michael e. rudder, ph.d. regional english language office u.s. embassy workshop for teachers of...
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Michael E. Rudder, Ph.D.Regional English Language Office
U.S. Embassy
Workshop for Teachers of English
Tips for Teaching a Text
Tips (suggestions/ideas/“tools for the kit”)
Teaching (presenting/facilitating/motivating)
Text (textbook/supplementary/authentic materials)
LISTENING & READING ACTIVITIES
• Pre-Listening• Listening• Post-Listening
• Pre-Reading• Reading• Post-Reading
I. PRE-LISTENING
A. Schema-building
B. Vocabulary1. guessing meaning from context2. presenting key vocabulary (for
understanding the main ideas)
C. Guide question(s) 1 or 2 simple content questions to create
purpose
II. LISTENING
A. Guide question(s)
B. Comprehension questions1. choice questions2. content questions3. inference questions4. interpretation questions5. opinions/feelings
C. Summarization (events, characters, places, etc.)
III. POST-LISTENING
A. Oral Cloze
B. Spot the mistake
C. DiscussionD. Debate
E. Simulated Role-Play
F. Dictation
G. Writing Assignment
READING ALOUD BY STUDENTS: Why not?
1. Not a real life skill2. Usually not a good model
3. Other students not involved4. Attention on pronunciation, not on meaning5. Interrupted for correction 6. Slows down the learning process
READING ALOUD BY THE TEACHER: How?
Make speech sound authentic (stress, intonation, body language, etc.)
Tell rather than read:
add/explain/paraphrase
I. PRE-READING
A. Schema-building
B. Scanningspecific information
C. Skimminggeneral idea
I. PRE-READING
D. Vocabulary1. guessing meaning from context2. presenting key vocabulary (for
understanding the main ideas)
E. Guide question(s) 1 or 2 simple content questions to
create purpose
II. READING (Silently)
A. Guide question(s)
B. Comprehension questions1. choice questions2. content questions3. inference questions4. interpretation questions5. opinions / feelings
C. Summarization events, characters, places, etc.
III. POST-READING
A. Discussion
B. Debate
C. Simulated Role-Playgroups and pairs: open and closed
D. Dictation
E. Writing assignments groups / pairs / individual
DICTATION
1. Listening comprehension
Reasons for using dictation
2. Writing exercise
3. Post-reading activity / review
4. Pair-work (correction)
5. Variety (motivation)
DICTATION
Hints for implementing dictation
1. Keep it short (1 - 5 sentences)
2. Summarize or paraphrase
3. Write difficult names or words on the blackboard
4. Avoid direct quotations
DICTATION
5. Read the dictated text ONLY 3 times:
a) the complete text at slightly slower pace than normal
b) in meaningful phrasal segments
c) the complete text at a normal pace
6. Allow for self-correction or peer-correction
FeelingsYvonne Lowe - Age 8
I was angry and mad.And it seemed that there was hot water inside me.And as I got madder and madder,The water got hotter and hotter all the time.I was in a rage.Then I began to see colours.Like black and red.Then as I got madder and madder,My eyes began to pop out of my head.They were popping up and down.It was horrible.And it would not stop.I was steaming with anger.Nobody could stop me.My mother could not stop me.Then it was gone.And I was all right.Horrible, black, madness.
Objectives:Objectives:
Linguistic practice (vocabulary, grammar, structures)
Variety (text with music)
Motivation (music as universal language
of expression)
Fun (affective, expressive, creative)
Preparation Activities:Preparation Activities:
Schema-building (questions, visuals, background information)Vocabulary (key words, idioms,
expressions)
Grammar (verb tenses, structures, etc.)
Predicting the meaning (title and key words)
Strips (putting lyrics in order)
Cloze (listening and writing)
Writing assignment (on theme)
Re-write lyrics (change first line)
Discussion (interpretation, opinions, feelings)
Illustration (pictures or mime)
Dictation (listening and writing activity)
Cloze (oral or written)
Follow-up Activities:Follow-up Activities:
“WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD!”
I see trees of green
red roses too.
I see them bloom for me and you.
"what a wonderful world!"
And I think to myself,
I see skies of blueand clouds of white.
The bright blessed day,the dark sacred night.
“what a wonderful world!”
And I think to myself,
The colors of the rainbow
so pretty in the sky
are also on the faces of peoplegoing by.
I see friends shaking hands saying, “how do you do?”
They're really saying, “I love you” .
I hear babies cry,
than I'll ever know.
I watch them grow.
They‘ll learn much more
And I think to myself, "what a wonderful world!"
Yes, I think to myself, "what a wonderful world!"
“I Believe”
A flower grows.
I believe for every drop of rain
that falls
I believe that somewhere in the darkest night
I believe, I believe.
A candle glows.
I believe for everyone who goes astray
Someone will come to show the way.
I believe above the storm
every word.
Will still be heard.
I believe that someone in the great somewhere
the smallest prayer
“love”Hears
Every time I hear a newborn baby cry
Or see the sky,
Or touch a leaf
Then I know why I believe.
BELIEVE !BELIEVE !and anything is possible