CommunicativeLanguageTeaching

Robert J. DickeyKeimyung University

Korea TESOL

Communicative?

Science Class?

Engagement?

Engagement

Learning Preferences (Styles)

Peer as “Co-teacher”

Teacher as “Facilitator”

• “Jug and Mug” model of education(fountain of knowledge)

• Respecting Students ability to learn

• Providing the learning environment

Krashen’s i+1 and Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development

Focus on Communication

• Accuracy vs. Fluency• Teacher Talking Time vs. Student

Talking Time (TTT/STT)• Authenticity

– Inputs– Outputs

• Activities, Tasks, Projects• Genuine exchanges with peers

Themes for L2 work

• Student Talking Time vs. Student THINKING Time

• Rehearsal (repeated production)• Error Correction

– Focus on Meaning vs. Focus on Form• Teaching the Lesson Plan

vs. Teaching the Learners• Learners’ Prior Knowlege

Linguistic Elements

• Role and Importance of– Vocabulary– Grammar (Structures)– Pronunciation, etc

• Time and Place for (the above)• Role of the Science Teacher???

Student Work

• Teacher’s Role• Groups (Collaboration)

– Formation– Duration– Sharing

• Assessment– Performance stress (good and bad)– (more on Friday)

Robert J. DickeyKeimyung University(Daegu, S. Korea)

robertjdickey@yahoo.com

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