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.
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.
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
THIS WEEK'S CLASS AGENDA:
Understanding the Role of Contextualized Input and Output
Interaction in Language Learning
Teaching Language in Context