SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY MS-TEFL. READING AND WRITING ACTIVITIES EFL 525

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SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY MS-TEFL.
READING AND WRITING ACTIVITIES EFL 525  NEW
WAYS IN TEACHING ENGLISH AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL
March 18, 2002
SHORT, Deborah. Editor. (1999) TESOL Series II.
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NEW WAYS IN TEACHING ENGLISH AT THE SECONDARY
LEVEL

• Book Review and Evaluation
• Presented to
• Dr. JEANNINE DOBBS
• Presented by
• CLAUDIA ACERO

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OUTLINE

• PART I
• REVIEW
• Editors Point of View
• Content
• Layout
• PART II
• EVALUATION
• Positive Aspects
• Negative Aspects
• Improvement Tips

• PART III
• SAMPLES
• PART IV
• QUESTIONS

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PART I

• REVIEW

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EDITORS POINT OF VIEW

• New Ways in Teaching English at the Secondary
  Level
• Does not focus on a single language skill.
• Compiles a series of integrated activities.
• Combines all the skills and features of language
  learning.
• Includes activities involving authentic
  literature, academic content, multimedia use,
  peer cooperation, career information, etc.

NWTESL
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EDITORS POINT OF VIEW

• NWTESL
• Includes activities with several objectives.
• Has activities to practice note-taking, reading,
  writing, speaking, listening, summarizing and
  illustrating.
• Above all
• Helps learners to prepare for their academic
  tasks, not only for the language ones.

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CONTENT NEW WAYS IN TEACHING ENGLISH AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL
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CONTENT (CONT)

• LEVELS
• High Beginning
• Beginning-intermediate
• Beginning-low intermediate
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Middle and High School

• TYPE OF ACTIVITIES
• Motivation
• Practice
• Application
• Assessment
• Review
• Cooperative Project

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CONTENT (CONT)

• RESOURCES
• Magazines
• Scissors
• Handouts
• Timer
• Video player
• Authentic Texts
• Computers
• Index Cards
• Notebooks
• Etc.

• CLASS TIME
• Variable 10 min 3-4 hrs
• Preparation Time
• Class Time

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LAYOUT

• ACTIVITY NAME
• Level
• Aims
• Activity Type
• Class Time
• Preparation Time
• Resources
• References and Further Reading
• Contributors

• Activity Description
• Procedure
• Caveats and Options
• Appendix

-Wat Cha Doing? -Garden Cameras -Pantomime it
This short activity emphasizes harmony and role
sharing by bringing out common characteristics.
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PART II

• EVALUATION

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INTRODUCTION AND EDITORS NOTES

• The introduction
• Is very useful.
• Provides a general view.
• Defines the content and sections.
• The Editors Notes
• Are very useful.
• State the purpose of the section.
• State the objectives for the section.

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ACTIVITIES OBJECTIVES

• To Know Each Other
• Games and Conversational Tasks
• To Develop and
• Practice SLRW
• To Develop Team Skills

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ACTIVITIES OBJECTIVES (CONT)

• To Integrate Language

• To Provide Survival Skills
• To Incorporate Technology and Language Learning

with Academic Content
Art, Drama and Field Trips
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ACTIVITIES OBJECTIVES (CONT)

• To Provide Project-Oriented Activities
• (in-class or between classes)

• To Help Students to Review and Self-evaluate
  (game-like practice)
• To have students practice the language in a
  game-like environment.

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EVALUATIONPOSITIVE ASPECTS

• The activities
• Combine all the skills.
• Address the interests, needs, experiences and
  knowledge at Secondary Level.
• Are developed within a co-operative language
  learning environment.
• Have students do something, besides practicing
  the language drawing, moving, etc.

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EVALUATIONPOSITIVE ASPECTS(CONT.)

• The activities
• Have very useful appendixes, such as handouts,
  samples, letters, drawings, etc.
• Fit into more than one category.
• Provide appropriate input in order to be adapted
  according to the class situation and requirement.
  
• Have eye-catching titles that awaken the readers
  attention.

