A Piece of Cake Idiom of the Day

Introduce Myself

Diane Whaley English Language Specialist U.S. Department of State

Where I’ve Worked

Where I Live Pulaski, New York Broadway, North Carolina

My Family

SIGN TODAY’S ATTENDANCE SHEET WRITE THE TIME THAT YOU ARRIVED AFTER YOUR NAME ATTENDANCE

All About Me. Ice Breaker Activity

All About Me 3 DO YOU HAVE THREE ____?

All About Me I have three horses.

All About Me 2 Do you have two ________?

All About Me I have two children.

All About Me 15 Do you have fifteen _________?

All About Me I have fifteen nieces and nephews.

All About Me  Form groups of about 5 or 6.  Arrange yourselves in a circle.  Write a secret number about something you have on a sheet of paper.  Write the answer about your special number on another sheet of paper. Do not let anyone else see this paper.  Take turns!

Extension Activity  Stay in your group.  Take turns asking the person next to you what another person in the group has.  Student A: What does Diane have? Student B: She has three horses.

Stay in your group and discuss these questions.  What is the purpose of this activity?  Would your students enjoy this activity?  What problems might you have using this activity with your students?  What can you do to adapt this activity to overcome any problems you might have? Reflection

 Promotes student-to-student communication.  Provides grammar practice in an authentic context.  Eliminates the need for complex instructions.  Repeating is a very simple skill.  It trains students NOT to depend on Portuguese translations.

Reflection  Teacher can get a sense of what the students know.  This type of activity has a REAL purpose: Playing a game and getting to know each other.  It creates a safe environment to practice and talk.  It emphasizes FLUENCY over accuracy.

Thank you. That concludes our Icebreaker Activity. Next, I’ll talk about our Lesson Plan for today.

LESSON PLAN FOR TODAY

Lesson Plan for Today Idiom of the Day 3 minutes a piece of cake: very easy (often used with “be”) A: "Bob said the test was difficult, but I thought it was a piece of cake."" Introduction of myself 3 minutes Icebreaker & Reflection 20 minutes All About Me Lesson Plan PowerPoint 2 minutes

Lesson Plan for Today Syllabus(The course plan) 30 minutes+ It’s on our website. Review Quiz Sign Up Sheets 15 minutes Chapter Presentation Classroom Activity Presentation Names and Addresses circulating

Lesson Plan for Today Main Presentation 60+ minutes Chapter 1 Perfect English? Do students need native speaker skills? Do teachers need to continue to learn? LLPs Discussion/Questions Group Activity Classroom Activity Presentation 30+ minutes Resource/Opportunity 5 minutes The Monster Book of Language Teaching Activities

Lesson Plan for Today Homework: Everyone: 1. Read Snow, Chapter 1 2. Think about the discussion questions, especially numbers numbers 9, 10, and Review the syllabus on the website carefully. Make sure you understand everything. 4. Look through The Monster Book for Language Teaching Activities. It’s on our website:

Lesson Plan for Today Homework (continued) Chapter Presenters: 1. You may use my PowerPoint slides of Chapter Contact me for help. 3. Send me your materials by midnight on Saturday.

Lesson Plan for Today Homework (continued) Classroom Activity Presenters: 1. Contact me for help. 2. Use The Monster Book of Language Teaching Activities for inspiration. 3. me your materials by Saturday midnight.

Lesson Plan for Today Closing (continued) Any remaining questions Summation of what we did today

Note to myself: Project Syllabus from memory stick NOW (desktop, Brazil project, materials, syllabus) Syllabus

Syllabus Quiz What are the two aims of this course? What is our website address? What is my address? What are the main course requirements? How many parts? What are they? How are the grades determined? What is the percent to pass this course? What is the name of the text book?

Syllabus Please review the syllabus for homework and ask questions during your next session.

