groupwork for teaching speaking

Ngày tải lên: 02/10/2012, 14:10

... purposes in speaking: - “now we will practice describing our friends.” - In this exercise we will learn to talk about clothing.” - “in this activity we will practice asking for information.” Intermediate ... knowing how to use a language: A student can introduce himself or herself, greet others, request information, apologize, etc. 4. Do not emphasize the significance of mistakes. - this encourages students ... speech most often involves interaction (Monologues are rarely used). - interaction integrates speaking and listening. 3. Place students in pairs, triads or small groups. - smaller groups, and...

Ngày tải lên: 08/07/2014, 14:00

... changing teaching methods, changing syllabus or textbooks, upgrading teachers’ qualifications, changing formats of speaking tests and so on. At SGS – VNUH, which is in charge of teaching English for ... actually drives her to this research, namely Teaching speaking skill for non-major MA students at VNUH”. 2. Scope of the study To improve speaking skill for non-major MA students of English at VNUH, ... teachers and students in teaching and learning speaking skill, which requires bilateral efforts in improving the situation. Besides, teachers also complain that teaching speaking skill is difficult...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:26

... Hmong children born in this country. Implications for Educators: The children born in the United States are not refugees, and therefore do not qualify for special programs funded under U.S. refugee ... something like after the corn harvest in in the year before we escaped to Thailand. Hmong Migration to California The Hmong population of California, now the largest in the United States, began ... Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) took over the Hmong education in the camp. As of 1987, each of the camp’s nine centers has a school for grades one through three and there is one kindergarten for the...

Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 05:15

Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 23:51

... and formative assessment of learners’ speaking and listening skills is not straightforward and this is particularly true for learners whose fi rst language is English. One of the reasons for ... this toolkit can help The actual resource for teaching speaking and listening is present everywhere – in everyday speech. This toolkit focuses on explicit teaching about spoken language, using ... use them: • to update or inform your knowledge of the topic • to prepare an input for a group • as a focus for discussion with an individual learner • as the basis for a learner handout. Using...

Ngày tải lên: 02/04/2014, 05:20

... language teaching items for the purpose of foreign language learners with a lighter emphasis on business. However, for language students at Thang Long University, the business situations in those foreign ... and teaching the contents as well as various useful samples. However, these books are designed for the main purpose of training the communication skills, not of teaching a language. Therefore, ... similar trees for different divisions of ESP in which ESP is divided into such branches as English for Science and Technology (EST), English for Business and Economics (EBE), and English for Social...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:12

... a family tree in each group (you can draw the picture of each family member). Exchange the information of the relationship to the whole class. EDULINK International Eng lish Center 18 c. father-in-law, ... Eng lish Center 17 b. Uncles/ aunts - Cousins EDULINK International Eng lish Center 13 • We use this for a husband/ wife/ boyfriend/ girlfriend we had in the past. • E.g.: My ex-boyfriend is a gangster. How ... can imagine). EDULINK International Eng lish Center 11 1. How do you call someone you have known for a long time in English? 2. What is a very good friend, someone you like and trust called? 3....

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2013, 11:45

... 5 Principles of teaching speaking 1. Practice with both accuracy and fluency 2. Create communication gap activities 3. Pair and group works Kieunga_ Sep. 8th, 2007 1 PROBLEMS WITH SPEAKING ACTIVITIES ... should avoid singling students out for particular criticism. - If teachers interrupt students constantly for correcting mistakes they will destroy the purpose of the speaking activity Kieunga_ ... distribution: – Group 1: speaking – Group 2: writing * Time allowance: 30 minutes Kieunga_ Sep. 8th, 2007 9 b/ After a speaking activity teachers should 1. discuss how well the students performed the activities,...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2013, 01:26

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2013, 20:09

... balance the corrections and criticism. 10. As in speaking, provide topics of interest for the students to write about. Motivation is important for language learners and interesting topics increase ... are directions to your apartment for a new friend”. “This is a letter to your cousin.” “This is a thank-you note to your father”. “Imagine these are advertisements for the newspaper”. Also, if you ... advertisements for the newspaper”. Also, if you have your students write a letter to a friend or a story for their parents, encourage them to give it to the friend or parents. This is more natural use...

Ngày tải lên: 29/08/2013, 09:12

... the readers. The purpose of teaching reading is not only to help the students understand the text for that day, but also to help them learn to effectively read for themselves. To do this, ... sub-skills of reading like skimming, scanning, predicting, guessing from context, and reading for total comprehension. ...

Ngày tải lên: 29/08/2013, 11:12

Ngày tải lên: 04/09/2013, 12:40

Ngày tải lên: 04/09/2013, 16:38

... Training for Impromptu Speaking and Testing Active Listening With a Focus on Japanese Students Dr. Cecilia B-Ikeguchi For so many years now, the perennial problems of teaching ESL in ... are handling at the moment. The best way to prepare for Impromptu speaking is to be well-informed, so goes the saying. And to be well-informed, one has to read a lot, watch TV a lot, know the ... level of English classes for impromptu speaking while at the same time teaching the higher levels of listening comprehension. I have found it a very challenging activity for my English students...

Ngày tải lên: 06/09/2013, 10:10

... learner-centered activities to chose from for classroom teaching, thereby augmenting their efficiency in teaching English. Introduction Benefits of Using Drama in the Language Classroom Many a times the teaching of English ... language teaching course, i.e., developing skills in communication, is unfortunately, neglected. An attractive alternative is teaching language through drama because it gives a context for listening ... manner and is, therefore, very useful for the teacher who is new to drama. Texts about characters who have done heroic feats, lived an adventurous life or been in the news for some reason or...

Ngày tải lên: 06/09/2013, 10:10

... language teaching& quot;, i.e. she never got to go to the ball. By this he was referring to the often low level of emphasis placed on this very important language skill. We are comfortable teaching ... Some Techniques for Teaching Pronunciation David F. Dalton Background When I did my initial training as an E.F.L. ... sts ]. Having informed him or herself of some of the main areas of contrast between native language and target language and what difficulties students have, it then remains for the teacher...

Ngày tải lên: 06/09/2013, 10:10

... ignore them and wait for you to repeat it more clearly. Work on Everyone's Difficulties • If you are doing a pronunciation exercise or discussing a false cognate for one linguistic group ... with one for another group. This will help teach the students to be patient with each other's linguistic limitations, as they learn that while the problems may not be the same for each ... the Students • Emphasize that communicating effectively means not only speaking so that a teacher can understand, but speaking so that everyone can understand. Students who speak the same language...

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