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SLA Teacher Interview

How SLA Theories Play a RoleSLA Teacher Interview

How SLA Theories Play a Role

ContentsContents

1. Profile

2. Before class

3. During class

4. Suggestions

How SLA theories play a role

Teacher/Student Profile Teacher/Student Profile

Teacher’s Country ofOrigin

Type of Class

Age/Grade Level

Proficiency Level

The United States

Number of Students

Sookmyung University GEP Class

University Students

Novice to Advanced

15-20??????

Before ClassBefore Class

SLATheories

1. Swain’s Output Hypothesis1. Swain’s Output Hypothesis

2. Krashen’s Comprehensible Input2. Krashen’s Comprehensible Input

3. McLaughlin’s Information Processing3. McLaughlin’s Information Processing

1. Output Hypothesis1. Output Hypothesis

“What is important in my class is

having students SPEAK more, even

writing and reading classes”

1. Output Hypothesis1. Output Hypothesis

Opportunities to Produce Language

Opportunities to Produce Language

- A lot of discussions

- T speaks less than 20 minutes

2. Comprehensible Input2. Comprehensible Input

Depending on the students’ understanding

Flexible Unit Plans

“i+1” Theory

i - 2i - 2 i + 1i + 1 i + 2i + 2

2. Comprehensible Input 2. Comprehensible Input

To assess the students’ comprehension

EDMODO

“The Social learning platform” for teachers and students

2. Comprehensible Input 2. Comprehensible Input “EDMODO”

3. Information Processing3. Information Processing

Planning a Sequence of Activity

5 warm-up questions1

Picture activity (describing)2

Reading 3

Vocabulary/Comprehension Qs4

3. Information Processing3. Information Processing

Planning a Sequence of Activity

15-20 follow-up Qs to discuss5

Presentation6

Controlled processing

(STM)

Automatic processing

(LTM)PRACTICE

During classDuring class

2. Bloom’s Taxonomy

1. Swain’s Pushed Output

3. Vygotsky’s ZPD

1. Pushed Output1. Pushed Output

S1, can you describe “Chimney”?

2. Bloom’s Taxonomy2. Bloom’s TaxonomyRemember

UnderstandApply

- What is an essay?

- Complex/Compound sentences

- How to write an essay

- Unity, Cohesion, Logic

- Apply the knowledge to write an essay

3. ZPD3. ZPDCollaborative activities

SuggestionsSuggestions

1. Krashen’s Input1. Krashen’s Input Lower Affective FilterLower Affective Filter

2. Memory2. Memory More WB UseMore WB Use

3. Bloom’s Taxonomy

3. Bloom’s Taxonomy CREATE MoreCREATE More

Lower Affective FilterLower Affective Filter

- Engaging Activities - Personalized Questions

Students are allowed to sleep

Use WB MoreUse WB More

Create MoreCreate More

- Stimulating 5 senses

- Dual Coding

Various Activities

LTM

Making Stories

SkitsPosters

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