Distance Learning Foundation With support from the U.S. Embassy RELO Office Bangkok, Thailand
Using Media for English Language Teaching
Radio News Session 2: 26 May 2010
Quick Review Of Session #1: Print Advertising
Review of Session 1 Activities? Learning?
Implications for Teaching? What did you try in your classes (or if you haven’t had a class yet – what do you hope to try)? If able to try print ads in a class, how did it go? Sharing?
Making Connections How can we use English language news from the radio to promote critical thinking in the ELT classroom? 5 minutes
Skill Building Focus on oral communication Allows students to strengthen listening & speaking skills Develops students’ critical thinking Please go to your Skill Building Framework Sheet
We will return to this toward the end of the session. 10 minutes
News Sources Voice of America (VOA) Breaking News English
english/news/ Voice of America (VOA) Home Page
Voice of America (VOA) learningenglish/home/ Learning English Home Page
Breaking News English breakingnewsenglish.com /senglish.com / Home Page
Breaking News English breakingnewsenglish.com/reakingnewsenglish.com/ 11005/ nature.html05/ nature.html Specific Article and Lesson
Lessons are provided and can be adapted to your class level
Voice of America (VOA) Specific Article on Learning English Section
Warm-up & Preview: Activity 1 10 minutes Healthy vs. Unhealthy Work with a different partner(s) on your chart.
Health Issues in India
Warm-up & Preview: Activity 1 10 minutes Healthy vs. Unhealthy Work with a different partner(s) on your chart. Malnutrition vs. Obesity Work with the same partner(s) from the first activity on your sheet.
Comprehension: Activity 2 VOA audio news report 20 minutes While you listen, find the answer to this question: What does Dr. Anoop Misra hope for?
Comprehension: Activity 2 20 minutes Listening and Note-taking Working individually, read the True/False worksheet once and complete it during and after the news report. The report will be played again.
Comprehension: Activity 2 25 minutes Listening and Note-taking Working individually, read the True/False worksheet once and complete it during and after the news report. Working on Vocabulary Working individually, please complete the worksheet.
Application: Activity 3 15 minutes Work with different partners Focusing on Speaking & Expressing Opinions to build Critical Thinking Skills i. Discussion Questions (sheet)
Application: Activity 3 15 minutes Focusing on Speaking & Expressing Opinions to build Critical Thinking Skills Work with different partners i. Discussion Questions (sheet) ii. Giving Advice (doctor or friend)
Implications for Teaching Review of main ideas from using radio Applications for your classrooms Questions and concerns
Assignments Assignment from “class” Assignment of something to try as a teacher
Korp Khun Mak Ka Thank you very much and See you in the next session!
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