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Grammar Discussion

• Grammar = linguistic knowledge
• Grammar = rule memorization - boring
• Grammar = separates skill, no integration into other skills
• Grammar = prescriptive rule

How can we improve our grammar lessons?
We need paradigm shift and change in test questionnaire
Learn rules first and use it later (problem)
PPP - presentation, practice, produce ↔ TBLT - task based learing teaching
Your communication is unnatural when learning via PPP
Task is a priority, communication first. And then learn what you need.
Exchange stories, and then students will notice the necessity of grammatical elements such as past tense.
In that way, grammar could be taught integratively. While speaking with their partner, they can be writing episodes as well. There students can learn grammar.

Inappropriate/incorrect grammar forms - how to deal with correction?
Recast - implicitly, no interruption, not discouraging students' confidence, exposed to correct input

Extensive reading - to be exposed a lot to the authentic context, not just a single sentence of example

Why we use passive voice?
To emphasize the victim - read newspapers and write your own headlines
Fairy tales - experience the different perspective of human and animals, and change the agent and victim
The importance of the one who carried out action or was influenced due to action (interchangable)
It sounds more natural in particular authentic language use situations.
Students get to know when to use passive voice.

Sleeping Ugly: Chained Writing

CALL Review 3

I would like to leave a review about Mapskip. Mapskip was the CALL tool that Jinju, Younah and I presented in front of the class. Introduction: Mapskip is a website consisted of maps with writings, photos and sounds. The map is written mostly in English but some in their own language. For example, if you keep narrowing down Mongolia, the regional name is written in Mongolian which resembles Russian alphabet. This is very peculiar characteristic of a map online losing consistency in its language but it is not wrong. It is the uniqueness of Mapskip. Application: Teachers can use mapskip for their writing and speaking session in English lessons. Firstly, students can write about their personal thoughts-where to go when traveling, where they have been, prestigious universities, etc. Since they can write freely without pressure of writing large amount, they can write more just like posting on the blog. And they will receive evaluation from both peers and teacher. Secondly, students can leave messages introducing or explaining about a certain topic that the teacher provided. They will be evaluated the same and they will enjoy the process since all students must participate. Their anxiety level will decline with this group work. When they all submit their script, the concern of copying can also be eradicated.

ER vs IR

Extensive reading
- reading a lot
- reading for pleasure (not for studying)
- understanding the general ideas
- top-down
- to develop overall proficiency (=reading fluency)
- meaning (not language)
- fast reading
- easy reading
- fun reading
- book report activities
- student centered
- not classroom activity, individual activity
- silent reading, relaxed position
- promote students' motivation of English reading and target language culture

Intensive reading
- reading rather smaller amount of texts, short passages
- reading for analyzing languages and study
- grammar, vocabulary, organizing the whole story
- bottom-up
- to develop reading accuracy
- language forms focused
- comprehension check, testing purposes
- selective collection of standard English
- efficient study with time limit
- specific goals of study, systematically structured
- teacher centered
- classroom activity, not interesting, motivation decline
- not authentic reading, with conscious
- burdensome, stress

Solution?!

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