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Practical teaching ideas. 1) Grammar 2) Vocabulary 3) Skills Listening and reading Speaking and writing 4) Phonology 5) Games and simulations 6) Learner training. ‘fuzzy’ vs ‘crisp’. (1) Grammar. Dual track. F2F. F2F. Tech. Tech. F2F. Integrated. Blended approach.
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Practical teaching ideas 1) Grammar 2) Vocabulary 3) Skills • Listening and reading • Speaking and writing 4) Phonology 5) Games and simulations 6) Learner training
‘fuzzy’ vs ‘crisp’ (1) Grammar Dual track F2F F2F Tech Tech F2F Integrated Blended approach
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”
Listening Then Now • “I’m going to play the tape twice…….” • Bookmark it! • Choice – how many times? with or without sub-titles?
Listening Post-lesson viewing • Dragon’s Den • Working Lunch Authentic podcasts • ‘specialist area + podcast’
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
Speaking Timed anecdotes – task repetition
Speaking Then: Written feedback Now: Feedback on blog Hyperlinks Audio Pictures
Writing - wikis • Branching stories – business dilemmas • Glossary of terms • Post an authentic text on wiki • Peer correction
Writing - feedback Then………. • Red ink Now……….. E-mail – interact with writing / use colour • Camtasia – screen capture software • Word – track changes
(4) Phonology • Then • Now
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