EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT OF THACH THANH THACH BINH SECONDARY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE INITIATIVE "APPLYING POSITIVE TEACHING METHODS INTO PERIODS SKILLS 2" Full name Mai Thi Nhung Position Teacher T[.]
EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT OF THACH THANH THACH BINH SECONDARY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE INITIATIVE : "APPLYING POSITIVE TEACHING METHODS INTO PERIODS SKILLS 2" Full name : Mai Thi Nhung Position : Teacher Thach Binh Secodary School Subject : English THACH THANH, 2021 INDEX UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com Table of contents BACKGROUND 1.1 Reason for choosing the topic 1.2 Research purposes 1.3 Research subjects 1.4 Research method 1.5 New points of experience initiative CONTENTS OF EXPERIENCE INITIATIVE 2.1 Theorical basis of the problem 2.2 Situation threads 2.3 Solutions and implementations 2.3.1 What are the combined skills? 2.3 Types of skills 2.3.3 Implementation organsation 2.4 Effectiveness of experience initiative for educational activities for myself, friends and school GENERAL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 3.1 General conclusions 3.2 Recommendations REFERENCES UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com BACKGROUND 1.1 Reason for choosing the topic Along with the renewal of teaching methods in schools, changing teaching methods towards student-centered role is the basic and important content in innovating language teaching methods Student-centricity does not focus on evaluating a period or classifying teachers but it also encourages teachers to know why students are not performing as expected and take measures to improve quality teaching Secondary school English textbooks taking students' communication ability in the forms of listening, speaking, reading and writing must be the target of the teaching process (output products) taking linguistic components such as phonetics, vocabulary, grammar is a means that must be provided (teaching) to students (through practice) so that students can use English as a communication tool in the form of listening, speaking, reading and writing to respond the need for basic and direct communication in immediate and everyday situations at a comparable level to Level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages Along with that change, the current method of teaching and learning foreign languages also focuses on communication methods such as task-based, contentbased and cooperative learning, all of which require the real use of skills effective And the "Intergrating Skills" method is the key to helping teachers have a really interesting lesson, create a more active and active communication environment, and develop creative thinking for students The integrated skill approach, combining listening, speaking, reading and writing, has become a new trend in the EFL context because it is an effective approach This topic is also an issue that needs to be discussed for the necessary needs of renewing teaching methods At the same time, it is to find out how to improve students' learning through student classification, how to organize teaching-learning activities in a class so that students are interested in learning and achieve good academic performance This is also the reason why I chose the topic "APPLYING POSITIVE TEACHING METHODS INTO PERIODS SKILLS ” 1.2 Research purposes Today we are witnessing the interaction and interdependence of countries around the world in the fields of information, knowledge, science, technology, education and culture In that context, English plays an important role as an important communication tool for the economic development, science and technology of the country and regional integration English communication ability has become a basic competency that needs to be formed for the young generation of Vietnam For the above purpose, the Prime Minister signed Decision No 1400 / QD-TTg approving the project "Teaching and learning foreign languages in the national education system in the period of 2008 - 2020." and the lower secondary English textbooks are compiled under the Secondary English Program issued by the Ministry of Education and Training under Decision No 01 / QD-BGDĐT dated January rd, 2012 UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 1.3 Research subjects I have researched topics for different types of students in order to try to help them love this subject more and more and not feel this subject is too difficult anymore Of which, class 9A is a relatively more uniform class, so we chose class 9A as the most suitable research subject 1.4 Research methods I researched a lot of teaching method documents, I also did a lot of teaching and studying in different subjects to find out the differences and similarities between subjects and find out the direction Student-centered learning is the most effective teaching method for all subjects, especially English 1.5 New points of experience initiative Help teachers improve creative methods in speaking-listening-reading-writing Improving contemporary English teaching methods in schools Enhance classroom motivation by organizing communication activities inside and outside the classroom Create a foreign language learning environment for students, promote a passion for learning foreign languages Helping students to use English in-class and out-of-class To develop students' communication competencies and their ability to use English out of society, career, educational, or professional opportunities Achieving that goal requires the dedication of a teacher That mind will help us overcome many difficult barriers with the reality that students are now For example, they are lazy, they refuse to take notes, they often talk in private during class and so on for many different reasons… the problem CONTENT OF EXPERIENCE INITIATIVE 2.1 Theorical basis of As we all know, the society is growing and the trend of globalization is spreading, the demand for learning English, a language used as a common language all over the world, is huge Some people learn English for work, some people learn English to prepare for studying abroad, some people learn English