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DENILSO DE LIMA DENILSO DE LIMA http:// denilsodelima.blogspot.com [email protected] CHUNKS OF LANGUAGE CHUNKS OF LANGUAGE XXV JELI 25 ANOS REFLETINDO O FUTURO DO ENSINO DE INGLÊS 19 E 20 DE JUNHO, 2009 – UNIBERO São Paulo - SP

Chunks of Language: dealing with them in the classroom

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Apresentação feita no dia 19 de junho de 2009 na XXV JELI [Jornada de Ensino de Língua Inglesa] organizada pela APLIESP [Associação de Professores de Língua Inglesa do Estado de São Paulo].

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DENILSO DE LIMADENILSO DE LIMAhttp://[email protected]

CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGE

XXV JELI25 ANOS REFLETINDO O FUTURO DO ENSINO DE INGLÊS

19 E 20 DE JUNHO, 2009 – UNIBEROSão Paulo - SP

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DENILSO DE LIMADENILSO DE LIMAhttp://[email protected]

CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGE

What are Chunks of Language?What are Chunks of Language?A sequence of words which native speakers recognize as the natural and better way of expressing a particular idea.

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGE

Are there chunks in Are there chunks in Portuguese?Portuguese?

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGEChunks in Portuguese:Chunks in Portuguese:

01. É bom a gente ficar de olhos b........................ abertos para saber o que ele vai fazer.

02. Eu perdi o ônibus! Por isto cheguei a........................ ao trabalho.

03. Eu não quero falar c........................ ela novamente.

04. Acho bom você fazer isto amanhã de m........................ bem cedinho.

05. O que vocês estão p........................ em fazer agora?

06. Já está mais do que na hora de você a........................ um emprego?

07. Não faço a menor i........................ de como ele conseguiu fazer isto?

08. Para quem não está conseguindo e........................ no site, segue o link corrigido.

09. Não cheguei a ler tudo não, só dei uma olhada r........................ e pronto.

10. Esta conversa sobre comida abriu meu a......................... Vamos comer?

em

trasado

om

anhã

ensando

rrumar

deia

ntrar

ápida

petite

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGEChunks in Portuguese:Chunks in Portuguese:

01. Ela vive pegando no meu ...................... por causa desta história.

02. Já está mais do que na hora de você começar a fazer seu ...................... de meia.

03. O irmão dela é um tremendo ...................... no saco.

04. O filho dela é um ...................... frio e tanto. Tudo dá errado para ele!

05. Não podemos traduzir estas expressões ao ...................... da letra.

06. Quando ele ouviu a voz do pai dele, ele deu no ......................

07. Quando o rio é fundo demais algumas pessoas dizem que ele não dá ......................

08. Rodrigo levou um ...................... na bunda da namorada dele.

09. Mas que história mais sem ...................... nem cabeça.

10. Pode ir! Mas vá num ...................... e volte no outro!

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGE

Why learn and teach chunks?Why learn and teach chunks?The brain stores more sequences of words than isolated words.

Because of chunks we’re able to speak and write fluently.

Knowing lots of chunks also makes listening and reading easier as well.

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Kinds of Chunks Kinds of Chunks of Languageof Language collocationscollocations

institutionalised expressionsinstitutionalised expressions

sentence headssentence heads

phrases or polywordsphrases or polywords

prepositional phrasesprepositional phrases

idiomsidioms

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How can we teach chunks?How can we teach chunks?Before teaching chunks we’d better learn how to find them. Or... As we prefer to say: NOTICENOTICE them.

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGE

How to notice chunks?How to notice chunks?Reading is by far the best way to notice chunks of language. So, we have to help learners to improve their skill of NOTICINGNOTICING.

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGENoticing chunks in dialogs:Noticing chunks in dialogs:

Dad Hi, Carl. It’s me. How’s it going?

Carl Oh, hi, Dad. Everything’s great.

Dad So, are you studying for your exams?

Carl Oh, yeah. I’m working very hard this semester.

Dad Good. So what are you doing right now? Are you studying?

Carl Uh, Dad, right now I’m watching a baseball game.

Dad Baseball? ... Uh, who’s playing?

Carl The Yankess and the Red Sox.

Dad Really? Uh, Carl,... Let’s talk again in two hours.

Carl Ok, Dad. Enjoy the game!

Dad You too. But please try and study for your exams!

