How to teach language

How to teach LANGUAGE Focus on the Study (S):    Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation What does language study consist of?  Exposure to the language  Understand its meanings  Understand its forms  Practice language Exposing Ss to language Purpose: to give Ss chances to hear or see the new language  How?        T’s oral modeling / presentation tapes, videotapes, VCD transcripts reading texts corpus data … Understanding meanings Techniques:          using real objects / realia giving gestures & expressions using pictures (photos, cards, drawings…) providing definitions giving synonyms / antonyms giving situations, contexts providing sets of examples having Ss use a dictionary using check questions Understanding language forms What are language forms? sounds  stress patterns  intonation  how words are constructed  how words are combined  Understanding language forms Techniques       demonstration – usually with exaggeration –for sounds, stress, intonation clapping hands, flicking fingers for stress using fingers ( for simple structures, contractions) writing pronunciation, tables on board getting Ss physically in line giving discovering activities w/ guidance questions Practicing language Techniques repetition drills  substitution drills  question & answer exchange  building up sentences (w/ or w/t prompt words  language games  Teach GRAMMAR Teaching Grammar What are the approaches of teaching grammar? RULES Deductiv e Inductiv e EXAMPLE S Integrating Grammar using a PPP model Presentati on Practice rule explanation exercises focus on accuracy Production automisation focus on fluency Integrating Grammar using a Task-based model Task Focus on real use of language Identify language feature Teach Treat language problem Task Re-perform the original task Integrating Grammar using a skill-based model Text Available source Teach Text Student’s production Teach VOCABULARY Teaching Vocabulary word class es homon yms word formati on collocati ons word famili es polyse mes synony ms & antony ms lexic al chun ks … Teach PRONUNCIATION st re sou nd s ss Teaching Pronunciation intonati on ph on sym etic bo ls of t e la c a pl ticu ar n io Correcting mistakes Techniques repetition with raising voice  offering choices  making generalization  self correction  peer correction …  ...What does language study consist of?  Exposure to the language  Understand its meanings  Understand its forms  Practice language Exposing Ss to language Purpose: to give Ss chances to hear... Understanding language forms What are language forms? sounds  stress patterns  intonation  how words are constructed  how words are combined  Understanding language forms Techniques    ... real use of language Identify language feature Teach Treat language problem Task Re-perform the original task Integrating Grammar using a skill-based model Text Available source Teach Text Student’s