just because they want to make friends, but for whatever purpose we cannot deny there are more and more people who want to learn English Along with the textbook renewal program that the Ministry of Education and Training has compiled to better suit the student's purpose In the English program for junior high school is compiled according to each topic, the topics are compiled according to each skill: listening, speaking, reading and writing to facilitate students to have a general understanding of culture countries using English and training each of these basic skills more deeply 2.2 Situation threads Current educational goals are focusing on developing students' dynamism, creativity and positivity to create their ability to recognize and solve problems To achieve this goal, changing teaching methods in the direction of attaching importance to learners, considering students as active subjects, and encouraging UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com their active, proactive and creative learning activities in the teaching process is a must very necessary In teaching foreign languages, this view is even more true because no one can replace learners in grasping foreign language means and using them in communication activities by their own communication ability chooses communication as the main direction, communicative competences is the basic teaching unit, considers communication both the goal and the means of teaching (teaching in communication, by communication and to communication) This teaching method will best promote the active and active role of students in practicing language skills for practical and creative purposes Students need to be equipped with English learning methods and a sense of self-study and practice Learners are subjects, if they not know how to self-study, they will not be able to master foreign languages Innovating teaching method is the process of changing from a teacher giving a presentation, analyzing language, listening, and taking notes to a new teaching method, in which the teacher is the organizer and helps students' activities, while the students are the active participants participate in the learning process The basic criterion of the new teaching method is the independent, active and proactive activities of students in solving communication tasks in language The main criterion for assessing students' learning results is the ability to communicate, the ability to behave in language in specific communication situations * Advantages : The new secondary school textbook has been compiled in the direction of integrating skills in a special lesson in Skills lessons, pre-compiled tasks in skills and a combination of skills in tasks Applying combined teaching methods is very convenient for teachers I have approached and taught a new program for at least three years, so I have a lot of experience The Department of Education and Training of Thanh Hoa province and the Department of Education and Training of Thach Thanh District also held a lot of training for teachers on new teaching methods and is currently organizing training for some teachers a key member of new teaching methods, professional fostering, organizing a foreign language learning environment inside and outside the classroom The characteristic of combined teaching skills is one of modern teaching methods to promote students' activeness, initiative, creativity and self-study, while improving the quality of education in school today * Difficulties : Although the new lower secondary textbooks of the new program have been compiled in the direction of integrating skills in one lesson, in some Skills lessons, the tasks have not yet met the requirements of the lessons combining skills effectively On some listening sessions that are not related to the article content, Reading is not related to Speaking Excessive pressure on time for lessons UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com Supporting documents are not abundant Time pressure is also a difficult problem for teachers when teaching Skills2 because it includes difficult skills for students The language level of students in a language class is not equal, the class size is too large (over 40 students) Many students are not interested in English or other subjects, they refuse to study for many different reasons The rate of students being active in learning is still small Students' self-study ability is still limited, making it difficult for teachers to assign homework to students Along with the general requirements of the Education and Training Department of Thach Thanh district, all students of Thach Binh Secondary School in the 20192020 school year simultaneously study under the innovative English book program Although the school is located in a difficult commune, students have little access to modern means compared to other schools, but teachers and students together try to innovate and apply all methods of teaching and learning to catch up with general trend 2.3 Solutions and implementations 2.3.1 What are the positive combined skills? The long-term goal of a Foreign Language learner is to achieve the ability to communicate: Communicative Competence ”, which is the ability to communicate in a meaningful purpose environment That ability requires the use of language skills to come together in social interaction That is the reason for the current orientations for teaching and learning foreign languages, TPR: Total physical Response (Foreign language teaching combines foreign language learning with body movements based on commands) such as: Task-based: Instruction where students must work together to solve problems, complete assignments, or create a product Learning through an experience outside the classroom Content-based: Is the use of structured contents of the curriculum and lessons around the topics of study Cooperative learning: is the ability to communicate in a meaningful purpose environment That ability requires the use of language skills together in social interaction In practice, for example, how can you speak without hearing? Or write but not read When we use language, we tend to use it all, so which skills are the priority: listening, speaking, reading, or