Post on 18-Dec-2015
ELC 120Seminar 2
Today’s seminar
A)ListeningB) ReadingC) Speaking
Following seminar
Seminar 3 LIRA 1 Listening Quiz
Seminar 4 LIRA 2 6 groups of speaking test (role plays)
Seminar 5 LIRA 3 Listening Test 4 groups of speaking test (role plays)
A) Listening
i) Recalling and taking down notesii) Predicting meaningsiii) Using contextual clues to infer
meanings
L: i) Recalling and taking down notes
Select important information according to
speaker and prior knowledge of subject
Identify key points and relevant supporting
details Interpret relationship between ideas
and link ideas
Activity 1
Note taking (Track 5):
Close contact w dolphins – gd 4 _depression____
Study- 30 ppl ½ spent time with dolphins for 2 wks ½ spent quality time in d sun n
sea –w/o dolphins
Results – symptoms of depress decrease 4 all - dolphin grp experiencd _2 x effect_____ - after 3 mths, patients still felt bettr
L: ii) Predicting meanings
Predict vocabulary from context Predict the speaker's communicative
purpose or the key points of aural discourse
I think + an opinion I’m afraid that +bad news Next + another topic/point Finally + a last topic/point But +disagreement
Activity 2
Predicting information (Track 14):
Listen to the excerpts and predict what each speaker is probably going to talk about next.
▪ 1.▪ 2.▪ 3.▪ 4.▪ 5.▪ 6
L: iii) Using contextual clues to infer meanings
Identify contextual clues and sentence level clues
Use schemata to infer the contextual information from the aural discourse
iv) Inferencing & drawing conclusions
Understanding something that is NOT directly stated
Track 11
v) Recognising speaker’s attitudes, roles, & relationships
Choice of words Tone of voice, pace of speech,
stressed words
Track 15 Track 16
B) Reading
i) Recognizing the mechanics used in reading texts
ii) Analysing reading texts to paraphrase information
iii) Analysing reading texts to summarize information
iv) Arranging information to follow order/sequence of events
R: i) Recognizing the mechanics used in reading texts
Identify referents Identify transitions Identify cohesive devices
Activity 3
Identifying referents:
R: ii) Analysing reading texts to paraphrase information
Restate content by applying different word form/using synonyms
Activity 4
Paraphrasing:
Paraphrase the following sentence At present, students are poor writers,
because they lack ideas and have poor writing skills
R: iii) Analysing reading texts to summarize information
Compare and contrast information in text
Summarize main ideas and supporting details in short passages
Paraphrase essential ideas
R: iv) Arranging information to follow order/sequence of events
Describe charts and diagrams Transfer information from linear to
non-linear forms .
Activity 5
Transferring from linear to non-linear texts:
The total cost of the house renovation is RM 120 000. The anterior part would cost RM52 800 and this would include building a porch, tiling the floor and fixing new gates. The cost of building a retaining wall for the rear part of the house is RM17 000. This includes a wire-fence that is to be fixed after the retaining wall has been completed. Works to refurbish three bathrooms cost RM 7800 per bathroom. This totals up to RM 23400. The cost for electrical wiring and also plumbing stands at RM 12 000. Lastly, the cost for the floor work that includes hacking the present floor and restoring the laminated flooring is RM 14 800.
12%10%20%14%44%
C) Speaking
i) Using conversation strategies in social interactions
ii) Using appropriate language functions
To introduce oneself To inform To request To persuade To greet etc
C: i) Using conversation strategies in social interactions
Express information to introduce oneself to others Greetings. – Hi. Hello. Salam. Introducing oneself – I am … , My name is… Topic- weather, meals, transportation
Apply WH questions to initiate conversations What, why, when, where, which, who, whom,
how
Activity 6
One pair. Situation:▪ You are waiting for your lecture to
begin. You start a conversation with a student sitting next to you.
C: ii) Using appropriate language functions
Use WH questions and other appropriate expressions to begin and end conversations in social interactions Ending a conversation: ▪ Goodbye. I’m sorry, but I have to go. I have to leave now. I
will see you later. I must be getting along, it is getting late. Good night.
▪ Ok. All right. Hope to see you again soon. See you. Goodbye. Good night.
Use WH questions and other appropriate expressions to sustain conversations
Activity 7
One pair Situation:▪ In a cafeteria, buying and eating.
asking for information about food.