Week 1- Practice

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Instructor: Nguyen Thu Hien

ED, CFL, VNU


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Types of syllabus Description

1. Structural

2. Functional-notional

3. Situational

4. Lexical

5. Skill-based

6. Topic-based

7. Task- based

8. Multiple-syllable

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Types ofsyllabus

Description

1. Structural A list of grammatical structures to be taught which are gradedaccording to their levels of difficulty.

2. Functional-notional

A list of communicative functions of language (requesting,inviting, ...) and the concepts it expresses (time, location...)

3. Situational A set of everyday situations in which language to be used (at the

bank, at the supermarket)

4. Lexical A list of vocabulary and lexis to be taught to students.

5. Skill-based A list of language skills to be developed and practiced by Ss(listening for gist, listening for specific information, )

6. Topic-based A list of topics relevant and interesting to Ss (health, food,hobbies,..)

7. Task- based A list of tasks for which language to be used (maps, followinginstructions,)

8. Multiple-syllable

A combination of items from grammar, lexis, language functions,situations, topics, tasks, and different language skills.

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Task 1

Book 1: Task basedBook 2: Functional-Notional

Book 3: Structural

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Task 3:

New English 10 standard textbook.

Unit 1:A day in life of (Reading Appendix 2)

The skeleton lesson plan

Find and mark on the plan the things

that have been added, changed,

replaced, or removed

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Answer

1. The Before you read activity in the textbook hasbeen replaced by a different activity:

Discussing the picture and talking about farmers

daily routines

2. Task 3 has been moved before task 1

3. The After you read activity in the textbook talking

about Mr Vy and Mrs Tuyets daily routines has been

replaced by different activity:Talking about your daily routines

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Task 4. Unit 7 - Writing (Appendix 3)

Task 1. Read about the advantages and disadvantages oftelevision below

Task 2. Work in pairs. Discuss the advantages anddisadvantages of the mass media, and then write them downin the columns below

Task 3. Write a paragraph about the advantages anddisadvantages of the mass media discussed in task 2

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Advantages Disadvantages

Radio .. ..

Newspaper ..

..

Advantages Disadvantages


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Task 4. Evaluate the tasks (Unit 7-

appendix 3)

1. What is the aim of this writing section?2. What is the purpose of task 1? How well does it help

to achieve the aim of the section?

3. What is the purpose of task 2? How well does it help

to achieve the aim of the section?4. What is the purpose of task 3? How well does it help

to achieve the aim of the section?

5. Do the tasks that precede provide adequate

scaffolding for students to complete the tasks thatfollow?

6. What do we need to adapt in the tasks to help studentsachieve the aim of the lesson?

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Task 4. Suggested answers

1. What is the aim of this writing section?Getting Ss to write paragraphs about the advantages

and disadvantages of mass media

2. What is the purpose of task 1? How well does it help to

achieve the aim of the section?

Providing Ss with ideas about TV. It doesnt teach Ss

how to write a paragraph

3. What is the purpose of task 2? How well does it help toachieve the aim of the section?

Generating ideas for task 3. It doesnt teach Ss how to

write a paragraph

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4. What is the purpose of task 3? How well does it help toachieve the aim of the section?

Free practice of writing paras.

It is helpful in the sense that it provides Ss

a chance to produce a para of their own However, it is too challenging (without prior

preparation )

instruction about para writing

working on models

controlled/guided writing)

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Note:The task itself is flawed as it requires Ss to write one

paragraph about both advantages and disadvantages

of one of the mass media where as a paragraph often

addresses one controlling idea only.

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5. Do the tasks that precede provide adequate scaffolding

for students to complete the tasks that follow? No,

neither of the tasks does this as:

Task 1 provides some new vocabulary and structures. Task 2 provides ideas for task 3

However,

writing involves more than thatAnd, Ss need to be taught

the process of writing, and

what makes a good para (TS, SI, LD,)

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Task 4. Suggested answers6. What do we need to adapt in the tasks to help

students achieve the aim of the lesson?

Task 1 can provides sample paras about the advs or disadvs of

TV

asks Ss to analyze the structure of the sample para

and linking devices

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Task 2 T may instruct Ss about the process of writing a

para (brainstorming, organizing ideas)

Then T asks Ss to choose one of the mass media

and list down advs and disadvs

T guides Ss to find supporting details for each

main idea and work out the organization of the

para

Finally, Ss can choose to write a para about the

advs or disadvs of one of the media based on the

outline they have worked out

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Documents

Week 1- Practice