Dorota Kondrat Warsaw Summer School 2012

1. Dorota Kondrat Warsaw Summer School 2012 HOW TO TEACHReading, Listening and Writing Warsaw Summer School 2012

2. CHANGE CHAIRS Let’s get to know one another Stand up if you... Warsaw Summer School 2012

3. IN PAIRS Think, make cleft sentences and share: „The moment I was... ... very happy at work ... puzzled by my student ... looking forward to a class ... made to improvise...” Warsaw Summer School 2012

4. FACTS OR MYTHS? • Reading and listening are passive skills • We should devote one class to one particular skill • There is no time for games in curriculum • Adapted texts are more information packed • Writing shouldn’t be done in class • We shouldn’t read tapescript when listening • Always give a task before reading or listening Warsaw Summer School 2012

5. Reasons for reading before getting the student to read... explain why they are supposed to do it, what they’re going to find out, what to expect, raise their interest and curiousity Warsaw Summer School 2012

6. Extensive vs intensive reading extensive- reading often, and for pleasure (joyful reading), they choose what they want to read, we can encourage them, give them choice (eg. readers) intensive- detailed focus on the construction of reading texts in class or as homework (wide range of text genres), this is accompanied by extra practice Warsaw Summer School 2012

7. Reading levels How to assess difficulty? Introduce authentic texts? Why? When? How? What types of text and how long? Warsaw Summer School 2012

8. Start with the glass half-full Read 3 times 1st to see the gist (skim) 2nd to find out more you understand or find particular bits of information (scan) 3rd to concentrate on what you don’t understand Warsaw Summer School 2012

9. Comprehension strategies • making connections • questionning • visualizing • inferring • determining importance • synthesizing Warsaw Summer School 2012

10. How to write a summary? A good summary should give an objective outline of the whole piece of writing. It should answer basic questions about the original text such as "Who did what, where, and when?", "What is the main idea of the text?", "What are the main supporting points?", "What are the major pieces of evidence?". Think of the target group: who are they, what do you want them to know? Warsaw Summer School 2012

11. Guess from context 1. You durptard, the answer was obvious. Why did you do that, you durptard? 2. That girl I met last night was a melody. Wow she’s a hot mom. What a melody. 3. Jack: Hey, sup? Jill: Not much Yo my brother, sup! Nothing you? Warsaw Summer School 2012

12. EXERCISES • Reading on walls • Witty quotes • Jigsaw reading • Reassembling text • Running dictation • Cross associations • Deleting words • The simpler, the better Warsaw Summer School 2012

13. LISTENING „We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak” (Epictetus) „Unlike animals, humans have another reason to listen: sounds can stimulate the imagination and enrich our lives”. (JJ. Wilson, How to teach listening) Warsaw Summer School 2012

14. Think and complete • We listen when... • We don’t listen when... • Listening is difficult when... • Listening is easy when... • A good listener is someone who... • The best listener I know... • Authentic listening – pros and cons Warsaw Summer School 2012

15. LISTEN AND DO EXERCISES: • Grab the word • Simon says • Last one is out • Stand up if you... • Change chairs if you... • Blind man’s bluff • Mime Warsaw Summer School 2012

16. DICTATION • Dictogloss • Picture dictation • Gapped dictation • Whisper / shout dictation • False facts dictation • Running dictation Warsaw Summer School 2012

17. AUTHENTIC SOURCES What can we do with: SONGS FILMS TV NEWS AUDIOBOOKS CONVERSATIONS IN IRISH PUB Warsaw Summer School 2012

18. Pre-listening activities • What a listener needs to know • Predicting • Engaging • Introducing to the subject • Preteaching vocabulary Warsaw Summer School 2012

19. While-listening activities • Listening for gist • Listening for detail • Inferring • Participating actively • Note-taking • Dictation, dictogloss • Listen and do Warsaw Summer School 2012

20. Post-listening activities • Reading transcript • Reconstructing • Discussion • Critical response • Deconstructing • Creative response Warsaw Summer School 2012

21. WRITING Writing is a process – what does it imply? 1st step: writing singular words 2nd step: writing notes 3rd step: rewriting more complex texts 4th step: writing short texts, eg. emails 5th step: planned writing (essays, transactional letters) Warsaw Summer School 2012

22. Writing in class • Peer teaching • Templates • Draft writing • Editing • Evaluating • Rewriting Warsaw Summer School 2012

23. Sketches Adverts and commercials Stories, mini-sagas Film scripts Comic strips Cartoon captions Chat room or facebook entries Journals Emails to friends Shopping lists Recipes Haikus Writing for fun Warsaw Summer School 2012

24. catchy names invisible writing patchwork text this is the news adverts / copywriter elaboration explain why travel itinerary random word writing agony aunt EXERCISES Warsaw Summer School 2012

25. thank you Warsaw Summer School 2012