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EVALUATIONPOSITIVE ASPECTS (CONT)

• Some of the activities
• Allow the use of L1 to reinforce L2.
• Are projects.
• May be done individually, in pairs, small groups,
  in the class or in collaboration with another
  class.
• Include excellent appendixes and interesting
  samples.

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EVALUATIONPOSITIVE ASPECTS (CONT)

• References and Contributors
• Make the reader trust the activity.
• Are known (LISTSERVER, books, e-articles)
• Provide interesting ideas for future readings.
• Open ones vision.

I can do it, TOO
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EVALUATIONNEGATIVE ASPECTS

• The activities
• Help EFL and ESL environments however, some of
  them are actually for ESL classes.
• Need Time Preparation and Material Preparation.
• Longer than in some other activity books.
• Require long class times

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IMPROVEMENT TIPS

• Users Guide should
• State briefly the activity aim
• Express the activity level
• Tell the Skills used
• Include the grammar feature practiced

• The book should
• Include an author index.
• Include a general bibliography.

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PART III

• ACTIVITY SAMPLES

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CLASSMATES

• CAN YOU
• ____run backwards?
• ____ recite poetry?
• ____play gin rummy?
• ____ raise a ruckus?
• ____ make a mess?
• ____ wink with your left eye?
• CATALOGUE PUPPETS

• SPLIT SECOND ENCOUNTERS
• LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT OUR TEAM
• Our team likes _________________
• We have lots of ________________
• We are very ___________________

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SCHOOL

• FUN HUNT (Directions)
• WHATS HAPPENING? (Description)
• THE LIBRARY CHECK IT OUT! (Find )

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DEVELOPING LANGUAGE THROUGH VOCABULARY BUILDING

• ROW RECALL AND REVIEW
• JOURNAL
• ? ? ? ?
• ? ? ? ?
• TONGUE TIED
• A B
• KITCHEN KITCHEN
• Stove Microwave
• Sink Cupboard
• Oven Plates

• CROSSWORD PUZZLES

It is
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DEVELOPING LANGUAGE THROUGH LISTENING AND SPEAKING

• GET CLOZE WITH MUSIC (A-B Gap Filling)
• TOP 10 GRAMMAR
• Song
• Full sentences
• Class Discussion

• DICE-Y DISCUSSIONS1 2 3
• 1
• 2
• 3

What did you do last night? A present you have given What kind of things you can cook
A present you have received Your experience with computers A time you got lost
Your favorite place to visit A good friend What you read everyday
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DEVELOPING LANGUAGE THROUGH LISTENING AND SPEAKING

• FOCUS!!
• (Concentration matching questions and answers)
• COOPERATIVE CONSTRUCTION
• PASS THE PARSLEY, PLEASE
• Take 2 slices of bread

• REVERSE JEOPARDY
• TEAM A vs TEAM B

Verb Tenses Vocabulary Music Reading Sentence Construction
100 100 100 100 100
200 200 200 200 200
300 300 300 300 300
400 400 400 400 400
500 500 500 500 500
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DEVELOPING LANGUAGE THROUGH READING

• READING LOGS
• A READING, THINKING, WRITING CONNECTION
• (What I just read
• What I dont understand)
• HALL OF FAME/HALL OF SHAME
• The best/The worst

• SUMM-THING TO SUMMARIZE

TOPIC
Main Idea
Sub topic Sub topic Sub topic
Details Details Details Details
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FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Is NWTESL useful?
• DO I recommend it?
• Is it attractive?
• Are instructions easy
• to follow?
• Are activities varied?

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FINAL CONSIDERATIONS (CONT)

• NWTESL is a collection of the best activities for
  this level of education however, WE, teachers,
  will have to find our own way, based on our
  needs. Therefore, NWTESL is a good starting point
  to make changes in our classes.
• DO I RECOMMENDED?

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FINAL CONSIDERATIONS (CONT)
YES.
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PART IV

• QUESTIONS

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• THANKS
• FOR YOUR TIME
• HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON