Module 6 - General Q & A Flashcards
(?) materials are relatively easy to recognize as the tone of the language is typically simplified and they feature an unusually high number of examples of the target language.
Restricted
True or False:
One benefit of the restricted materials is that students need less explanation of the target language.
True
Which of the classroom materials (restricted / authentic) often feature interesting examples of language use such as slang, interjections, onomatopoeia, and conversation markers (I.e well or ahem)
Authentic
What is one of the biggest problems with authentic materials.
They may be to authentic
True or False
Students experience all the same problems associated with communicating with native speakers that they do when dealing with authentic materials.
True
With (?) materials the delivery could be too fast and (?) language could be unfamiliar
Authentic
Colloquial
(?) materials may seem forced and boring
Restricted
Real language acquisition occurs when students are (?) and having (?) and obviously (?) with the target language
Relaxed
Fun
Engaging
True or False
Both authentic and restricted materials may need to be either graded or adjusted to be more meaningful to students everyday life.
True
Whether you choose to use authentic or restricted materials, you must keep in mind the (?) and (?) (?) of the students.
Level
Learning goals
Prepared materials are usually supplied in the form of ?
Please name 2 types
Text books
Audios
True or False:
The benefits that came from using teacher-generated materials outweigh the negatives.
True
The main reason teachers generate materials for their lesson is because?
They are more appropriate
A teacher that knows their students well enough can Taylor materials to ?
The students learning style.
Be aware that one cause for a successful class to suddenly grind to a stop is a ?
Problem with class materials
Please name 2 potential problems you could have with class material(s).
Content
Delivery (broken equipment)
One of the main reasons that teachers create their own materials is because they see areas that ?
Students need to improve
Generating your own materials allows you to make your lesson (?)
Personal
Students are incredibly (?) to class material that has been (?) for them
responsive
Personalized
EFL teachers usually use the term (?) book
Course
Classes that apply blended learning usually do so through live classes, please name 4 items utilized during a blended class.
Student book
Grammar book
CD/DVD Rom
Online cloud technology
True or false:
One of the biggest benefits of literature is the incredibly wide range of information and themes that may be touched on outside the subject of English found in restricted materials
True
Written books and excerpts of novels can be dealt with the same way as other reading materials. Please outline the lesson plan?
- Begin your lesson with Topic awareness
- Move towards Skimming and scanning questions
- Teach vocabulary
- promote critical discussion
True or false:
Graded readers allow you to introduce literature to a class in a controlled way.
True
True or false:
Literature may also take the form of plays or scripts.
True
True or false:
Plays or scripts are excellent resources that may be adapted for use in any skill-based lesson.
True
Plays or scripts have the cultural impact of novels and graded readers, but focus on (?) (?) rather than the (?)
Spoken dialog
Narrative
By giving students excerpts from plays or movie scripts they learn to see how spoken language is (?)
Represented
True or false:
If presenting excerpts from movie scripts, try and play a recording of the original dialog as to increase their chances of acquiring the target language.
True
Using the (?) model students may achieve a level of connection with the target language that is highly natural
Cultural
It’s very difficult to use the (?) Model alone as it puts huge pressure on students to wade through unfamiliar vocabulary and grammar.
Cultural
Critics of the (?) model suggest that it takes away from the deeper meaning of the literature and makes it too clinical.
Language
True or false:
Focusing too much on language may also lower students engagement with literature
True
True of false
Prediction as a listening sub-skill, teaches students to recognize discourse markers (phrases or expressions that dictate tone in a conversation)
True
To Perform a prediction listening activity, treat it like a skim reading exercise. Play a short extract (?), and ask broad questions relating to (?) and (?) (not vocabulary)
After their responses play the extract in full again - check there predictions.
Once
Theme and tone
With discovery listening, as long as the (?) of material is appropriate it can be done at any (?)
Grade
Level
You should start a discovery listening task by asking students to list the (?) they have with listening. Write these problems in the board
Difficulties
Discovery listening continued.
Put students into small groups and get them to choose a scribe. Play the first excerpt and have each group tell their scribe what to write. After a sufficient amount of text has been dictated provide the students with an excerpt of the text.
- Get the students to highlight their mistakes.
* Draw their attention to the list and compare problem areas
Which listening activity gives you and your students a clear indication of where their weaknesses lie
Discovery listening tasks
What materials are created specifically for the English language classroom ?
Restricted materials
Prepared (?) and chants are great materials to use
Songs
At (?) levels, students dissect songs down to their underlying language structures and discuss (?) on a global level
Higher
Lyrics
True or false:
Students need to hear a recording played back multiple times.
True
Each time a student is exposed to a listening text it reinforces (?) and (?) patterns
Rhythm
Stress
Exposure to listening text allows students to shift from listening for (?) words, to listening for (?)
Key
Details
Blind listening is ?
Hide the video thus playing the sound only and have student predict the setting
Silent viewing is
Play the video without sound and have students guess what they are saying
With video (?) interaction and body language may be focus on in ways that are not available with other media.
Interpersonal
(?) provides essential neural connections to occur and aids real language acquisition
Realia
A way to randomize speaking topics in speaking class is to use ?
Flash cards
True or false:
Timelines are enhanced through colors, symbols and abbreviations that give quick reference to different language elements.
True
Many teachers include a whiteboard plan as part of their (?) plans
Lesson
When writing on the whiteboard always write in large letters or block letters but avoid (?) them together
Joining
Games that focus on accuracy should have (?) goals
Objective
