Learning Language for

Language Teaching

a.a. 2015 – 2016 Semester 1

Lesson 9 26/11/15

What we need is a …

warmer

DICTATION!

Working Together

Student A Student B

Night-Lights

Student A Student B

Night-Lights

There is no need to light a night-lightOn a light night like tonight;For a night-light’s light’s a slight lightWhen the moonlight’s white and

bright.

Night-Lights

There is no need to light a night-lightThere is no need to light a night-lightOn a light night like tonight;On a light night like tonight;For a night-light’s light’s a slight lightFor a night-light’s light’s a slight lightWhen the moonlight’s When the moonlight’s whitewhite and bright. and bright.

The role of this actvity?

Lesson 9

HOMEWORK

• Write up lesson 8 in your course booklet• Start designing your Observation Sheet –

bring a rough (not final) copy to class next week for discussion

• Continue with your glossary

• http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/resources/peer/instruments/index.html

Your Observation Sheet

Start designing your Observation Sheet bring a rough (not final) copy to class next week

In groups of

Compare your Observation Sheets

Glossary 3 entries for ‘classroom’

classroom management

classroom research

classroom roles

Discuss

• What is the relationship between the teacher and the students in each of these classroom set-ups?

• What type of lesson can you imagine in each set-up?

• What are the benefits and drawbacks of each of these set-ups?

• Which one do you like best?

Conclusion - 1 2 3

• Different activity types

• Different classroom management

• Different classroom interaction

Interaction Patterns

1. T Ss

2. Ss T

3. T S T

4. S S

5. Ss Ss

6. S

1. Teacher to open class

2. Ss to Teacher open class

3. Teacher asks individual student replies4. Students work in pairs

5. Students work in groups

6. Students work individually

The Importance of Mixing

Group A6 Students

Group B6 Students

B A B A BA

+

ABA B A B

+

+ +

+ +

+

Amy Winehouse

An example from last year’s Writing 1

lettorato course

in

of

How many… can you find?

Group A ThreadsGroup B ‘Personalised’

languageGroup C LinksGroup D Comments &

Quotations

1ABCD

2ABCD

3ABCD

4ABCD

Avoid the classroom

recipe for disaster Same timeSame placeSame peopleSame lesson

Making a

Getting closer to the Language of the Discourse Community

of Teaching

http://www.learningandteaching.info/index.htm

It’s your turn…

On Moodle

HOMEWORK

December 17th 2015?In-class Assignment & Course Diary

Thursday, January 14th 2015

• In-class test? & Course Diary?

• Hand in Home Assignment

• Fix a date for meeting (15 minutes each)

all your