command sequences. Asher believes that the imperative form of language is a powerful tool that can be used to guide them to understanding as it manipulates their behavior--many of the gramatical structures of the target language can be learned through the use of the imperative.3)Never force students to speak before they are ready. Asher believes that as thetarget language is internalized, speaking will automatically emerge (you mustdecide, as the teacher, when YOU will encourage your students to participate orally in the classroom).7.Homework:1.What are difference between learning the first language and a foreign language?2.What are the qualities of a good language teacher? To what extent have you gotthese qualities? What do you think you should do so as to become a good teacher in the future?3.What are the qualities of good language learner? What do they suggest tolanguage teaching?8.Self-assessment:Because students are not familiar with these theroy on the language and view of the language, it is very difficult to help Ss understand it. So it requires T explain it in details with the help of clare illustration and examples by using vediotapes. To get students read more on linguistics and schools of language methors is also necessary.Unit 2 Communicative Principles and Activities1.Teaching Aims:To discuss one of the most important trends in second/ foreign language teaching in the pastthree decades, that is the practice of communicative language teaching2.Teaching Content:1) Language use in real life vs. traditional pedagogy2) Fostering communication competence3) The implementation of language skills4) Communicative activities5) Conclusion How do we learn language?3. Teaching Hours: 4 periods4. Teaching materials:1)Textbook2)Handout3)Vediotape4) Pictures and real objects5.Teaching Methods:1) Lecture ( Computer-aided Instruction)2)Demonstration6.Teaching Procedures1) Where does communicative language teaching come from?Its origins are many, insofar as one teaching methodology tends to influence the next. The communicative approach could be said to be the product of educators and linguists who had grown dissatisfied with the audiolingual and grammar-translation methods of foreign language instruction. They felt that students were not learning enough realistic, whole language. They did not know how to communicate using appropriate social language, gestures, or expressions; in brief, they were at a loss to communicate in the culture of the language studied. Interest in and development of communicative-style teaching mushroomed in the 1970s; authentic language use and classroom exchanges where students engaged in real communication with one another became quite popular.In the intervening years, the communicative approach has been adapted to the elementary, middle, secondary, and post-secondary levels, and the underlying philosophy has spawned different teaching methods known under a variety of names, including notional-functional, teaching for proficiency, proficiency-based instruction, and communicative language teaching.2) What is communicative language teaching?Communicative language teaching makes use of real-life situations that necessitate communication. The teacher sets up a situation that students are likely to encounter in real life.Unlike the audiolingual method of language teaching, which relies on repetition and drills, the communicative approach can leave students in suspense as to the outcome of a class exercise, which will vary according to their reactions and responses. The real-life simulations change from day to day. Students' motivation to learn comes from their desire to communicate in meaningful ways about meaningful topics.3) What are some examples of communicative exercises?In a communicative classroom for beginners, the teacher might begin by passing out cards, each with a different name printed on it. The teacher then proceeds to model an exchange of introductions in the target language: "Guten Tag. Wie heissen Sie?" Reply: "Ich heisse Wolfie," for example. Using a combination of the target language and gestures, the teacher conveys the task at hand, and gets the students to introduce themselves and ask their classmates for information. They are responding in German to a question in German. They do not know the answers beforehand, as they are each holding cards with their new identities written on them; hence, there is an authentic exchange of information.Later during the class, as a reinforcement listening exercise, the students might hear a recorded exchange between two German freshmen meeting each other for the first time at the gymnasium doors. Then the teacher might explain, in English, the differences among German greetings in various social situations. Finally, the teacher will explain some of the grammar points and structures used."Instructions to students." Listen to a conversation somewhere in a public place and be prepared to answer, in the target language, some general questions about what was said.1.Who was talking?2.About how old were they?3.Where were they when you eavesdropped?4.What were they talking about?5.What did they say?6.Did they become aware that you were listening to them?The exercise puts students in a real-world listening situation where they must report information overheard. Most likely they have an opinion of the topic, and a class discussion could follow, in the target language, about their experiences and viewpoints.Communicative exercises such as this motivate the students by treating topics of their choice, at an appropriately challenging level.Another exercise taken from the same source is for beginning students of Spanish. In "Listening for the Gist," students are placed in an everyday situation where they must listen to an authentic text."Objective." Students listen to a passage to get general understanding of the topic or message."Directions." Have students listen to the following announcement to decide what the speaker is promoting."Passage." "Situacion ideal...Servicio de transporte al Aeropuerto Internacional...Cuarenta y dos habitaciones de lujo, con aire acondicionado...Elegante restaurante...de fama internacional."(The announcement can be read by the teacher or played on tape.) Then ask students to circle the letter of the most appropriate answer on their copy, which consists of the followingmultiple-choice options:a. a taxi serviceb. a hotelc.an airportd. a restaurantGunter Gerngross, an English teacher in Austria, gives an example of how he makes his lessons more communicative. He cites a widely used textbook that shows English children having a pet show. "Even when learners act out this scene creatively and enthusiastically, they do not reach the depth of involvement that is almost tangible when they act out a short text that presents a family conflict revolving round the question of whether the children should be allowed to have a pet or not" (Gerngross & Puchta, 1984, p. 92). He continues to say that the communicative approach "puts great emphasis on listening, which implies an active will to try to understand others. [This is]one of the hardest tasks to achieve because the children are used to listening to the teacher but not to their peers. There are no quick, set recipes.4) How do the roles of the teacher and student change