Teaching Listening Teaching Listening Suggested Activities Suggested Activities Activities Activities Give as much exposure as you can Give as much exposure as you can Do your classroom management in English Do your classroom management in English Use Audio and video recording Use Audio and video recording Provide a context for any recording you use Provide a context for any recording you use Give learners a reason for listening Give learners a reason for listening Use listening for pleasure too Use listening for pleasure too Show learners they don’t have to understand every word Show learners they don’t have to understand every word Let learners experience a variety of accents and dialects Let learners experience a variety of accents and dialects Find out what your learners need to listen too Find out what your learners need to listen too Teach learners the strategies needed to control they input they get Teach learners the strategies needed to control they input they get Consider setting listening tasks for homework Consider setting listening tasks for homework Teaching Reading Teaching Reading Supplement the readings in your textbook Supplement the readings in your textbook Use a good proportion of ‘authentic’ texts Use a good proportion of ‘authentic’ texts Build up a context Build up a context Give a learners a reason for reading Give a learners a reason for reading Use questions carefully Use questions carefully Use reading as an input toother tasks Use reading as an input toother tasks Talk about good reading habits Talk about good reading habits Talk about text structures Talk about text structures Teach dictionary skills Teach dictionary skills Encourage reading for pleasure Encourage reading for pleasure Teaching Speaking Teaching Speaking Run the class in English Run the class in English Use plenty of group in pair work Use plenty of group in pair work Make activities as spontaneous as possible Make activities as spontaneous as possible Use guided activities where necessary Use guided activities where necessary Consider role plays Consider role plays Use task-based activities Use task-based activities Try out new tasks with friends and colleagues Try out new tasks with friends and colleagues Make learners aware of varied speaking needs Make learners aware of varied speaking needs Give some practice at long turns Give some practice at long turns Link speaking toother tasks Link speaking toother tasks Correct spoken language selectively Correct spoken language selectively Create an atmosphere of acceptance Create an atmosphere of acceptance Teaching Writing Teaching Writing Ask learners to produce a variety of text types Ask learners to produce a variety of text types Analyze particularly important text types yourself Analyze particularly important text types yourself Combine writing with other tasks Combine writing with other tasks Don’t always leave writing for homework Don’t always leave writing for homework Encourage multiple drafts and revisions Encourage multiple drafts and revisions Give examples of multiple drafts Give examples of multiple drafts Accept that there will be many mistakes in early drafts Accept that there will be many mistakes in early drafts Emphasize quality in the final product Emphasize quality in the final product Give feedback on content as well as on form Give feedback on content as well as on form Be selective when correcting mistakes Be selective when correcting mistakes Agree a key for correction Agree a key for correction Look back during the course Look back during the course Teaching Vocabulary Teaching Vocabulary Distinguish receptive and productive vocabulary needs Distinguish receptive and productive vocabulary needs Consider teaching new vocabulary in related sets Consider teaching new vocabulary in related sets Vary your explanation techniques Vary your explanation techniques Teach the grammar of vocabulary items Teach the grammar of vocabulary items Encourage awareness of collocations Encourage awareness of collocations Spend some time on connotative meaning Spend some time on connotative meaning Help learners to be aware of register Help learners to be aware of register Look at word formation Look at word formation Use direct translation carefully Use direct translation carefully Teach conscious vocabulary learning strategies Teach conscious vocabulary learning strategies Teaching Pronunciation Teaching Pronunciation Learn how to describe pronunciation Learn how to describe pronunciation Record your learner’s speech Record your learner’s speech Be aware of your pronunciation Be aware of your pronunciation Teach pronunciation a little at a time Teach pronunciation a little at a time Teach some phonemic symbols Teach some phonemic symbols Work on learner’s perception of target sounds Work on learner’s perception of target sounds Tell learners how target sounds are physically articulated Tell learners how target sounds are physically articulated Work on learner’s perception of intonation Work on learner’s perception of intonation Get learners to produce whole utterances, and combinations of Get learners to produce whole utterances, and combinations of utterances, during pronunciation practice utterances, during pronunciation practice Let learners listen to recording of themselves Let learners listen to recording of themselves Teaching Grammar Teaching Grammar Expect grammatical errors Expect grammatical errors Provide learners with opportunities to use their full Provide learners with opportunities to use their full grammatical range grammatical range Consider explicit practical activities Consider explicit practical activities Correct errors carefully Correct errors carefully Make grammar presentations meaningful Make grammar presentations meaningful Use discovery techniques Use discovery techniques Give clear and simple explanations Give clear and simple explanations Capitalize on learner’s existing knowledge Capitalize on learner’s existing knowledge Balance the conditions for grammar improvement Balance the conditions for grammar improvement Keep on providing rich exposure Keep on providing rich exposure . speaking to other tasks Link speaking to other tasks Correct spoken language selectively Correct spoken language selectively Create an atmosphere of acceptance. atmosphere of acceptance Teaching Writing Teaching Writing Ask learners to produce a variety of text types Ask learners to produce a variety of text types