writing? All skills are needed to communicate effectively Although there are times when we focus on one skill, especially on the first level, the ultimate goal is to use the skills together in communication Using skills together for communication can lead to better language retention (Retention) people who combine skills can make lessons more enjoyable, motivating, and create a more dynamic foreign language learning environment 2.3.2 Types of skills: Traditionally, there are basic skills (primary language skills) Listening and Reading Skills (Receptive skills): Acquisition skills UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com - Speaking and Writing skills (Productive skills): Production skills Sub-skills such as grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling, research, analysis (critical thinking), synthesis, negotiation, cooperartion, soft skills are essential for proficient use in basic skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing) For the most effective communication, Non-verbal skills such as movement, facial expressions and cultural understanding are essential 2.2 Implementation organisation : How to practice teaching in combination of skills 2? a Overview of the structure in Skills 2: Writing skills are used to reinforce the learned language, help students expand their vocabulary, understand and use basic sentence structures, language styles that they are learning Writing is also the ultimate purpose for them to check what they have heard, read and expressed their knowledge through their writing New program textbook, designed in Skill 2, includes Listening (receptive skills) and Writing (productive skills) skills The practice writing in grades 6, 7, is usually the form of Guided activity And in grade is a form of free activity Writing in 6th grade is the form of writing letters, postcards, texts, and a short 40 60 word guide on program topics such as family, school, friends, festivals, landscapes, celebrities, television, sports, Writing in grade is a paragraph, review, letter form of writing… There are 60 - 80 word guides on topics in the Program such as hobbies, music, art, cinema, festivals… Writing in grade is the form of writing paragraph, review, letter, opinion, folk tale… with instructions or free writing about 80 - 90 words on topics in the Program such as hobbies, music, art, electricity photo, festival Writing in grade is mostly in the form of free writing paragraph, letter… about 100120 words on topics in the program such as environment, locality, urban life, tourism Most of skills in grades 6,7,8 are compiled in the direction through reading comprehension activities (skills 1), students grasp the format of a certain type of writing The tasks are also written in a way from easy to difficult, with writing tips and tutorials to help students write more effectively Lesson will be the part where students perform writing exercises according to their requirements, with guidance through questions, or suggestions Particularly in grade 9, students have a basic knowledge of writing formats through grades 6, 7, and 8, so students need to have only more creative b Steps to teach lessons of skills 2: As the teachers we are still doing, when we meet the skills lesson, we consider which part has more important knowledge, the heavier we use that part as the Post, and the part that the teacher considers it lighter and easier to develop more declaration than we for Warm-up or pre There is a case where teachers combine teaching and preparing Skills lessons in the form of pre-, While-, and Post- in one lesson UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com Today I would like to boldly share my experience after studying carefully I think the skills lesson will be done according to the following steps: WARM UP ACTIVITIES -Activitiy Activitiy … DISCUSSIONS -Discussion1 Discussion2 … LISTENING (Reading) 5.WRITING (Speaking) HOMEWORK c How to conduct Skills Warm-up: This is an activity aimed at creating excitement, creating a pleasant atmosphere for students before entering the lesson, as well as a psychological and intellectual preparation for the new lesson, reinforcing grammar knowledge, language knowledge In order to ease the writing process for students, activities and tips should be carried out in such a way that they make sense as part of the unit and serve as a context for the introduction of the lesson Posts With the above meaning, when planning to something in this section, teachers should always ask the question: What is it for? For what purpose? Teachers can enter with tips like: eliciting questions, creating language situations through pictures or let them play some vocabulary or grammar games such as sing a song, jumbled words, matching, pelmanism, wordsquare, crossword, networks, lucky numbers, Kim's game… Vocabulary must be related to what they are learning (70%) about to learn and can be combined with a new word introduction (30%) Activities : There will be many Activities, each activitiy is actually Pre-for teachers to give tasks to teach new words, structure, introduce new material under group activities with types of exercises such as: True/False Matching Brainstorming/ eliciting Interview Answer questions orally Listen and fill in the grid Pictured story Video clip Apply information technology to lead children to work -The sub-skills Grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling, research, analysis (critical thinking), synthesis, negotiation, cooperartion, are used at this moment UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com - Teachers use speaking skills: Give instruction, praise, dialogue… -Activitiy Activitiy -The teacher asked students to the tasks in the textbook (Pairwork, groupwork) Discussion : This is an important step in a writing lesson Through the tasks given by the teacher, through the above activity, students have the opportunity to: + Discuss + Collect information and data + Exchange of information + Information processing + Consolidate knowledge Self-adjust, draw informational content, main goals of the lesson, format, grammar, and article ideas Example: Teaching lesson unit 4: Write about your neighborhood / English / p45 For class to