Practical teaching ideas

Practical teaching ideas1) Grammar2) Vocabulary3) Skills

Listening and reading Speaking and writing

4) Phonology5) Games and simulations6) Learner training

F2F Tech F2F 

Tech 

Dual track

Integrated

Blended approach

F2F 

(1) Grammar ‘fuzzy’ vs ‘crisp’

Grammar matrix

Conditional conundrum ‘How many conditional forms are there in

English?’ DoS: 3 / 4 / 5 / 5 plus “If I’ve got home, I’ll deal with that” unfinished TASK “If I was a doctor” product vs process ‘grammaring’

Unlikely-likely language 40 persons / 40 people. We're at Valetta / We're in Valetta If we would have done that……. Did you do that already? / Have you done it

yet? If I was you / If I were you Charles, you're not understanding me

Infinite clone tool

Right or wrong?

“I am born in Poona”“I have seen Mark yesterday”“I am in London for two days”“If I will see James, I will give him the message”

Grammar

(2) Vocabulary - storage

Vocabulary - customising an electronic dictionary

Word frequency

Neologisms

Notable words

(3) Skills

Listening

Then Now

“I’m going to play the tape twice…….”

Bookmark it! Choice – how many

times? with or without sub-titles?

ListeningPost-lesson viewing

Dragon’s Den Working Lunch

Authentic podcasts ‘specialist area + podcast’

Reading - currency

Reading “Knowing its coming”

Prediction from the title

Average in class – difficult at home

Reading with access to on-line dictionary

Reading with electronic storage

Reading – Quick view

Speaking

Timed anecdotes – task repetition

Speaking

Then:

Written feedback

Now:

Feedback on blog

HyperlinksAudioPictures

Interactive whiteboard software

Writing - wikis Branching stories –

business dilemmas

Glossary of terms

Post an authentic text on wiki

Peer correction

Writing - feedbackThen……….

Red ink

Now………..

E-mail – interact with writing / use colour

Camtasia – screen capture software

Word – track changes

(4) Phonology Then Now

(5) Games & simulations

(6) Vocabulary – Learner training

Vocabulary: HEDs Handheld electronic dictionaries

Benefits of the ‘favourites’ section on learner retention

Cross-checking from a bi-lingual dictionary to a mono-lingual dictionary