CNA TEACHER TRAINING COURSE

key aspects ofthe methodology for English

teachers

by Johnny Virgil

Contents• Introductions• Presentation• Books and other materials• Key aspects of CNA’s methodology• In-class extra activities• Out-of-class activities• You as a teacher• Wrapping up• Your feedback

Introductions

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PresentationThis short course:• is designed for teachers;• focuses on key aspects of CNA’s

methodology;• involves practice and feedback;• is not aimed at details;• refers to adult audiences.

Books and other materials

• Adult levels

Books and other materials• Book groups• Book sets

Books and other materials

• Materials designed for teachers

Key aspects

GUESS NUMBER 1!

Key aspects

1. Conversation

Conversation versus speaking, reading, writing, drills, grammar, turn-taking. Communicative approach.

Challenge: To teach do/does in questions using a ‘conversational’ approach.

Key aspects

2. Informal formality

Balance between informality and formality. Freedom of speech. Focus on the individual.

Challenge: To teach vocabulary related to clothing in a ‘warmer’ way.

Key aspects

3. Class structure

Warm-up. Development. Wrap-up. Consolidation. Feedback.

Challenge: To devise a plan for a class in which irregular past verb forms are presented for the first time.

Key aspects

4. Interaction and competition

Pair work. Group work. Classroom work. Games.

Challenge: To come up with a board-and-chalk game by which students choose between some/any.

In-class extra activities

1. Songs

Gap filling. Out-of-sequence verses. Mimicry and role playing. Writing the lyrics down.

Challenge: Faith Hill’s song This Kiss.

In-class extra activities

2. Movies

When/why/how/how often to use. Levels. Types of activities for movies.

Challenge: Plan a video session.

In-class extra activities

3. Spelling Bee

When/why/how to conduct. Levels.

Question: Do you think it is OK to conduct a spelling bee with students in basic levels?

In-class extra activities

4. Reading out loud

Why to try. How to make reading out loud funny.

Question: Does this reading out loud activity go against the ‘conversation’ ideal?

In-class extra activities

5. Other types of activities

You are free to add!

Challenge: Any idea?

Out-of-class activities

1. Homework

Homework as nightmare. Adult audiences. When/how much to demand. Replacing activities.

Challenge: What is the minimum amount of homework for adults who work 8 hours a day?

Out-of-class activities

2. Projects

Definition. When they are needed.

Challenge: To devise a project for 40-year-old students (in pairs).

Out-of-class activities

3. Writing

When/what/how much. How to correct writing activities. Rewriting.

Question: How to design a writing activity for multiage grouping?

You as a teacher

You are . . .

. . . what you say . . .

. . . the voice pitch you use . . .

. . . the laughing you make . . .

You as a teacherYou are . . .. . . the way you

dress . . .. . . the way you

behave . . .. . . your personal

organization . . .

You as a teacherYou are . . .

. . . your promises . . .

. . . your mistakes . . .

. . . your self-correction . . .

. . . your justice . . .

You as a teacherYou are . . .

. . . your motivation . . .

Wrapping up

What have we been

talking about so far?

Feedback

Thanks for your presence here and your

patience!

It would be nice to have your feedback in relation

to what was exposed.