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGENoticing chunks in dialogs:Noticing chunks in dialogs:

Dad Hi, Carl. It’s me. How’s it going?

Carl Oh, hi, Dad. Everything’s great.

Dad So, are you studying for your exams?

Carl Oh, yeah. I’m working very hard this semester.

Dad Good. So what are you doing right now? Are you studying?

Carl Uh, Dad, right now I’m watching a baseball game.

Dad Baseball? ... Uh, who’s playing?

Carl The Yankess and the Red Sox.

Dad Really? Uh, Carl,... Let’s talk again in two hours.

Carl Ok, Dad. Enjoy the game!

Dad You too. But please try and study for your exams!

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGENoticing chunks in texts:Noticing chunks in texts:

I started my new job at the design company. I like it a

lot. I met Brad after work. He wants to go out for dinner

on Wednesday, but I already made dinner plans with

some people from work, and I really want to go.

Anyway, Brad never pays.

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGENoticing chunks in texts:Noticing chunks in texts:

I started my new job at the design company. I like it a

lot. I met Brad after work. He wants to go out for dinner

on Wednesday, but I already made dinner plans with

some people from work, and I really want to go.

Anyway, Brad never pays.

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGE

How can learners remember chunks?How can learners remember chunks?

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGERecording chunks:Recording chunks:

E aí, o que E aí, o que você está fazendovocê está fazendo [...]? [...]?

So, what are you doingSo, what are you doingnow?now?right now?right now?at this moment?at this moment?

E aí, o que E aí, o que você vai fazervocê vai fazer [...]? [...]?

So, what are you doingSo, what are you doingtonight?tonight?tomorrow?tomorrow?on the weekend?on the weekend?

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGERecording chunks:Recording chunks:

Chunks with Foot:Chunks with Foot:

put your foot in your mouth = meter os pés pelas mãos

put your foot down = bater o pé

go on foot = ir à pé

put your best foot forward = esforçar-se ao máximo

have a foot in the door = estar com o pé na porta

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The Importance of RevisitingThe Importance of Revisiting

Encourage your learners to look back at the language they’ve recorded and do something – perhaps anything –with it.

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGEHelpful ActivitiesHelpful Activities

Memorizing short dialogs 1. Choose a very short dialog from the coursebook. If you have it on CD, let

students listen to it;

2. Have a little conversation about the dialog. Hand out the transcript ;

3. Tell them they’ll have to memorize the whole dialog as homework;

4. In the next class, have students in pairs and they’ll have to recite the whole dialog to their partner. Partners may give each other hints as necessary

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGEHelpful ActivitiesHelpful Activities

What are those initials for?1. Motivate students to record chunks of language during a period of time.

These chunks are chosen by the teacher;

2. Discuss them with students whenever possible. Ask them for examples using that specific chunk.

3. After a couple of classes, say, 5 classes. Hand out copies of a worksheet you prepared and ask students to complete the blanks. In the blanks you have the initials of the chunks you want to revisit with them

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGEHelpful ActivitiesHelpful Activities

Teach your Chunk

Ask students to teach the class a chunk from time to time. Doing so, you’ll be motivating them to record, revisit and reactivate chunks. This helps them to keep chunks alive in the brain.

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGEHelpful ActivitiesHelpful Activities

Review Posters

Poster A – Chunks Being Learned:

Write only the initials of a chunk which students are having problems to remember – b. t. w. / n. m. / w. a. y. g. t. d. t.? / t. y. v. m. / c. I a. y. a q.? / etc.

From time to time use this poster to reactivate a chunk. Give students some hints so that they can remember what chunk is that. You can even use the Portuguese equivalence to that chunk so as to help them remembering.

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Review Posters

Poster B – Pretty Well Learned:

When most of the students can remember a chunk represented by initial on Poster A, cross the initials out and write them on Poster B. Review the chunks on Poster B once a week.

When Posters A or B are full, cover it with a blank one.

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGEHelpful ActivitiesHelpful Activities

Lexical Bag or Lexical Box

Ask students to write a chunk they noticed in the lesson on a small piece of paper.

Students place the paper in a bag or box. In the beginning of each lesson, teacher picks 2 or 3 papers and asks students for example with the chunks. If one student do not know what that chunk means, other will have the chance to teach the chunk.

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CHUNKS OF CHUNKS OF LANGUAGELANGUAGEThank you! Thank you!

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