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2. Written Test Focus : Measure how much the student understands the
text through written exams patterned after the official tests in Korea;
correct the exams with the students for automaticity
Focus on each task one at a time, do not skip and do not
overlap
Rules in writing
Capitalization
Punctuations
Basic grammar rules
i.
Subject-Verb agreement
ii.
Use of Proper Verb Tenses
d. Different kinds of Sentences
i.
Declarative
ii.
Interrogative
iii.
Exclamatory
iv.
Request
v.
Active and passive voice
e. Recognizing the difference of sentences and phrases
2. Making the second draft Focus: to allow the student to make the
corrected version of his/her writing without the previous mistakes
C. Testing Focus: Help the student prepare for the different examinations that
may be taken in Korea
1. Writing exams Focus: make the student apply what was learned in
his/her writing lessons
2. Point system Focus : to quantitate the ability of the student to write
a. Lower levels give points for sentences that follow the basic
writing and grammar rules
b. Higher levels give points for grammar, vocabulary, content and
organization
Focus on each task one at a time, do not skip and do not
overlap
Basic Steps in Teaching Speaking
A. Pre-Speaking
1. Basic Rules in writing
a. Basic grammar rules
i.
Subject-Verb agreement
ii.
Use of Proper Verb Tenses
b. Different kinds of Sentences
i.
Declarative
ii.
Interrogative
iii.
Exclamatory
iv.
Request
v.
Active and passive voice
c. Basic Pronunciation rules
d. Recognizing the difference of sentences and phrases
2. Understanding the task Focus: analysis of the questions or
instructions so the student would understand the task and address this
properly
Steps 3 and 4 are for students capable of speaking in longer
sentences that address the task accurately. Students who are
not able to do so should be limited to steps 1 and 2 until he/she
is otherwise able to move on to the next steps
3. Brainstorming focus: gathering of ideas related to the topic/ task of
the question
4. Outlining focus: organizing the ideas that were brainstormed; allow
the student to differentiate major from minor details
B. Speaking Proper
1. Making the first attempt Focus: to allow the student to apply the
basic grammar and pronunciation rules in oral form
a. Addressing the task make the student answer the question,
make a description , etc. either in a sentence or longer,
depending on the level of the student, using the outline that was
made
b. Reading of his answer teacher writes down the grammatical
and pronunciation mistakes of the student, which will be read so
the mistakes be recognized and corrected by the student (task is
to make the aware of his/her mistakes and automatically correct
it later)
2. Making the second attempt Focus: to allow the student to make
the corrected version of his/her answer without the previous mistakes
C. Testing Focus: Help the student prepare for the different examinations that
may be taken in Korea
1. Speaking exams Focus: make the student apply what was learned in
his/her speaking lessons
2. Point system Focus : to quantitate the ability of the student to speak
a. Lower levels give points for sentences that follow the basic
pronunciation and grammar rules
b. Higher levels give points for grammar, vocabulary, content and
organization