Methods Week 10 Communicative Language Teaching CLT Homework

Methods Week 10 Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Homework • Today’s Class- Ch. 9 – CLT (Communicative Language Teaching) • Read Ch 10 - Content-based Instruction (CBI) – First, in TP 3 read the sections: Introduction, Experience and Thinking About the Experience (pp. 131 -139) – Then use the TESOL Method Workbook (TMWB, pp. 58 -61) As you re-read the chapter look at and answer the questions in the workbook

CLT Survey • Discuss in a group. What is TRUE about CLT?

TESOL Method Workbook • Open the book to page 55 • Discuss questions 1 -3: – What is the goal? – What is linguistic competence? What is communicative competence? How are they different? – What are language functions? Can you give me some examples?

CLT (Communicative Language Teaching) • Consider the CLT video and the sample lesson in the textbook (116 -119) and discuss the following: – What are the language functions in the lessons? – How are the activities in the sample lesson’s communicative? – What is the T’s role? What is the S’s role? – What are some characteristics of the teaching/learning process? – Assessment? – How are errors handled?

The Communicative Activity Checklist: • • • It has meaningful communication (a reason). It has clear instructions. The teacher organizes groups/pairs. The teacher checks in often (monitors). Students have clear group/individual roles Activity/Task is well-organized. Students and the teacher stay in the TL. Students have a reason to listen. The teacher sets high, but reasonable expectations. Peers understand that they can learn from each other. • The teacher gives feedback (Before/After use activity, but NOT during the use activity).

What are some common CLT activities? • Make a list with your group.

CLT • On p. 56 in the TMWB and pages 126 -128 in TPLT, look at the 5 techniques and talk about how they work with your partner – Authentic materials – Scrambled sentences (whole vs. parts) – Language games – Picture strip stories – Role play

Experience #1: Personal Info Gap • Bring your worksheet & a pen • Make two lines • Take turns asking, answering and writing. – A: What’s one of your favorite foods? <B writes questions as A asks> – B: My favorite Korean food is _____. <A writes answer> – B: What’s one of your favorite foods? – A: One of my favorite foods is ____.

What’s your first clue? • • Logic Gap: Where’s Gina? My ___ clue is… Student A has 3 clues Student B has 3 clues Take turns sharing your clues Don’t SHOW your clues to your partner What’s your __ clue?

CLT – In Class Activity • On p. 57 create instructions for students for the two activities • Think about how I gave instructions for the two previous activities