By Suzanne W Woodward
Materials: Worksheet 1
Dynamic: Whole class
Time: 20 minutes
Procedure:
1. Create a worksheet, perhaps by using the blank
Worksheet 1, by listing your students’ names in the left column. Another way to
do this is to use the attendance list, block out everything but the name
column, then draw lines across.
2. Give each student a copy of the handout. Instruct
students to cross out their name and the names of any absent students.
3. Instruct students to circulate...
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Speaking in the Framework of Communicative Competence
By Irfan Nugroho (nugrohoirfan@gmail.com)
The discussion of speaking a foreign language
(especially English) usually begins with the explanation of communication.
Indeed, it is because one of the main goals of language teaching and learning
is to reach ‘the ability to communicate’ (Dalton-Puffer, 2009: 197; and Labov
in Rasool, 2008: 469). Communication is defined by Richards and Schmidt (2002:
89) as:
...
How to make a summary (paragraph, whole passage, long passages, and textbook chapter)
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By Beatrice S Mikulecky & Linda Jeffries
Another key strategy for learning and remembering the
ideas in a text is to summarize what you have read. This means rewriting the
important parts in a much shorter form, using some words from the text and some
of your own words. Summarizing is especially useful for:
• Reviewing and memorizing information in textbooks for
exams;
• Preparing information or ideas from different sources
so you can...
How to Choose the Right Definition of a Word from Dictionary
By Beatrice S Mikulecky & Linda JeffriesIf you are able to infer the general meaning of a word from the context, you can make better use of the dictionary. In fact, many words have more than one definition and you need to choose the most appropriate one. For example, the word laugh (as a verb) has eleven different definitions in the Longman Advanced American Dictionary. Definitions for the word “get” cover three pages!Below are guidelines...
Reducing speaking fears
By Trudy Wallace et. alChildren, adolescents and adults sometimes fear the challenge of sustained, formal speaking before large groups. Teachers can help reduce unrealistic fears by pointing out how common they are among people and what to do about them. They can also help to reduce such fears by maintaining a friendly atmosphere in the class and providing opportunities for students to practice alone or with one other student and then before increasingly...
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