Language Teaching

1. What are the approaches in learning and teaching of a new language ? i. Presentation with application - provide a meaningful context - involvement of learners - presentation related to function - awareness of why and how

ii. Practice with application - opportunity to practise it thoroughly - meaningful learning activities iii. Production with application - need to produce - product is meaningful

2. What are the language content and skills areas in an English language programme ? English Language Programme New language items and structures Specific listening- comprehension targets Intensive reading of passage in the textbook and specified reading skill Oral English programme (Content for spoken English) Supplementary learning activities

Vocabulary work Guided writing tasks Passages for dictation, spelling and punctuation skills Poems, dialogues etc. for memory work Drama, role-play, music

Specify objectives for the English Language Programme.

1. Selection of content Language items + Vocabulary Materials Stories Poems Songs Dialogues Playlets

2.Selection of skills Skills listening speaking reading writing sound system grammar

Selection of teaching strategies ( Play- way methods + Topic or thematic approaches + Communication skills approaches ) Activities Role-play Music Dialogues Story-telling Acting

4. Guide-lines for selection of Content, Skills and Strategies Content a.Simple sentence structures and vocabulary used in everyday situation. b.Language forms used in everyday communications – questions, requests, statements c.Language items and vocabulary related to a topic or theme

Skills a.At initial stage, only listening and speaking skills are taught. (serious work) Reading and writing are introduced later b. Simple sub-skills will be selected for beginning stages c. Selected skills may be taught separately on in activities where skills integrated

Strategies a. Methods will be activity centred and to be related to the pupils interest and enjoyment b. A topic or thematic approach will give interest and focus to the learning experience c. Skills in language will be related to language functions in communications.

What is Supplementary Learning Programme? Learning activities that a teacher can freely innovate Activities that devise imaginative and purposeful learning Activities that make full use of the learning time

Aims of the Supplementary Learning Programme To provide variety of English language learning activities which are not specifically prescribed in the syllabus and textbook but which suit the needs and interest of the learners To encourage pupils to work at a level and with materials which they find both purposeful and challenging To organize supplementary activities in such a manner that maximum use is made of the time available for learning throughout the school term and year

Types of Supplementary Activities for English. Short activities ( minutes) -Focus on specific skills / integration of skills -May be self-instructional / end of a lesson Language games Songs Rhymes, poems, riddles Vocabulary cards Listen and do activities Listen and read

Types of Supplementary Activities for English. Longer activities ( minutes) -Done in class or part of extracurricular programme -Can be assigned as homework Reading cards (self instructional) Supplementary readers Read and do/ make/ write/ draw Listen and read/write Games/Songs/Poems Drama, role-play Debates, discussions, Young speakers

Types of Supplementary Activities for English. Project / Thematic work ( 3-4 weeks or 1 term) -Work/activities extended for a long period of time Project work School/Class visits, outing Exhibitions for library week English Language weeks/ month English Language magazine Interclass/ house competitions School plays/ English concerts Project books

7. Integrated Language Skills Activities. A teacher must identify the kind of integrated language activities to be used in class and the purpose of such integration Study the :- 1.Advantages of integrating language skills 2.Advantages of practising specific language skills separately

Integrated language activities that you carry out in your classroom. Making a weather chart Talking and writing about a flowering plant Finding out (orally) about a ‘wanted’ person and write a description Making a model A class mini survey