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Session 2
3/ How flexible (varied) are the teaching sequences? Choose one possibility and apply it
to a teaching task.
Session 3
DESCRIBING LANGUAGE
1/ Teaching English means to teacher FORM, MEANING and USE to the learners.
Investigate the fact that there is no one- to one relationship between a language form
and one meaning. Give some examples.
2/ Analyze the aspects to teach the learners of the NOUN PHRASE, ADJECTIVES,
PREPOSITIONS, DETERMINERS, the VERB PHRASE, ADVERDS, and
CONNECTING WORDS.
Session 4
1/ What are some main approaches applied to teaching the specific aspects of English
language? Explain.
2/ How many types of practice the teacher may use in class? What are the characteristics
of each?
Session 5
TEACHING READING
1/ What are the reasons for teaching reading? What are the main types of READING?
2/ What are the principles of teaching reading? Choose ONE principle and explain it.
3/ Choose example 1 in the SEQUENCE of the unit and analyse the teaching stages
suggested.
4/ What is the main difference between steps followed to teach learners of basic level and
those applied to teaching learners of higher level?
Session 6
TEACHING LISTENING
Session 7
TEACHING SPEAKING
1. Explain what Scott Thombury implied in the following, The teaching of
speaking depends on there being a classroom culture of speaking, and that classrooms
need to become talking classrooms'.
2. Describe the teaching sequence (look at example 2, pp. 125-127 or example 3, pp.
127-128)
3. There are more speaking suggestions for teachers to choose and develop their
materials. Choose two suggestions and discuss the benefits the learners can get when they
are engaged in these.
Session 8
TEACHING WRITING
1/ what is the difference between writing for learning and writing for writing?
2/ what is meant by GENRE-ANALYSIS? GUIDED WRITING?
3/ Describe a process with steps the teacher will follow to make students engaged in
writing practice.
4/ state a difference between teaching writing to students of elementary level and those
that have an up-intermediate level.
Session 8
PLANNING LESSONS
Session 9
USING COURSEBOOKS
TESTING
1/ How many kinds of tests are there? State the purpose of each.
3/ What are INDIRECT test items and INDIRECT test items? Explain each type with
illustrative examples.
4/ Discuss the issue of subjectivity when it comes to marking tests and shown how
marking scales can counter such subjectivity - though if they are over-detailed they may
become cumbersome.
Session 10
WHAT IF?