Kyung Hee University Kiwan Sung Three Aspects in ELT Kyung Hee University Kiwan Sung 2018-12-07

Three Aspects in ELT What to teach - Curriculum -Centralized vs. Decentralized -National vs. local curriculum -Mandated vs. Choice -Empirical, Analytical, & Scientific Emphasis -Lack of collaboration b/w curriculum materials developers, administrators, & teachers in the field 2018-12-07

Three Aspects in ELT 2. How to teach - Approach, Method, Technique -Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Humanism - Technical/Practical/affective Emphasis 2018-12-07

Three Aspects in ELT 3. Relate to the issue of why to teach Goals/Objectives : Who benefits/are marginalized?, Why am I doing what I’m doing? What are alternatives? Reflective Critical - Ideological 2018-12-07

Components of ELT (Richards & Rodgers, 2001) 2018-12-07

1. Approach a. A theory of the nature of language       - an account of the nature of language proficiency      - an account of the basic units of language structure b. A theory of the nature of language learning          - an account of the psycholinguistic and cognitive processes involved in language learning          - an account of the conditions that allow for successful use  of these processes 2018-12-07

2. Design a. Classroom objectives of the method b. A syllabus model - criteria for the selection & organization of linguistic and/or  subject-matter content Ex) Type A syllabus: Synthetic(discrete items) Type B syllabus: Analytic (Procedural, Process) 2018-12-07

2. Design c. Types of learning and teaching activities - kinds of tasks and practice activities to be employed in  the classroom and in materials 2018-12-07

2. Design d. Learner roles - types of learning tasks set for learners - degree of control learners have over the content of learning          - patterns of learner groupings that are recommended or implied          - degree to which learners influence the learning of others          - the view of the learner as a processor, performer, initiator, problem solver, etc . 2018-12-07

2. Design e. Teacher roles - types of functions teachers fulfill - degree of teacher influence over learning          - degree to which the teacher determines lesson content - types of interaction between teachers and learners 2018-12-07

2. Design f. The role of instructional materials - primary function of materials          - the form materials take (e.g., textbook, audiovisual)          - relation of materials to other input          - assumptions about teachers and learners 2018-12-07

3. Procedure Classroom techniques, practices, and behaviors observed when the method is used          - resources in terms of time, space, and equipment used by the teacher          - interactional patterns observed in lessons          - tactics and strategies used by teachers and learners when the method is  being used 2018-12-07