Activity or a Mini-Lesson in an ENL classroom
DB # 1 Directions:
Directions:
Your discussions will be revolving around reading chapters from Richards and Rogers. You will be asked to design an activity or a mini/lesson that you may teach in an ENL classroom by using one of the approaches described in the assigned chapters.. Be clear stating which method/approach you use in your activity/mini lesson. Your activity/mini-lesson should not be long and should be aiming at teaching one skill or strategy.
Please read chapters 1 and 2 from Richards and Rogers and follow DB Directions.
https://aguswuryanto(dot)files(dot)wordpress(dot)com/2008/09/approaches-and-methods-in-language-teaching.pdf.
Below are discussion guidelines. You may follow all or some. These guidelines may give you an idea how to conduct a discussion if you need more support in it.
These are suggested guidelines.
Guidelines for the article/chapter reading and discussion:
1. Offer a brief summary of the key points the author has made (one paragraph)
2. Comment on new, unfamiliar vocabulary and its meanings.
3. Characterize the reading (e.g., philosophical essay, research reporting, literature review, survey article, report of practical application).
4. Agree or disagree with the author’s main point or thesis; draw conclusions.
5. Tie the author’s comments to instruction.
6. Describe the points that have personal meaning or value for you; share the experience(s) you have had the piece brings to mind.
7. Offer some examples from your observations that reinforce or refute the author’s point.
8. Discuss any ideas the author inspires for instructional design, implementation, or evaluation.
9. Comment on whether this reading has supported or changed your previously held beliefs about this subject.
10. Present questions that you would like the group to discuss. Include points you wish to have clarified.
Activity or A Mini/Lesson That I May Teach in An ENL Classroom
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Activity or A Mini/Lesson That I May Teach in An ENL Classroom
The critical points that the authors make in the first chapter are related to the history of language teaching, particularly the influence of learners’ needs on language learning theories and methods. Grammar translation was the first foreign language teaching approach but the reform movement in the late nineteenth century paved the way for newer ways of teaching languages. The critical points in the second chapter relate to the association between approach, method, and technique. After clarifying the difference between the three terms in language teaching, the chapter presents a model for describing, evaluating, and comparing different language teaching methods.
Three new and unfamiliar vocabulary are approach, method, and technique...