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Theme-based Instruction. Instructor: Dr. Wen-Hsing Luo National Hsinchu University of Education wluo@mail.nhcue.edu.tw. Theme-based Instruction Theme-based = Topic-based Choose topics or themes that are of high interest to students.
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Theme-based Instruction Instructor: Dr. Wen-Hsing Luo National Hsinchu University of Education wluo@mail.nhcue.edu.tw
Theme-based Instruction • Theme-based = Topic-based • Choose topics or themes that are of high interest to students. • Organize units around the theme while integrating language objectives into the units. • Incorporate all skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar) in the theme-based units. Workshop: How to plan theme-based instruction--Overview
Example: In a theme-based unit entitled “What am I wearing?”, students can explore answers to the question while expanding their vocabulary and practicing the four skills. • What theme could the above unit be generated from? _________________ Workshop: How to plan theme-based instruction--Overview
Common themes used in theme-based instruction: Animals Clothing Food Geography Holidays and Travel Jobs Numbers and Money Sports and Health Technology Weather • Add three themes to the above list: Workshop: How to plan theme-based instruction--Overview
Planning theme-based lessons • Step 1. Choose a theme/topic Workshop: How to plan theme-based instruction--Overview
Step 2. Decide theme-based units. (Please list the titles of the units. You can decide the number of the units you’d like to include so as to properly introduce the theme.) Workshop: How to plan theme-based instruction--Overview
Step 3: Decide language objectives of these units. (Please be specific about the language objectives of each of the units.) Workshop: How to plan theme-based instruction--Overview
Step 4. Make a list of the vocabulary that will be taught in these units. (Please balance between nouns and verbs in a theme-based vocabulary list, e.g., 50% nouns, 20% verbs, 20% adjectives and 10% others) Workshop: How to plan theme-based instruction--Overview
Step 5. Make a list of activities that will be used in these units. (Please relate these activities to other subjects if possible.) Workshop: How to plan theme-based instruction--Overview
Step 6. Plan lessons. (Please connect these units with regard to language objectives, vocabulary to be taught and activities to be used.) Workshop: How to plan theme-based instruction--Overview
References • Brinton, D. M. (2003). Content-based instruction. In D. Nunan (Ed.), Practical English language teaching (pp.199-224). New York: McGraw-Hill. • http://www.mrshurleysesl.com/model/themes.html • http://www.englishclub.com/teacher-themes.htm • http://www.english-test.net/esl-jobs/3/ • http://www.aatk.org/html/conference2007/pdf/Donna%20Brinton.pdf Workshop: How to plan theme-based instruction--Overview