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PrINCIPLES IN
LANGUAGE TEACHING
ENGLISH 11
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Designing suitable tasks or activities
=> for language practice or skill development
Making the best use of different teaching
techniques, teaching aids and facilities
Using the mother tongue when necessary
Class organization: individual, pair, or group work
=> to do the tasks (CLT & Task-based learning)
Students’ homework => self-study to review the old
information and prepare for the new
Some basic principles
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Using
teaching aids
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General principles & Aims
Good teaching aids
arouse students’ interest
encourage students’ practice, facilitate comprehension,
and aid memory
support teacher’s explanation
Abuse of TA
waste time and money
inhibit students’ learning
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Types of teaching materials
1. Non-mechanical aids
- blackboard / whiteboard
- magnet board / flannel board
- flash card / word or picture card
- wall chart / wall picture
- game board
- real object
- work card / worksheet
2. Mechanical aids
- audiotape / cassette player
- videotape / VCD/ DVD / Video player / TV set
- slide / slide projector
- transparency / overhead projector (OHP)
- LCD projector / CPU / computer software
- visual presenter
- postcard
- calendar
- brochure
- telephone directory
- menu
- newspaper,
magazine
- application form
…
Ready-made / man-madeAuthentic
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Board and chalk
for T’s presentation of new language materials /
task correction
for students’ presentation
Techniques: making simple drawings & concept
mapping, outlining main ideas,…
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1. Overhead projector (OHP)
for T’s presentation of new language materials /
task correction
for students’ presentation
Techniques: masking, overlaying
2. Visual presenter
for T’s presentation of new language materials /
task correction (esp. students’ writing)
for students’ presentation
Technique: masking