Intro to ICT (Module 1b)

Connect Lesson 2

(in English Teaching)

Last Week’s Closing Question

•Why is the material for this sub-module (1B) in the cloud?

•… but not the material for 1C?

What we’re going to do today …

•Language teaching methods

•Ready-made exercises on the web

•‘Non-language teaching exercises’

•ICT Project

Language Teaching Methods

•Grammar-translation (sometimes referred to as ‘kontrastiv analys’ in Sweden)

•Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Grammar Translation vs. CLT: 1

Focus on learning the rules of grammar and their application

•Vocabulary  in L2 is learned through direct translation from L1

•Translation as a means of explanation of meaning

•Little or no attention to pronunciation

•Use of L1 as medium of instruction

Grammar Translation vs. CLT: 2

Focus on communicating: first speech then text

•Performance first …

•… explanation last

•Heavy emphasis on pronunciation

•Use of L2 as medium of instruction

Grammar Bytes

Grammar Bytes

Grammar Bytes

•What do you think of the explanation about verbs?

•Who is it for?

Is this exercise (created by a teacher in ‘glosor.eu’) a good one to

use?

Teacher’s translations

Is this exercise (created by a teacher in ‘glosor.eu’) a good one to

use?

Lucy from the CIA

• Is this a good page to use with your pupils?

• What language does the page use?

• What vocabulary would you pre-teach?

• How would you exploit the page?

• Can you spot the mistake?!

World Exploration

• CIA World Exploration

• Is this a good set of pages to use with your pupils?

• Are there any advantages of having a recorded intro to the exercise?

• Is the language at the right level?

• What vocabulary would you pre-teach?

• How would you exploit the page?

Aerial Analysis

• Is this a good page to use with your pupils?

• What kind of language does the page encourage your pupils to use?

• What vocabulary would you pre-teach?

• How would you exploit the page?

Photo Analysis

• Is this a good page to use with your pupils?

• What kind of language does the page encourage your pupils to use?

• What vocabulary would you pre-teach?

• How would you exploit the page?

The Project

The Project

•€10,000 to spend

•Hardware, software and/or training

•What would you spend it on?

•Plagiarism

•Submitting your project

This Week’s Closing Question

•What tools/programmes/websites do you think David has used to produce these course materials so far?