Practical teaching ideas1) Grammar2) Vocabulary3) Skills
Listening and reading Speaking and writing
4) Phonology5) Games and simulations6) Learner training
F2F Tech F2F
Tech
Dual track
Integrated
Blended approach
F2F
(1) Grammar ‘fuzzy’ vs ‘crisp’
Grammar matrix
Conditional conundrum ‘How many conditional forms are there in
English?’ DoS: 3 / 4 / 5 / 5 plus “If I’ve got home, I’ll deal with that” unfinished TASK “If I was a doctor” product vs process ‘grammaring’
Unlikely-likely language 40 persons / 40 people. We're at Valetta / We're in Valetta If we would have done that……. Did you do that already? / Have you done it
yet? If I was you / If I were you Charles, you're not understanding me
Infinite clone tool
Right or wrong?
“I am born in Poona”“I have seen Mark yesterday”“I am in London for two days”“If I will see James, I will give him the message”
Grammar
(2) Vocabulary - storage
Vocabulary - customising an electronic dictionary
Word frequency
Neologisms
Notable words
(3) Skills
Listening
Then Now
“I’m going to play the tape twice…….”
Bookmark it! Choice – how many
times? with or without sub-titles?
ListeningPost-lesson viewing
Dragon’s Den Working Lunch
Authentic podcasts ‘specialist area + podcast’
Reading - currency
Reading “Knowing its coming”
Prediction from the title
Average in class – difficult at home
Reading with access to on-line dictionary
Reading with electronic storage
Reading – Quick view
Speaking
Timed anecdotes – task repetition
Speaking
Then:
Written feedback
Now:
Feedback on blog
HyperlinksAudioPictures
Interactive whiteboard software
Writing - wikis Branching stories –
business dilemmas
Glossary of terms
Post an authentic text on wiki
Peer correction
Writing - feedbackThen……….
Red ink
Now………..
E-mail – interact with writing / use colour
Camtasia – screen capture software
Word – track changes
(4) Phonology Then Now
(5) Games & simulations
(6) Vocabulary – Learner training
Vocabulary: HEDs Handheld electronic dictionaries
Benefits of the ‘favourites’ section on learner retention
Cross-checking from a bi-lingual dictionary to a mono-lingual dictionary