10 MINUTES ONLY. 1. SIGN UP WITH ONE PARTNER FOR YOUR CLASSROOM ACTIVITY PRESENTATION. 2. SIGN UP IN GROUPS OF FOUR FOR YOUR CHAPTER PRESENTATION ACTIVITY. Sign-Up Sheets

NAMES AND ADDRESSES WRITE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS VERY CLEARLY ON THE SHEET OF PAPER. PASS THE PAPER TO THE NEXT PERSON. LAST PERSON, RETURN THE PAPER TO ME.

The Monster Book for Language Teaching Activities published by the U.S. Department of State RESOURCE/OPPORTUNITY

Resource/Opportunity Four Corners Speaking Activity (Note to myself: Open this file from my memory stick – Monster Book folder. Section 4 Speaking and Reading – highlighted icon. pages 78 and 79, first pages in the section. DO NOT DO THE ACTIVITY NOW. Just describe the book!)

From Language Learner to Language Teacher By Don Snow Main Presentation

Chapter 1 – Language Teacher as Language Learner

CLT is based on the idea that the goal of language learning is communication. And it considers that many fundamental communication activities are spoken. The theories, ideas, and practices in this book are mainly based on Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Why should an English Teacher be a successful English Language learner? p4 -Teachers don’t need to have perfect English, but they do need good command of the language. p4 - Most students don’t need to become native-speakers of English (to get a job, to study science, to travel), so having ‘native’ language skills should not be the goal for them. p5 - Teachers lack confidence. Two bad effects: This prevents you from being a good role model for your students. It distracts from your teaching ability.

Personal Example I teach (or taught) English Ice Skating Psychology Being like a native speaker is like trying to be a professional athlete. You ARE NOT THE ATHLETE, you are the COACH. Sports has many roles: Coach, defensive coordinator, team psychologist, doctor Goalie, defenseman, forward

Personal Experience

Why should an English Teacher be an experienced English Learner? p6 - If you have learned a foreign language, then you know how to help your students, OF COURSE. p7 – You have more empathy for students. p7 – If you continue to learn, you will be a good role model.

Personal Experience When I was in college, a friend spent a semester in Spain and came back looking so sophisticated speaking Spanish. I remember how hard it was for me to speak even a few words. Some friends and teachers helped me to pass the course. I know learning a language is hard.

Language Learning Projects (LLP) p9 – an LLP is your plan for continuing to learn. 3 generalizations about your life: 1. You don’t have much opportunity to use English. 2. You are busy. 3. You probably study alone. p10 - Getting Ready (ask yourself) 1. How much time do I have? 2. What opportunities do I have? 3. What do I like doing in English?

Language Learning Projects (LLP) p11 – 4 main steps: 1. Choosing a (specific) goal 2. Choosing materials 3. Planning where, when, and how long 4. Choosing study and practice methods 5. Setting measuring criteria Breakthrough concept One problem with this style of LLP – specific goals might feel small in comparison to your overall goal of Learning English… but little by little. Breakthrough point – when you can take the skill you learned and use it. More breakthroughs will improve your overall skills.

Example – Basic English LLP Goal: Build up my English skills (because I haven’t studied for a long time) Material: Learn English Website: livemocha.com Plan: Two times each week, I will study lessons in this course for 20 minutes. Method: Register for the website, choose my level (beginner, intermediate, etc.), and go through the lessons one-by-one. Criteria for measuring progress: I will have succeeded if I Can complete one unit in one month and remember what I have learned. Extended measure: Choose two or three phrases or vocabulary that I learned and use them in class time with the teacher or other students.

Example - Reading FLUENCY LLP Goal: Build my reading fluency Material: Readings from the internet Plan: 2/week, I will read easy English stories for 15 minutes. Then summarize. Method: Read a story. Try to read smoothly (my eyes move smoothly) Summarize the story (speaking or writing). Criteria for measuring progress: I will have succeeded if I Short-term measure: I can read smoothly and tell the story again. Long-term measure: I can read 8 stories in a month, and I can tell or write them from memory. Extended measure: I can keep a learning journal and write 8 stories that I have heard. NOTE: Use EASY readings. You should understand 95% of the words on the page (95/100 words).

