TOPIC 22

TOPIC 22

STUDENTS GROUPINGS
1. whole class
  1. all students working with the teacher in the same activity
  2. imitation stage
  3. advantages
    1. everybody hears the same model
    2. shyest students speak
    3. instructions and explanations
    4. monitor students´performance
    5. practice at the same time
2. group and pair work
  1. students work in small groups of three or more
  2. freer production
  3. advantages
    1. more practice (STT)
    2. personal relationships
    3. self confidence
  4. disadvantages
    1. more noise
    2. loss of time
    3. impossibility of correcting and the same time
    4. selection of groups
3. individual study
  1. reading and writing tasks. concentration and silence
  2. advantages
    1. kids relax from outside pressure
    2. internalize what has been learnt orally respecting the pace
SPACE AND TIME MANAGEMENT
1. SPACE
  1. classroom layout
    1. rows
    2. u shape
      1. in groups of four two by two
    3. in pairs facing the board
  2. areas or corners
    1. book corner
    2. classroom display
    3. English corner
  3. create an organized, secure and pleasant atmosphere
  4. action zones
  5. reflect the arragemente of desk and areas for different uses
2. TIME
  1. anticipate the lenght of the unit, the lessons and activities
  2. time devoted depends on
    1. student´s age
    2. hours available
    3. type of contents
    4. previous knowledge
  3. parts of a class of 50-55 minutes
    1. warm-up stage
    2. presentation of the linguistic form
    3. oral and written activities
    4. finishing the class
    5. explaining + performing + correcting
  4. when the lesson takes longer than planned
  5. when the lesson takes shorter than planned
THE SELECTION OF METHODOLOGIES
1. our educational system is based on
  1. nature of language
  2. nature of foreign language acquisition
  3. pedagogical principles
  4. psychological characteristics
2. the communicative approach
3. natural approach
  1. acquisition/learning hypothesis
  2. monitor hypothesis
  3. input hypothesis
  4. natural order hypothesis
  5. affective filter hypothesis
4. globalizatioin
5. active methodology
THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER
1. teaching roles
  1. encouragers
  2. language consultants
  3. monitors
  4. participants
  5. organizers
2. classroom control and discipline
  1. areas that cause discipline problems
    1. teachers
    2. students
    3. institutions

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