Understand me, Interest me, and Involve me

Teaching listening & speaking

1. Understanding of Language

2) Spiral circle:

1) Learning by doing/using

2. Understanding of Learning Mode

Instructional Principles

Spinal Learning

Output

Input

Pre-existing Knowledge

Instructional Principles

3. Understanding of Learner

1) interest

2) Learning strategies

3) Perception of good teachers

3. Non majors—

starting band 3

2. Small class with 25 students

1. 17 weeks/ 2 periods

Background Information

Family Education

3. Critical thinking

1. Language skills:

Teaching Objectives

Unit 1, Book 3

4. Cross-cultural awareness

1) theme-related expressions2) Expressing disagreement 2. Learning

Strategies

Pre-Listening ActivityWrite a diamond poem to describe your family

Men brilliant, perfect working, learning, earning

beer, car, mirror, make-up speaking, speaking, speaking furious, exhausted Women

Men Stupid, rude Sleeping, eating trousers, underpants, knickers, skirts working, sporting clever, beautiful Women

Pre-Listening Activity

Write a diamond poem to describe your family

Mammy

harsh, commanding

criticizing , threatening , nagging

You did it wrong, You do it again, I didn’t, I won’t

ignoring, fighting, escaping

naughty, disobedient

Son

Pre-Listening Activity

2. The main topic is about family. Predict some

sub-themes concerning the topic

3. Make a dialogue you think you are going to hear in

this unit.

1. Finish the listening exercise on

P. 2 (10 dialogues), P.4 (long conversation),

P.5 (understanding a passage)

2. Prepare a question and

raise it to other groups in

competition held next class.

Class Competition

Round 1–how to check vocabulary

Way 1: Word Guessing

Way 2: Use the expressions to describe pictures

Round 1–how to check vocabulary

Way 3: Action

Round 1–how to check vocabulary

Way 4: Free questioning: student to student

Round 2—how to check content

Way 1: Summarizing Key Words

Way 2: Which dialogue do you like most? Why?

Way 3: Associate the objects with the content

you listened to in the homework.

Round 2—how to check content

Way 4: Respond to the following statement

based on what you learn in the textbook

1.How does it relate to this unit?

Round 3: Synthesizing the information

in new context

VS

2.How will you comment on……?

Being Disagreeable—

critical thinking

1. What expressions you already know to

express

your agreement or disagreement?

2. What are some new ways you just

learned?

Critical Thinking

Logical relationship

Soundness of evidence

Credibility of Statement

1. The grass is greener on

the other side of the fence.

Round 4: Seeking new Information

2. We are polar

opposites.

Post-Listening Activity

Write a diamond poem based on what you have heard.

Husband

boring , protective

earning, sleeping, providing

provider, money and love, settler, no fairy tale

enduring, sticking, accepting

realistic, contented

Wife

Prepare a speech to present

your philosophy or reflection

on today’s topic based on the

example you have watched

Assignment 2

Family Education

3. Critical thinking

1. Language skills:

Teaching Objectives

Unit 1, Book 3

4. Cross-cultural awareness

1) theme-related expressions2) Expressing disagreement 2. Learning

Strategies

Conclusion