Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Citation preview
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Educational technology and other
learning resourcesTonny Kuo
Dept. of English InstructionNational Hsinchu University of
Education
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Think and Talk! O 1. What do you see in the
elementary classroom in Hsinchu city?
O 2. Is there any technology product that you can use in your teaching?
O 3. How do you implement these stuffs into meaning context?
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Traditional classroom setting
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Modern ClassroomO Black/White BoardO Interactive White
BoardO OHP (Overhead
Projector)O Document
ProjectorO Computers with
Wi-Fi connectionO Discussion Table
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Discussion: Pros and cons of Future Classroom
Discussion for 2 minutes
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Reversed Resources pyramid (Jill and Charles Hadfield)
Videos, computersOHPs, photocopiersWhiteboards, books
Paper and penBlackboard
Nothing
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
The Technology Pyrimid
O Ss themselves were used as a source material.
O The internal world of the Ss is the richest, deepest seam of gold that you have. (Hadfield and Hadfield, 2003)
O We should not see them as methodologies for learning, but rather as tools to help us in whatever approaches and techniques we have chosen to use.
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Reversed Resources pyramid (Jill and Charles Hadfield)
PeopleReal life
BlackboardPaper and pen
Whiteboards, booksOHPs, photocopiers
Lang. Lab, computers, videos
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
The Students themselves
O Ss’ thoughts and experiences they bring the outside world into the room, and this is a powerful resources to draw on.O PreferenceO ExperienceO OpinionO Response under certain situation
O In multilingual classes, we can get Ss to share information about different countries.
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
ActivitiesO 1. What time is it?
(Living clock)O 2. What are you
doing? (Classroom Robot)
O 3. When is your birthday? (speaking activity)
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Objects, Pictures, and things
O 1. RealiaO Especially helpful for children.O Telephones/plastic fruits, cardboard
cardsO Teaching the meaning of the wordsO Stimulating studentsO Evocative objects to have a story to tellO Vote for what they want: invest stories
and scenarios using various objects
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Objects, Pictures, and things
O 2. PicturesO Ts have always used pictures and
graphics to facilitate learning.O Ts also draw pictures on the board to
help with explanation and language work.
Drills
Games Under
standing
Ornamentation
Prediction
Discussion
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Strategies for making teaching aids
O Reusable: Flashcards poster board games wall cards
O Authentic: real like objectsO DurableO Big enough: to see clearly
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
If we make almost
teaching materials, why
should we have to use
coursebooks?Discuss for two minutes
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Using CoursebookBenefits Restrictions
O Offer coherent syllabus
O Satisfactory materials
O Materials/Resources
O DemotivatedO InappropriateO Too easy
• Change• Omit• Replace
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Q&A
Chapter 11 in Harmer "The practice of English Language Teaching"
Thanks for your attention!