Looking Ahead p13 - Remember: update and practice your OWN language learning to teach effectively. Learn about the process of language learning (LL). Examine and reflect on your own LL. Continue your own LL (of English or another language).

Group Activity: Discussion In groups of four or five, discuss ALL 5 questions on the next slide. (Portuguese or English). Choose one person in each group to take notes. Choose one person in each group to be the presenter. Choose one person in each group to write your ideas and discussion points on a piece of paper. After a few minutes, you will pass your paper to the next group. Each group will present another group’s ideas. Discussion Dynamic 1

Group Activity: Discussion Questions 1. Describe your foreign language learning experience. Does it influence the way the you teach? Explain. 2. Do you think it’s better to learn English from a native speaker of English or someone who has learned English as a second language? Why? 3. Did you have a teacher that you really liked? Why? Describe that teacher. 4. What is the hardest part of learning English? Explain. 5. What are your goals for improving your English? What are the challenges? Explain.

Reflection Talk in your group about this group activity. Did you like it? Why? Why did I do it? What kinds of skills did you practice? As students, what SPECIFICALLY did you DO in this activity? What are some of good points of this activity? What are some of the bad points? Provides review and incentive to read the book. Encourages you to practice how to discuss important ideas. Talking helps you organize your thoughts. Sharing – incentive to finish the activity and speaking practice.  NOTICE: groups didn’t read their own ideas.

Thank you! This was an example Chapter Presentation. In our next session, the first group will present a MINI Chapter Presentation. You can use some of my PowerPoint slides. Don’t worry. I will HELP you as much as you need.

FOUR CORNERS Classroom Activity Presentation

Four Corners In this activity, the corners of the room are labelled A,B, C, and D. Students respond to a question or statement and go to the corner that corresponds to their answers. Students in each corner group discuss why they responded the way they did. I have suggested some questions to ask each other.

FOUR CORNERS WHAT MONTH WERE YOU BORN IN? A) January – February – March B) April – May – June C) July - August– September D) October – November - December

FOUR CORNERS TAKE TURNS ASKING AND ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR CORNER. 1. What month were you born IN? 2. What day were you born ON?

FOUR CORNERS WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? A) spring B) summer C) fall D) winter

FOUR CORNERS TAKE TURNS ASKING AND ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR CORNER. 1. What do you like to do in the ____________? (Add the name of your corner’s season in the blank.) 2. Describe the weather in the _____________.

FOUR CORNERS What is your favorite kind of music? A) hip-hop B) classical C) jazz D) rock

FOUR CORNERS TAKE TURNS ASKING AND ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR CORNER. 1. Who’s your favorite singer? 2. What’s the name of your favorite song?

Thank you. This was an example Clsassroom Activity Presentation. During the next session, one or two pair groups will present a communicative classroom activity. You can use any resource. I suggest you first look at The Monster Book of Language Teaching Activities. This book is online on our website: joaopessoapd.wordpress.com Don’t worry. I will HELP you as much as you need.

Closing Homework Everyone: 1. Read Snow, Chapter 1 2. Think about the discussion questions at the end of the chapter, especially numbers 8, 9, 10, and Review the syllabus carefully. Make sure you understand it. 4. Look through The Monster Book for Language Teaching Activities. It’s on our website:

Closing Homework Chapter Presenters: 1. You can use some of my PowerPoint slides. 2. Read the material about Chapter Presentations on our website. 3. Contact me for help. 4. me your materials by midnight on Saturday.

Closing Homework (continued) Classroom Activity Presenters: 1. Read the materials on Classroom Activity Presentations on our website. 2. Use The Monster Book of Language Teaching Activities for inspiration if you like. It’s on our website: joaopessoapd.wordpress.com 3. Contact me for help. 4. Send me your materials by midnight on Saturday.

Closing Any remaining questions. Summation of today’s session. Chapter Presenters and Classroom Activity Presenters: Please see me for a few minutes immediately after this session.

Closing Thank you for your attention and your participation today. If you have any concerns, questions, or comments, please contact me