TO PREPARE FOR OUR CLASS THIS WEEK, DO THE FOLLOWING:


1. READ: Teacher's Handbook: Chapter 1

2. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING ACTIVITY: Communicative Language Teaching Methods.
  • View the following video entitled "Five Communicative Language Teaching Methods": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGDxCg90Its. You will learn about the following five communicative language teaching methods:
    • Method 1: Physical-Emotional and Cultural Approach: Running Dictation or Proverbs
    • Method 2: Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
    • Method 3: Simulation – Trip to Edinburgh or moving to Berlin
    • Method 4: etandem
    • Method 5: Task Based Learning (TBL): Physiotherapy or Social Enterprises
  • State your favorite communicative language teaching method, and explain why it was your favorite.
  • State which theories, principles, and hypotheses have influenced your favorite method. In addition, explain why you feel those particular theories, principles, and hypotheses have influenced your favorite method.
  • Finally, state which of the 5 C's are addressed by your favorite method.

ASSIGNMENTS DUE THIS WEEK:


1. Checking for Understanding Activity: Communicative Language Teaching Methods

MATERIALS TO BRING TO CLASS THIS WEEK:


1. Notes - These are the same notes as last week's notes.


2. Your textbook
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THIS WEEK'S CLASS AGENDA:


Understanding the Role of Contextualized Input and Output
Interaction in Language Learning
Teaching Language in Context