be effective, the teacher needs to ask students to prepare at home pictures related to where he or she is living (Be it photos, pictures, posters, magazine cutouts, or take your own life) Note that the information content images must be authentic (Authentic), and real life (Real life) to meet the actual communication needs Students will be very excited to participate in the activities when they see the close-tothemed pictures displayed by the teacher on the board, presented to the whole class for reference and discussion Students will enjoy talking about the reality of their place of residence Students must really know what they are going to learn in order to have a good preparation and cooperate well with teachers Teachers must give instructions in advance: create boards and have students prepare writing ideas about Likes and Dislikes about your neighborhood Students prepare pictures and ideas at home, find resources, that will soften and ease the classroom teaching and learning process and will have a practical English-speaking environment Eg: MY NEIGHBOURHOOD There are many trees and flowers The vegetables are fresh The streets are wide -The food is delicious and cheap It’s convenient because everything I need in a 5- minute walk -There is a supermarket, milk tea shops -The people are friendly and helpful -The neighbours are noisy -Someone litters -The fierce dogs bark and bite … UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com Like Dislike ………………… …………………… Listening In the past we used to default listening to pre- writing or production, but with a combination of skills we could use the listening skill flexibly according to its content Listening can be combined by the teacher into the activities for the students to above to get ideas and information from which to discuss to get the main content Writing: This is the output, the final destination of the lesson If they complete well the Activities + Discussions section above, they will write well So it is the teacher's job to design effective activities and discussions that will produce good writing Students can write individually or in groups The 9th grade writing section is Free writing here does not mean that they want to write what they want to write Ideas, information, format must be provided in the sections above After they finish writing, we have students exchange their papers, called Peer or Group Correction Find errors in meaning, grammar, spelling, content, layout, grammar, word usage and make comments Then the teacher will show the student's lesson to the class: + Correct mistakes + Suggestions + Consulting + Comment + Praise Homework: This is the most important part because it helps students self-study, self-study documents and find out real and authentic resources at home What will students love to when they have their own voices and contributions in them Therefore, teachers must prepare specifically, clearly, practically, just within the reach of students for the homework instruction, avoid over speakers, say yes Example: Finished teaching lesson 6- skills1- page 66 - English Homework, Unit 6-skills preparation -I asked students to prepare the following: Understanding Types of Family (Extended family and nuclear family) Collect pictures of all kinds of families (celebrities, neighbors, people you like, or my family) Understand the benefits and disadvantages of a multi-generational family and a 2generation nuclear family Illustrative lesson: Unit - Skills 2- English 9-Page 67 Unit 6: VIET NAM: THEN AND NOW Lesson : SKILLS * LESSON PLAN PREPARATION I Content: UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com - Level: Grade Unit Lesson 6: SKILLS Skill focus: Listening and writing II Timing: 45 minutes III.Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to get to know the similarities and difference between an extended family and a nuclear family find advantages and disadvantages of each type listen for general and specific information about life in an extended family write about some qualities a person needs to get along in an extended family Students’listening and writing skills are improved Soft skills are intergrated.( Students love their family more, respect what they have; desire for living in an extended family or in a nuclear family; know about advantages and disadvantages of living in such families in Viet Nam; improve their qualities to get along with other members in an extended family.) Language contents: Techniques : Discussing, pairwork, and groupwork Teaching aids : Sub-board, cassette, pictures, CD, work sheets, computer, projector, videos, slides ,Textbook grade IV.Produces of the lesson: Source of Timing 3mins 4mins Content materials *Warm up: Listen to the song : “Ba ngon nen lung linh” videos - *Activity Describe what you see in each picture What are the similarities and differences between them? - Board, -Chalks -Slide shows -Music Performed by Phuong Thao, Ngoc Le -Text Books Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Rationa activitie -T plays the music with videos Performed by Phuong Thao, Ngoc Le -After playing the music, T asks Ss to answer the questions: - Ss listen to the song -watch the video - Ss answer the questions: -What is the song about? -How you feel about family? (individual) SS gives their answer (P1: There are members in the family: generations: Grandparents, parents, uncle and aunt, children P2: - This w activity motivat help SS about F the topi the less today T asks SS to look at the pictures and present their ideas -T helps the SS to read the names of schools correctly - Listen speakin writing are improve -This ta to help SS identify UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 4mins mins *Activity : Listen and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F) 1.Duong is living in a nuclear family Each member in Duong’s family has a private room now 3.Nick likes the way the family shared rooms in the past 4.Nick didn’t like the way Mrs Ha’s family had meals together.Mrs Ha admires her grandma 5.Nick admires the way the family reached an agreement Activity Fill in the blanks to find the words from the recording -Chalks -Slide shows -T introduces a talk between Nick, and Mrs Ha-Duong’s mom