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THE TEACHING OF LANGUAGE SKILLS
Đặng Hiệp Giang
Secondary Education Dept.
MOET
July, 2010
Learning Styles and Strategies
Learning styles are innate (something you are born with) preferences, or styles for ways of learning concepts, language, or anything else.
Learning strategies are techniques which a student consciously uses when learning. A strategy is the way a student learns vocabulary, reads a story, or studies for a test.
For example, some students memorize vocabulary on a list; others prefer to learn new words in context.
Recognizing learning styles
I prefer more accurate speaking, reading, and writing. _________
I learn new vocabulary by using pictures, drawings, or any visual image that I can connect to the word. _________
I am more willing to discuss topics with other people. I don’t really like to solve problems on my own. _________.
I don’t like to guess meaning and vocabulary from the reading text. __________.
I like to take my time to think about an issue before I discuss it with others ________
I like my new English class. We are doing a lot of listening and video watching. I enjoy listening to language._________
Left-brain dominance
Visual
Group
Intolerance of ambiguity
Reflective
Auditory
Roles of teachers
Facilitators, Managers, and Resources
explain the activity in simple language
model the activity so learners understand what to do
check for understanding before beginning
provide preparation time for each group
monitor the activity closely
join each group once the students get comfortable working in groups
Presenting and Practicing
Language

Teachers need to present new language items to students and create situations where the language can be practiced
Students expect lessons to contain some degree of language study, either long and intensive or short and sharp, depending on whichever is appropriate.
The Stages of Presenting and Practicing Language
1. Eliciting: find out how much students already know about the language point;
2. Presentation;
3. Revision: check if students have understood the presentation;
4. practice (controlled and/or free).
Ways to Present Language Items
Explanation
Demonstration
Illustration
Discovery / deducing meanings
You can follow the procedure in the book, adapt it, supplement it or omit part(s) as necessary.
Get Students Involved
Eliciting
When presenting language, get the explanations from students!
How?
Practice asking questions that draw responses out of students
Advantage: know how good students are!
Get Students Involved
Pair work and group work
More variety
Time used more efficiently
Peer learning
STT increased whilst reducing TTT
Ss learn to do things without teacher
Get Students Involved
create an enjoyable and exciting learning environment
use topics and materials that the students find interesting
connect classroom topics to students` personal lives
develop good, supportive relationships with students
make students aware of their potential and goals
make second language culture more approachable
Steps to activity
Present activities step-by-step:
Model the conversation dialogue.
Highlight all the conversation strategies you want the students to learn.
Ask students to do one practice first with you or with a partner.
Have students practice on their own.
TECHNIQUES THAT SUPPORT ACTIVE LEARNING
BRAINSTORMING
Freewriting
Listing/bulleting
Clustering/mapping/webbing
Using charts or shapes
Paired Brainstorming
Facilitating Brainstorming
Add an Idea
Posting
TECHNIQUES THAT SUPPORT ACTIVE LEARNING (2)
COOPERATIVE LEARNING
Interviews
Role-play
Jigsaw
Problem-solving
Research project
Information gap
Group planning
Comparing and contrasting
TECHNIQUES THAT SUPPORT ACTIVE LEARNING (3)
INDEPENDENT LEARNING
How to…
Matching
Ordering
Gap filling
Supplying a title
Keeping a diary
Questions and Comments

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