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SLA Teacher Interview
How SLA Theories Play a RoleSLA Teacher Interview
How SLA Theories Play a Role
ContentsContents
1. Profile
2. Before class
3. During class
4. Suggestions
How SLA theories play a role
Teacher/Student Profile Teacher/Student Profile
Teacher’s Country ofOrigin
Type of Class
Age/Grade Level
Proficiency Level
The United States
Number of Students
Sookmyung University GEP Class
University Students
Novice to Advanced
15-20??????
Before ClassBefore Class
SLATheories
1. Swain’s Output Hypothesis1. Swain’s Output Hypothesis
2. Krashen’s Comprehensible Input2. Krashen’s Comprehensible Input
3. McLaughlin’s Information Processing3. McLaughlin’s Information Processing
1. Output Hypothesis1. Output Hypothesis
“What is important in my class is
having students SPEAK more, even
writing and reading classes”
1. Output Hypothesis1. Output Hypothesis
Opportunities to Produce Language
Opportunities to Produce Language
- A lot of discussions
- T speaks less than 20 minutes
2. Comprehensible Input2. Comprehensible Input
Depending on the students’ understanding
Flexible Unit Plans
“i+1” Theory
i - 2i - 2 i + 1i + 1 i + 2i + 2
2. Comprehensible Input 2. Comprehensible Input
To assess the students’ comprehension
EDMODO
“The Social learning platform” for teachers and students
2. Comprehensible Input 2. Comprehensible Input “EDMODO”
3. Information Processing3. Information Processing
Planning a Sequence of Activity
5 warm-up questions1
Picture activity (describing)2
Reading 3
Vocabulary/Comprehension Qs4
3. Information Processing3. Information Processing
Planning a Sequence of Activity
15-20 follow-up Qs to discuss5
Presentation6
Controlled processing
(STM)
Automatic processing
(LTM)PRACTICE
During classDuring class
2. Bloom’s Taxonomy
1. Swain’s Pushed Output
3. Vygotsky’s ZPD
1. Pushed Output1. Pushed Output
S1, can you describe “Chimney”?
2. Bloom’s Taxonomy2. Bloom’s TaxonomyRemember
UnderstandApply
- What is an essay?
- Complex/Compound sentences
- How to write an essay
- Unity, Cohesion, Logic
- Apply the knowledge to write an essay
3. ZPD3. ZPDCollaborative activities
SuggestionsSuggestions
1. Krashen’s Input1. Krashen’s Input Lower Affective FilterLower Affective Filter
2. Memory2. Memory More WB UseMore WB Use
3. Bloom’s Taxonomy
3. Bloom’s Taxonomy CREATE MoreCREATE More
Lower Affective FilterLower Affective Filter
- Engaging Activities - Personalized Questions
Students are allowed to sleep
Use WB MoreUse WB More
Create MoreCreate More
- Stimulating 5 senses
- Dual Coding
Various Activities
LTM
Making Stories
SkitsPosters
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