Teaching Language VocabularyGrammar Todays class Review Reading discussion

Teaching Language (Vocabulary+Grammar) Today’s class • Review • Reading discussion (grammar) • Grammar example activities Email: edpovey@hotmail. co. uk

M-U-F MEANING USE FORM Teach vocabulary and grammar with the M-U-F framework in this order.

MEANING • For the first step, teachers introduce a new language to children in MEANINGFUL CONTEXT to help the children understand the meaning of the language that they are learning. • Meaning can be created through situations that are related to children’s life.

WAYS TO CREATE MEANING • Set situations or dialogues that are fun for children using toys, puppets, or other media. • Using stories. • Playing dramas. • Using Total Physical Response (TPR) • Using pictures. • Using children’s experiences as learning materials.

USE • After children are exposed to English language through the situations, they also need opportunities to use English to communicate with others. • They can use the language to role play, conduct surveys, do information gaps, play guessing games, etc.

Sample of Activities Games Information gap Quiz Plays Giving and following instructions to do or making something. • Creating funny rhythms or songs. • • •

FORM • Children subconsciously notice form of language (grammar) and tend to use language naturally in accordance with their need. • Thus, teachers have the responsibility to attract children’s attention to language forms during English lesson, which means that the teachers are making the children aware of accurate language use both orally and written.

Some Strategies • Games—children raise their right hands if teacher says singular animals, and their left hands if teacher says plural animals. • Writing—completing sentences, arranging words into good sentences, or completing dialogues. • Activities that increase students’ awareness on grammar —teacher asks “What is similar about these sentences? ●He is talking ●She is listening ●They are eating at the restaurant

How to teach vocabulary • Meaning = what does it mean and not mean • Use = how do we use it in a sentence • Form = prefix, root, suffix • Teach vocabulary in context - related to the topic, with similar words, in sentences • Teach chunks of language (e. g. eat breakfast) • Repeat practice, recycle words frequently • Use pictures, visuals, realia, and mime. • Categorize with synonyms/antonyms/hyponyms/meronyms • Use comprehension check questions (CCQs)

Prefix / Suffix / Base word Knowing these can help with guessing the meaning of new words.

Using base words Can you think of any more similar examples of words with ‘port’?

Teaching vocabulary with flashcards Below are the learning characteristics of children. Watch the beginning part of a lesson with a group of children by teacher trainer, Raymond Kerr. How does he and his use of flashcards address learner needs? • A child often. . . • learns through doing things and through movement. • likes using their imagination. • learns fast, forgets fast. • likes bright colours, animation characters etc. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=W 8 e 6 Ld 4 s. Qks (1: 10 minutes)

Review • Use of TPR techniques to replicate children’s need to learn by doing and learning through movement. • Encouraging prediction of possible pictures and words. • Constant re-cycling of flashcards to reinforce children’s acquisition of vocabulary. • Bright colourful flashcards with images that appeal to young learners to stimulate interest and create impact.

PRACTICAL TECHNIQUE “What is it? ” drawing game

PRACTICAL TECHNIQUE I spy, something beginning with ‘A’

Game: Odd One Out monkey giraffe elbow elephant Which one is the odd one out?

Game: Odd One Out rainy sunny windy happy Which one is the odd one out?

Game: Odd One Out train fork knife spoon Which one is the odd one out?

Game: Odd One Out November Peter March July Which one is the odd one out?

Game: Odd One Out Now you try! • • • Make a circle in your notebook and write four words. One word should be in the wrong group. Try it with your partner. Do it 3 times! Try with these categories: family colors fruit jobs toys days of the week body parts feelings

Game: Finish the sentence 1. I always __________. 2. I want to drink some _________. 3. If it rains tomorrow, _________. 4. My teacher says that I should ______. 5. After school I like to __________.

PRACTICAL TECHNIQUE Mallet’s Mallet http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=EUfv-t. Af. Xn 4

Ideas for Using Flashcards https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=X 9 Keb. Tgf. LJI

Memory game! How often do you go? 1 2 3 4 5 We go once a week. 6 7 8 9 10 We will do more grammar activities next class!

