Assignment: Recommendations
RECOMMENDATIONS
In each of the following situations, decide which type of teaching aid you would recommend to
teachers. Give reasons for your choice.
1. Learners need to develop listening skills, but are very nervous about listening to tapes.
I advise you using videos. Videos are contextualized; the scenes can help students learn
easily new vocabulary, cultures, grammar and pronunciation. They also stimulate and
motivate students to become more confident and the tasks can help students to express
themselves.
2. The textbook mainly uses texts to present new language. The layout is not very
attractive.
I advise you to search for authentic material on internet, adapt classes by asking
students to compare texts from the book to the authentic ones. The use of authentic
materials is one of the essential principals of communicative approach.
3. Teacher would like an interesting way of teaching vocabulary such as shiny, glossy,
gleaming, sparking etc, which didn't rely on dictionaries.
I advise you to use flashcards with dictionary definitions and examples in order to show
students the differences in use/context.
Shiny shin·i·er, shin·i·est.
1. bright or glossy in appearance.
2. filled with light, as by sunshine.
3. rubbed or worn to a glossy smoothness,
as clothes.
“Ever noticed how children have shiny hair?”
Glossy gloss·i·est, noun, plural gloss·ies.
1. having a shiny or lustrous surface.
2. having a false or deceptive appearance
or air, especially of experience or
sophistication; specious.
“ Some consumers want a glossy surface,
while others prefer matte.
Gleaming .
1. a dim or subdued light.
2. a brief or slight manifestation or
occurrence; trace: a gleam of hope.
“These walls are constructed of crystal gems
of gleaming brightness and are so elevated
as to overlook all of their respective
residential circles”.
Sparking
1. an ignited or fiery particle such as is
thrown off by burning wood or produced
by one hard body striking against
another.
2. Also called sparkover. Electricity .
a. the light produced by a sudden
discontinuous discharge of electricity
through air or another dielectric.
b. the discharge itself.
c. any electric arc of relatively small
energy content.
d. the electric discharge produced by a
spark plug in aninternal-combustion
engine.
“free of sparking / extremely corrosion
resistant / typical bronze optics”
4. Teacher wants to introduce stories to young learners involving fairy-tale characters.
I advise to use puppets. Puppets are very useful for telling stories, mainly for children
because it involves the comprehensive and productive skills. Stories told with puppets
in the classroom can be used by the teacher to mirror behaviors they want to promote.
The puppet can model the way claims can be justified and reasons given for a point of
view.
5. Teacher wants to summarize the main points of the lesson at the end of each class,
highlighting points in different colors.
I advise you to use a power point presentation using the data show, because they
increase visual impact and the teacher can highlight information using colors or creating
an interactive presentation containing text, art, animation, audio and video elements. It
is probably the best-known presentation graphics program available. Concerning on
colors, it is suggestible to follow the instructions below:
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6. Teacher wants to encourage learners to use dictionaries to help them with
pronunciation.
I advise you to use the dictionary to teach them how to use it. First, introduce typical
arrangements of dictionary entries. You can use a paper version or if you have a
computer with internet access, open it in the classroom and explore the different
disctionary pages. Focus on grammatical coding system, compounds and derivatives,
language style - labels and collocations. Then, bring to class photocopies of written
sources and present them to the group for discussion. Practice using learner's
dictionaries - finding directive words for in-text references.
7. Teacher wants to encourage learners to study outside class.
The best way to motivate students to study at home is by giving students projects to develop,
mainly the ones which involve the use of technology. One good example is the Web quests.
These can be created using various programs, including a simple word processing document
that includes links to websites. A WebQuest is distinguished from other Internet-based
research by three characteristics. First, it is classroom-based. Second, it emphasizes higherorder thinking (such as analysis, creativity, or criticism) rather than just acquiring information.
And third, the teacher preselects the sources, emphasizing information use rather than
information gathering. Finally, most WebQuests are group work with the task frequently being
split into roles.