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Thực hành dạy học trường sư phạm – Mai Hương 2020 ELICITING TECHNIQUES Eliciting vocabulary Work in pairs Describe the different ways the teacher teaches the words doctor, nurse and pilot in section C1 (a and c) Explain why the teacher uses different strategies Read this advice for eliciting vocabulary Which points are helpful? a Try to trick the learners or they will find it too easy b Plan how you will elicit things before the lesson c Keep eliciting as simple and quick as possible d Make sure you elicit everything; never give in and just tell the learners e If the learners don’t get the word quickly, try giving them the first sound or the word Match the names of the techniques with the following illustrations Visuals Example Mime Synonym/Antonym Realia Translation Situation/Explanation A ………………………… Example: intelligent T asks “What’s another word for clever?” Example: stupid T asks “What’s the opposite of clever?” B ………………………… Example: a car C ………………………… Example: honest T explains “I don’t tell lies I don’t cheat in exam I tell the truth” T asks “What am I? tell me the word in Vietnamese.” Good Now listen to it in English “Honest” E ………………………… Example: cold T: mimes feeling cold T asks “How I feel?” Example: (to) fly a kite T mimes flying a kite T asks “What am I doing?” D ………………………… Example: furniture T lists examples of furniture: “Tables, chairs, beds – theses are all … (furniture)… Give me another example of … (furniture)…” T shows a picture of car or draws a car on the board F ………………………… Example: bananas (count), rice (uncount) T brings real bananas and rice into class T asks “What is this?” Thực hành dạy học trường sư phạm – Mai Hương 2020 G ………………………… Example: (to) forget T asks “How you say “quên” in English?” Example: open (adj), closed (adj) T opens and closes the door T says “Tell me about the door: it’s … what” Watch the video clip and tick the techniques that the teacher used to elicit the words: Visuals Mime Realia Situation/ Explanation Example Synonym/ Antonym Translation wallet charity careless Suggest ways to elicit the following words and practise eliciting these words: a watch (noun) b game show c to flatter d hurricane Thực hành dạy học trường sư phạm – Mai Hương 2020 CONCEPT CHECKING TECHNIQUES Task A: Read the lesson transcript a What is the purpose of the teacher’s questions? b Complete the students’ answers 1-6? c What you notice about the answers? The teacher has just taught the word shoplift, and given the example sentence ‘The kids were caught shoplifting sweets’ T: Did the kids pay for the sweets? Ss: T: Is this a crime? Ss: T: Can you shoplift a washing machine? Ss: T: So, if shoplifting used about very big things? Ss: T: Can it be used about very valuable things? Ss: Task B What’s wrong with the following concept checking questions (CCQs) to check if your students understand the meaning of the following sentences/ phrases/ words and how would you correct them? He didn’t know if he was coming or going? Was he coming? Was he going? Did he know? Wardrobe Is it made of wood? Is there one in your house? He wandered about the town Did he wander about? The conductor checked the ticket Did he verify or ascertain that they were in order? The LED indicator will turn off What will turn off? Thực hành dạy học trường sư phạm – Mai Hương 2020 Rules for concept checking techniques Fill in the blanks: Make sure that you are checking the …………… Make sure that you are …………… about the meaning Don’t use the ………………………… In the question Grade the ……………… that you use below the target language Make sure that your questions ……………… the right language Micro-teaching: elicit the meanings and then use CCQs to check the meanings of: The words: - ‘snow’, - She picked up her briefcase and left (The teacher is worried that ‘briefcase’ will be confused with ‘suitcase’ - The car was a write-off after the accident The structures: - He used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day - When she arrived at the airport, the plane had taken off - You must have seen her