Crosswords Cryptograms Answer www. puzzlemaker. com http: //www. kidzone. ws/puzzles/cryptogram/ crosswordlabs. com

Graphic Organizers Graphic organizers are for organizing information. They are great for vocabulary, listening and reading activities. The can also be used for generating ideas. Let’s do some graphic organizers…

These graphic organizers are from the Independent Reading Management Kit. This is a book full of book reports. Task: 1. Take a book report and complete it using your book (just pretend you have completed reading the book!) 2. If you finish quickly, take another report until they are all finished. 3. Share your book reports with another group. Discuss the style of graphic organizer and whether you would use this in your teaching. Note: I can share the book report files with you. I’ll send an email link.

PRACTICAL TECHNIQUE Cryptograms Crosswords www. puzzlemaker. com http: //www. kidzone. ws/puzzles/cryptogram/ crosswordlabs. com

Prescriptive grammar Descriptive grammar http: //www. bl. uk/learning/langlit/sounds/regional-voices/grammatical-variation/ Q: How is Korean language use changing in younger generations?

Syntax Activity: Write a Korean sentence. Try to reformulate it to English syntax like the example above. Example: 부산에 어떻게 가는지 몰라.

Morphology The sun shines. The sun is shining.

Form-focused vs. Meaning-focused matching pictures and sentences gap fill unscramble words to make a sentence TPR drills role play guessing game Match the activity with form or meaning. Can you think of one more example for each (form + meaning)?

Example activity 1: This is an example of a meaning-focused grammar activity. Note: If you’re following this lesson on your computer or a worksheet copy of the PPT, please stop looking at that now and now concentrate on the projector together.

GUESSING GAME!! This book was written by J. K. Rowling.

GUESSING GAME!! This song was written by Psy.

GUESSING GAME!! This writing system was invented by King Sejong.

GUESSING GAME!! This Korean ship was built in 1590.

GUESSING GAME!! This character is played by Rowan Atkinson.

GUESSING GAME!! This story was written by Mary Shelley.

Quiz 1. Who was The Hobbit written by? - The hobbit was written by J. R. R. Tolkien. 2. Who was the original Star Wars directed by? - Star Wars was directed by George Lucas. 3. Who was The Terminator played by in the movie? - The Terminator was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. 4. Who was “Smells Like Teen Spirit” sung by? - ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ was sung by Nirvana. 5. In which country was the hamburger invented? - The hamburger was invented by Germany. 6. When was the MP 3 file invented? - The MP 3 file was invented in 1989.

Your turn! Create 5 questions to quiz your partner. You can use your smartphone to research! 1. Who was …(book)… written by? 2. Who was …(movie)… directed by? 3. Who was …(character)… played by in the movie…? 4. Who was …(song)… composed by? 5. Who was …(song)… sung by? 6. Who was … painted by? 7. Where is…grown/cultivated/harvested? 8. What country is surrounded by…? 9. Where is … made? 10. Who was … discovered by? 11. In which country was … invented? 12. When was … invented?

X What was the grammar point of that activity? Notice how the focus was on the meaning, not the structure.

Inductive This = Communicative! Deductive Korean ship was built in 1590. writing system was invented by King Seong. song was written by Psy. book was written by J. K. Rowling. This Korean ship was built in 1590. writing system was invented by King Seong. song was written by Psy. book was written by J. K. Rowling.

Extra grammar tip: If you can add “by zombies” to the end of a sentence then it is probably passive tense.

Active or Passive Voice Quiz (form-focus) 1. Harry ate six shrimp at dinner. 2. Two cakes have been bought today. 3. Sue changed the flat tire. 4. The race was finished in record time. 5. The house will be cleaned every Saturday. 6. The application for a new job has been faxed. 7. The teacher always answers the students’ questions. 8. The whole suburb was destroyed.