in communicative language teaching?Teachers in communicative classrooms will find themselves talking less and listeningmore--becoming active facilitators of their students' learning (Larsen-Freeman, 1986). The teacher sets up the exercise, but because the students' performance is the goal, the teacher must step back and observe, sometimes acting as referee or monitor. A classroom during a communicative activity is far from quiet, however. The students do most of the speaking, and frequently the scene of a classroom during a communicative exercise is active, with students leaving their seats to complete a task.Because of the increased responsibility to participate, students may find they gain confidence in using the target language in general. Students are more responsible managers of their own learning (Larsen-Freeman, 1986).4)Classroom activitiesPre-communicative activities aim to help pupils learn the language forms, without actually requiring them to perform communicative acts. They focus on accuracy.Communicative activities aim at the communication of meaning. They focus on fluency. They pass from strictly guided tasks through semi-guided to free-communication tasks.1. Functional Communication Activities: the main purpose of the activity is that learners should use the language they know in order to get meaning across as effectively as possible. In the process of performing certain tasks pupils will:a.share information, e.g. pair/group tasks: following directions; picture identification;discovering differences; discovering missing information; arranging pieces of information in sequences, communicating patterns and pictures, reconstructing story sequences, etc.e information, e.g. group tasks: pooling information, solving problems.2. Social Interaction Activities: the main purpose of this activity is to give the learners an oppotunity to use the language in an appropriate social contex, to create variety of social situations and relationships, e.g. pair/group tasks: conversations, simulations and role-playing.•Learner RolePupils interact both with each other and the teacher.•Teacher RoleThe teacher is a facilitator of the communicative process in the classroom. S/he is needs analyst, counsellor and group manager. So:a.Plan your lessons according to your pupils' needs.b.Advise and guide pupils in the communication process.anize the classroom as a setting for communication and communicative activities.•The Role of Instructional Materials1. Text-based materialsA typical lesson consists of a theme (e.g. relaying information), a task analysis, for thematic development (e.g. understanding the message, asking questions to obtain clarification, asking for more information, taking notes, ordering and presenting information), a practice situation description (e.g. "A caller asks to see your manager. He does not have an appointment. Gather the necessary information from him and relay the message to you manager."), a stimulus presentation (in the preceding case, the beginning of an office conversation scripted and on tape), comprehension questions (e.g. "Why is the caller in the office?), and paraphrase exercises.2. Task-based materialsA variety of games, role plays, simulations, and task-based communication activities have been prepared to support Communicative Language Teaching classes. These typically are in the form of one-of-a-kind items: exercise handbooks, cue cards, pair-communication practice materials, there are typically two sets of material for a pair of students, each set containing different kind ofinformation. Sometimes the information is complementary, and partners must fit their respective parts of the "jigsaw" into a composite whole. Other assume different role relationships for the partners (e.g. an interviewer and an interviewer). Still others provide drills and practice materials interactional formats.3. Authentic MaterialsThese might include language-based 'from-life' materials such as signs, magazines, advertisements, and newspapers, or graphic and visual sources around which communicative activities can be built, such as maps, pictures, symbols, graphs, and charts. Different kinds of objects can be used to support communicative exercises, such as a plastic model to assemble from directions.ing Pictures and games in classroom1) Why use pictures?By providing a wide range of contexts, students can meet a range of situations and experience that will equip them for real life communication. Specifically, pictures contribute to:a.interest and motivationb. a sense of the content of the language•Several years ago I was teaching a beginning level class. One student in the group, Juan, seemed particularly shy, he was afraid of making mistakes, and reluctant to participate. One day, I gave each student an unusual picture of a person, and I asked them to describe the people in the pictures. Juan's photograph showed a young woman swimming with a killer whale in a deep blue sea. Juan came up with a remarkably long story about a woman who hada pet killer whale. When he gave his description, Juan's classmates were fascinated by hisvivid imagination. Juan was surprised and thrilled by his classmates' appreciation. He instantly lost his inhibitions toward speaking English in class, and he participated actively from then on.This experience convinced me that visuals, especially 'unusual' pictures, foster students' imagination, which in turn motivates them to use English. I found that there are many reasons to use magazine cutouts or other pictures in class. With pictures we can:•teach, practice, or review new vocabulary•do guided practice (drills)•practice grammatical structures•practice listening comprehension•do writing activities•do semi-guided or free speaking practice such as problem solving activities, role plays, discussions, etc.Depending on the purpose of the activity, a task can take up five minutes at the beginning or end of a class, or last 20 minutes or more in the main part of the class.Pictures are a source of varied classroom activities in the areas of speaking, listening, writing, vocabulary and grammar. I'll give tips on how to collect and sort suitable pictures and I'll include several sample activities. Teachers can use the activities as they are presented, or adapt them to fit their needs.Five basic questions:1)Easy to prepare2)Easy to organize3)Interesting4)Meaningful and authentic5)Sufficient amount of languagePreparationPictures are illustrations that are cut from a magazine, newspapers or other sources. They're mostly photographs, but drawings, collages, maps or other illustrations can be used for certain activities. Each picture should be at least 13 x 18 cm, but preferably about 20 x 25 cm, i.e., almost an entire magazine page. Pictures are easier to use without any printed text on them. You will only be able to use pictures with text for certain activities. If pictures do include text, the text should be in English.Collecting the picturesStudents like colorful and varied materials. Available sources for pictures are glossy magazines, TV guides, the Sunday supplements of newspapers, and so on. You can collect the pictures yourself, or ask your students to bring them in for you. Your own selections will probably focus。

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