- •Module: English Language Improvement Unit 1. Language Learning and Communication Lesson 1. What makes a good language learner (Elena Ponomareva)
- •Are you a Good Language Learner?
- •1. Do you like working
- •2. During the lesson, are you usually
- •3. While speaking English, are you
- •Your Score
- •Suggested Classroom activities
- •A self-check activity for students
- •Identify your weak areas and do additional tests on the following websites:
- •In your summary use some of the words and expressions given on this website:
- •2) Work in pairs: one of you is a teacher, the other one is either Lucia or Ning Wang. Make a dialogue between a teacher and a dissatisfied student and reach an agreement.
- •In your dialogues use various means of emphasis.
- •Lesson 2. Intercultural communicative competence
- •"Englishman In New York"
- •Double Face
- •[Taken from: Cultures in Contrast, 2nd Edition: Student Life at u.S. Colleges and Universities, 2009 by Myra Ann Shulman ]
- •Vocabulary
- •[Taken from: Cultures in Contrast, 2nd Edition: Student Life at u.S. Colleges and Universities, 2009 by Myra Ann Shulman (Author)]
- •Case Study: Tackling Class Discussion
- •Analysis for Case Study Two
- •IV. Selection of a Solution
- •Independent watching
- •Lesson 3. Teacher-learner relationships
- •Google generation has no need for rote learning
- •Writing. Write a short paragraph giving your opinion on one of the following statements.
- •Different Teaching Styles and How They Affect Your Students
- •Inquiry-Based Learning
- •Study the Tips for Developing Positive Teacher Student Relationships. Give your commentaries.
- •Study 10 surefire tips for motivating esl learners. Give your commentaries.
- •9. Speaking. Work in groups. Discuss the following quotations. Do you agree or disagree with them? Give reasons.
- •11. Naming academic subjects. Learn verbs, nouns and adjectives associated with academic study. Http://www.Studystack.Com/flashcard-1287622
- •Investigated)
- •12. Choose the correct words for academic subjects and the people who study them to complete sentences 1-7.
- •13. Here’s a list of 10 common grammar and vocabulary mistakes that novice teachers sometimes make. Study them and memorize. Act out short dialogues using these examples.
- •14. Study these Communication Tips
- •15. Independent learning
9. Speaking. Work in groups. Discuss the following quotations. Do you agree or disagree with them? Give reasons.
A teacher should have maximal authority and minimal power (Thomas Szasz) http://www.finestquotes.com/author_quotes-author-Thomas+Szasz-page-0.htm
We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master. (Maria Montessori) http://www.miniwebtool.com/quote-search/by-author/?author=Maria%20Montessori
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. (Bill Gates) http://quoter.me/quote/bill-gates_55066
10. ChatRoom -- Teacher/Student Relationship. Watch and act out a similar chat-room in your group. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC0-b2QwwSE
11. Naming academic subjects. Learn verbs, nouns and adjectives associated with academic study. Http://www.Studystack.Com/flashcard-1287622
Choosing the correct part of speech
• archaeology also archeology
UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Archaeology is the
study of the societies and peoples of the past
by examining the remains of their buildings,
tools, and other objects. ■ an archaeology
professor at Florida State University
• astronomy
UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Astronomy is the
scientific study of the stars, planets, and
other natural objects in space. ■ a 10-day
astronomy mission
• economics
UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Economics is the
study of the way in which money, industry,
and trade are organized in a society.
■ He gained a first class Honours degree
in economics. ■ having previously studied
economics and fine art
• geology
UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Geology is the
study of the Earth’s structure, surface, and
origins. ■ He was visiting professor of geology
at the University of Jordan.
• linguistics
UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Linguistics is the
study of the way in which language works.
■ Modern linguistics emerged as a distinct
field in the nineteenth century.
• psychology
UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Psychology is the
scientific study of the human mind and the
reasons for people's behaviour. ■ Professor
of Psychology at Bedford College ■ research in
educational psychology
• sociology
UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Sociology is the
study of society or of the way society is
organized. ■ a sociology professor at the
University of North Carolina ■ a treatise on
the sociology of religion
Academic activities:
• analyse (analyses, analysing, analysed)
VERB If you analyse something, you consider
it carefully or use statistical methods in
order to fully understand it. [US analyze]
■ McCarthy was asked to analyse the data
from the first phase of trials of the vaccine.
■ [+ what] This book teaches you how to
analyse what is causing the stress in your life.
• claim (claims, claiming, claimed)
VERB If you say that someone claims that
something is true, you mean they say that it is
true but you are not sure whether or not they
are telling the truth. ■ [+ that] He claimed that
it was all a conspiracy against him. ■ [+ to-inf]
A man claiming to be a journalist threatened to
reveal details about her private life. ■ He claims
a 70 to 80 per cent success rate.
• define (defines, defining, defined)
VERB If you define a word or expression,
you explain its meaning, for example in a
dictionary. ■ [+ as] Collins English Dictionary
defines a workaholic as 'a person obsessively
addicted to work'.
• evaluate (evaluates, evaluating, evaluated)
VERB If you evaluate something or
someone, you consider them in order to
make a judgment about them, for example
about how good or bad they are. ■ They will
first send in trained nurses to evaluate the
needs of the individual situation. ■ The market
situation is difficult to evaluate. ■ [+ how] we
evaluate how well we do something
• investigate (investigates, investigating,