about her family in the past -Play the recording twice - Correct the answers Keys : 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.T -Text books -Chalks -Slide shows -T give out the handouts about Duong’s mother’s family in the past generation: Parents and children -extended and nuclear (pairwork) the similarities and differences between them -Listen and and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F) -SS work individually -This aims to help SS to the exercises T/F -Listen and fill in the blanks to find the words from the recording -Individually -SS give the answer -Public correction -This help SS recogni words: exten family 3gen share their their thing happeni to be talk listen 10.com UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 3mins *Activity : -Match the advantages and disadvantages of an extended family -Text books -Chalks -Slide shows - Assign the task -Groupwork mins *Discussion1: Discuss which three of the following qualities would be necessary for people living in an extended family Handouts -Remember to give reasons: “tolerant, obedient, hardworking patient , sympathetic cooperative, ready to share, helpful,caring easy going” -T ask the SS to match the qualities to the reasons 5mins Discussion -Role-play the game: A hot seat-interview an extended family -Discuss the question which following qualities would be necessary for people living in an extended family? -Text books -Chalks Handouts (T/F) -slide shows -T introduces the game -SS read the information in the table carefully and the matching -Groupwork “ I think you’d have to be a patient person because you’d be living with lots of others and if you weren’t patient it could lead to problems You’d have to wait your turn for everythingthe bathroom, the food…” -Interview family members (Play the part of Grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, uncle, aunt, sister, brother… Consoli SS know about th advanta disadva of an ex family This tas to check understa meaning adjectiv -Aim to ideas , t SS get t more ab qualitie for peop living in extende family -Listeni Writing are inter and imp -This ac aims to consolid brainsto knowled about qualitie for each member extende family -The vo differen characte will ma writing practica -This help SS peer rev UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com give SS commen SS can Their classma work - 8mins Writing Write the three most important qualities you think a person needs to be able to get along with other members in an extended family text books -Chalks Handouts (T/F) -slide shows -T asks SS to work in group of -Show some samples on the board -Add the comments and corrections mins *Games : Put the words into the correct order Play the games Spin wheel -slide shows T introduce the game mins Homework - Which one you prefer, an extended family and a nuclear family? Explain your ideas Do exercises in LOOKING BACK for the next lesson -Educate SS to show love for their family and have responsibilities for family -SS base on the table, easily talk about the topic -SS use the ideas and what they have talked about the topic to write down in the subboard -Exchange their writing to a partner -Check the accuracy Play in turns -Listen and take notes 2.4 Effectiveness of experience initiative for educational activities for myself, friends and school : After a year, at the end of April 2019 – 2020 school year, I continued taking the survey posts investigated included excercises like the survey article for the Academic year 2020-2021 And the results are as follows: Table 1: Survey Results of grade Class Total Good Medium Weak 12 -This ac aims to the less connect to the re situation SS to so problem of- clas UAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com Number 9A 9B 36 35 % 8,3 Number % Number % 16,7 2,9 18 19 50,0 54,3 Numb Table : Survey Results of grade Academic Year 2020-2021 (April 2020) Good Total Class 9A 9B 36 35 Fair Medium Wea Number % Number % Number % Number 22,2 8,5 15 41,7 22,9 10 19 27,8 54,3 Reconciliation between Table with table 2, I see quality has increased significantly, the number of weak students reduce, the number of strong students increase, learning attitude of the children is very good The English classes are very fun Many students not only read aloud, clearly but also have very nice reading voice CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENTATIONS : 3.1 General conclusions : After a period application of this method, in addition to instructions on how to read and learn vocabulary, I always encourate, motivate students, I help them to learn English actively They learn English vey hard, their result have significantly increased, most of them were exciting, boldly engage in learning activities in the classroom From feeling not to speak, afraid to read, afraid to speak, afraid to learn vocabulary, they have been more responsive to the language, love to read, love to speak to the class, most of them are looking forward to giving opinions for the lessons, even while looking forward to the teacher check vocabulay of the privious lesson The attitude of the children are excited every time and many of them had progressed clarity 3.2 Recommendations: Through the problems presented above, we find that: the teaching period using a combination of language skills helps students increase their focus on the environment using the language, on real life inside and outside class So teachers we need: Create many activities for skills to combine well When organizing activities, it is necessary to clearly define what the aim of this activity is to avoid doing Good for nothing 13 ... 2, 9 18 19 50,0 54,3 Numb Table : Survey Results of grade Academic Year 20 20 -20 21 (April 20 20) Good Total Class 9A 9B 36 35 Fair Medium Wea Number % Number % Number % Number 22 ,2 8,5 15 41,7 22 ,9... understanding are essential 2. 2 Implementation organisation : How to practice teaching in combination of skills 2? a Overview of the structure in Skills 2: Writing skills are used to reinforce... learning environment 2. 3 .2 Types of skills: Traditionally, there are basic skills (primary language skills) Listening and Reading Skills (Receptive skills) : Acquisition skills UAN VAN CHAT LUONG