Principles behind the teaching of listening?
The tape recorder is just as important as the tape Preparation is vital
Once will not be enough
Students should be encouraged to response to the content of the text, not just to the language. Different listening stages demand different listening task Good teacher exploit listening text to the full
Teaching listening strategies Prediction Inferring Monitoring Clarifying Responding Evaluating
Where does video fit in?
Choose video material according to the level and interests of our students
Video is richer than audiotape, so that background information can be filled in visually. Students can pay less attention to what they are listening
Students may treat it uncritically rather as they treat watching TV – danger
Playing the tape without sound
Playing the tape but covering the picture Freezing the picture Divide the class in half
11. how to use textbooks
Different options for textbook use
Omission/replacement/addition/adaptation Should be used creatively
SARS select adapt reject supplement
Addition is look like: personal engagement/word study/word games
Why use text book at all?
For teachers: no matter how well it planned, they can be inappropriate for teachers and students. Teacher should assess their contents carefully and use the textbook judiciously for their own ends, rather than have the textbook use and control them. Other advantages
For students: feel more positive about textbook than some teachers. The textbook is reassuring. May benefit more from the teacher’s creative use of the textbook
How to choose a textbook? Analysis Piloting
Consultation Gather opinions
Price/availability/layout and design/methodology/skills/syllabus/topic/stereotyping/teachers’ guide