SAXONCOURT-TEACHER DEVELOPMENT COURSE IN LONDON

SHANE GLOBAL LANGUAGE CENTRESE.S.L TEACHING- SHARING EXPERIENCE

BY:JUAN C.FIGUEROA

SHANE GLOBAL IS SITUATED IN A QUIET PEDESTRIAN STREET JUST OFF OXFORD AND BOND STREET WITH LOTS OF SMALL CAFES AND BOUTIQUES.IN THIS PLACE YOU CAN HAVE A GOOD ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING LANGUAGE.STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND YOU CAN FIND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS OF STAFF.

HOW DO YOU GET A BENEFIT?• SPEAK,LISTEN AND IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH.• LEARN NEW AND MORE TEACHING LANGUAGE STRATEGIES.• GOOD METHODS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS LANGUAGE TEACHING.• REAL INFORMATION ABOUT REALIA AND LONDON SOCIETY.• TIPS TO LEARN REAL CONTEXT AND LIVE THE CULTURE.• HELP STUDENTS TO LIVE A REAL AND CULTURALEXPERIENCES.• TECHNOLOGICAL TASKS AND PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS.• WEB SITES AND LITERARY RESOURSES TO SHARE.• YOU CAN CONCERN YOUR SCHEDULE.• YOU CAN PRACTICE YOUR ENGLISH WITH PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE

WORLD.• YOU CAN LIVE WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS FROM ENGLAND.

T.L.T= TEACHING LISTENING TIME• OPEN YOUR MIND.• COLLEAGUES SHOW THE WAY TO

TEACH.• TEACHING HELP OTHER PARTNERS.• HELPING SOMEONE TO LEARN.• SHARE MISTAKES AND GOOD

TEACHING.• TEACH SEPARATED

LESSONS(Phonetic,pronunciation,grammar,listening,reading,speaking,writing)=MORE EFFECTIVE.

• USE TIMELINES FOR GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE EXPLANATIONS.

• FLUENCY VS ACCURACY.• STS WILL BE COMMUNICATE.

RECEPTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE SKILLS

<RECEPTIVE SKILLS:< LISTENING AND READING ACTIVITIES.

>PRODUCTIVE SKILLS: >SPEAKING AND WRITING ACTIVITIES.

STAGES FOR READING AND LISTENING=MEANING VS CONNOTATION

1.AROUSE INTEREST AND PREDICT CONTENT.2.PRE-TEACH ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY.3.GIVE A «GIST» OR GENERAL PICTURE TASK TO HELP STS GET A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING.4.SET A TIME LIMIT.5.READ/LISTEN6.COMPARE AND DISCUSS WITH A PARTNER.

7.FEEDBACK.8.GIVE A DETAIL TASK TO HELP STS GET A FULL UNDERSTANDING.9.READ/LISTEN.10.COMPARE AND DISCUSS WITH A PARTNER.11.FEEDBACK.12.READ/LISTEN AGAIN IF NECCESARY.13.COMPARE AND DISCUSS WITH A PARTNER-EXTEND THE DISCUSSION.

STAGES FOR SPEAKING AND WRITING SKILLS=AUTHENTIC SPEECH.

1. THE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO PRACTICE VOCABULARY,GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE FOCUS IN ORAL WAY.2. DEVELOP SKILLS:PERSONAL AND AUTHENTIC LANGUAGE.3. SPEAKING AND WRITING SHOW THE RESULTS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING.4. IF STUDENTS HAVE GOOD LISTENING AND READING ,THEY WILL GET EXCELLENT SPEAKING AND WRITING SKILLS.

5. TEACHER IS A BRIDGE BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND SUCCESS LEARNING.6. A GOOD PURPOSE WILL GET EXCELLENT AND EFFECTIVE RESULTS AM I AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER?)7. INCREASE AUTHENTIC SPEECH USING: (T.B.L)= TASK BASED LEARNING LESSONS.

T.B.L-TASK BASED LEARNING LESSONS

1.STS SEE A MODEL OF A TASK.2.PREPARE STS FOR THE TASK.3.TIME TO DO THE TASK(LANGUAGE FOCUS AND PRODUCTION).4.LOGICAL ORDER OF INSTRUCTIONS.5.REHEARSAL(REPETITION).6.MEMORY-STRONG FEELING.7.PERFORMANCE OF A TASK.

8.GOOD AIM:HELP STUDENTS TO SPEAK OR WRITE ACCORDING TO»EMOTIVE MEMORY».

TEACHING VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

• 1.USE ELICIT (TO GET MEANINGS FROM THE CONCEPTS OF STUDENTS ).

• 2.GRAMMAR IS ONLY 30 % OF WHOLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

• 3.ASK QUESTIONS UNDERSTANDING.

• 4.ASKING QUESTIONS, YOU DON´T HAVE TO EXPLAIN.

• 5.CLARIFY AND IMAGINE USEFUL ENGLISH.

• 6.CREATE A SITUATION WHEN YOU NEED THE STRUCTURE.

7.MAKE STS THINK AND USE THE LANGUAGE OR GRAMMAR IN A LOGICAL WAY.8.HELP STS WITH THE PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS.9.CHECK STS UNDERSTAND THE MEANINGS .10.HELP STS UNDERSTAND THE DRILLS AND GRAMMAR FORM.11. ASK…DO NOT TELL THE FORM=SUBJECT+WILL+INFINITIVE12.ELICIT THE LANGUAGE FROM STUDENTS AND USE TIMELINES.

T.T.T=TEST TEACH TEST

1.PLACEMENT TEST:PUT STS IN THE CORRECT CLASS/LEVEL.2.DIAGNOSTIC TEST:TO FIND OUT IF STS HAVE PROBLEMS OR THEY ARE NOT MOTIVATED.3.TEST IS A GUIDE TO DISCOVERY.4.GOOD WHEN SOME STS KNOW SOME OF THE LANGUAGE.5.TO CHECK IF STS HAVE LEARNT THE LANGUAGE.6.GOOD FOR MOTIVATING STS LEARNING.

7.YOU DO NOT TEACH ENGLISH,YOU PRERARE FOR A TEST(ICFES TEST).8.WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR TEST?

GRAMMAR LESSONS:BEFORE VS NOW

BEFORE(P.P.P)-PRESENTATION.-PRACTICE.-PRODUCTION.

• NOW (C.R.A)-CLARIFICATION.-RESTRICTED.-AUTHENTIC.

C.R.A LANGUAGE STRATEGIE.

• CLARIFICATION:IMPROVE THE USE AND PRACTICE OF LANGUAGE AND EXPLAIN THROUGH REAL COMMUNICATIVE DRILLS.

• RESTRICTED:STUDENTS FEEL CONFIDENT TO PRACTICE THE GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE.

• AUTHENTIC:STUDENTS USE THE LANGUAGE INTO A REAL SITUATION AND THEY FEEL THEY ARE LEARNING AND SPEAKING USING THE USEFUL LANGUAGE.

• STUDENTS DO NOT SAY«TEACHER DO NOT TEACH ME,I KNOW THAT»

USING TI(INTERACTIVE) AND T.I.C¨S IN THE ENGLISH CLASS.

E.S.L- COMPUTING CLASSES1.MAKE MOVIES(MOVIE MAKER) IN YOUR COMPUTER LAB.2.USE: YOU TUBE,FACEBOOK OR TWITTER AS A PEDAGOGICAL TOOL.3.CREATE ENGLISH BLOGS.4.USE: ENGLISH DISCOVERIES,BUNNY BONITA,HOT POTATOES,MANSION DEL INGLES,BUSSU,OPEN ENGLISH,ENGLISHANDFUN,BBC...5.USE REAL TIME TALKING WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS.6.USE GOOGLE MAPS FOR CULTURE.

REAL COMMUNICATION ON LINE-POSTCADS:DISCUSSION TOPICS AND FREE INFO.-EDUCATIONAL SITES.- VIDEOS TO SHOW IN

CLASS(BIOGRAPHIES,MUSIC,EDUCATION,CULTURE TRAVEL AND TRIPS).

- TEACHER MUST UNDERSTAND AND BE CONFIDENT ABOUT USING –TI-IN CLASS.

- TEACHER MUST HAVE AN AIM OR PLAN.

- GREAT FOR AUTHENTIC AND INTERACTIVE LANGUAGE.

ENGLISH OPEN DOORS EVERYWHERE!!!

USEFUL GRAMMAR BOOKS

• PRACTICAL ENGLISH USAGE FOR TEACHERS-MICHAEL SWAM.

• GRAMMAR FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS-MARTIN PARROTT.

• ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE-RAYMOND MURPHY.(VERY MECHANICAL GRAMMAR).

• ESSENTIAL ENGLISH IN USE(ELEMENTARY).• HOW ENGLISH WORKS-MICHAEL SWAM AND

CATHERINE WALTER-OXFORD.

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