Clad Class – Module 2

 

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July 20

 

 

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Natural Approach

 

Teaching ELL

 

Natural Approach – the way we are asked to teach

 

2 Main categories

 

Communicative Based

Grammar Based

 

70’s used grammar based

 

 

inductive

deductive

 

gives you samples

get the rules

rule 1st

samples 2nd

 

Elementary

High School

 

Used Grammar earlier in 70’s

H200 used in inductive based

 

After Research used communicative

 

Natural Approach – used as a synonym for communicative

 

(trying not to use, as a rule based)

 

 

 

Natural Approach        

 

Tevel is Author

 

1)      Focus on communicative

2)      Speech production is not forced

3)      Natural Stages

4)      Teaching is characterized by a low anxiety setting

 

 

Lesson Design

 

1)      Comprehensible input realia/models/dramas

2)      High interest

3)      Understanding develops before speaking

4)      Vocabulary develops before structural accuracy

5)      Correction modeling is the way to go.

 

 

Natural Approach

 

Topical Approach

 

Motivational Situations

            concepts, visuals, manipulations, gestures

 

Percentage of Teacher Talk

            i + 1

                        where the student is

                        plus 1

 

Critical Thinking Skills

           

Conversational Mangagement

            pairs, triads

 

Low Affective Filter

            limit error correction – use modeling, expansion accept primary language

            responses – allow students to volunteer

 

Children may –

            Write the notes on the cards when they speak.

            Group activities are  good

 

20% should be new.

 

ultimate goal is CALP

            bring critical based

 

What is my target vocuabulary?

 

            get a copy of Blooms

            put a copy in planbook

 

Which of Blooms was I working on Today.

 

Which skills am I addressing?

 

Low Affective filter

 

 

TPR

 

Total Physical Response

 

James Asher

 

Initial Study done in 1963 with English speakers learning Japanese.

 

1)      Children certain skills and concepts better through motor activities

2)      Favorable for boys and girls

3)      Better for students with normal or below normal intelligence

4)      Others need more advanced concepts presented earlier.

 

Characteristics of TPR

 

1)      totally physical

2)      Right brain approach

3)      C.I. in a low anxiety environment

4)      Positive rewards

5)      Real life situations

6)      Instant feedback to the teacher

7)      starts with the imperative form (command form, put the pen down)

 

Characteristics of TPR

 

1)      Approximates natural patterns of first language learning

listening – speaking – reading – writing

2)      Basic concepts presented through motor activities

3)      Long receptive period

4)      Copying others is not cheating

 

2nd language develops more rapidly because of language sophistication – CUP

 

Adults – Teens – Children – for pronunciation it is the reverse order

 

Physical realities are easier to process than abstractions

 

Possibilities in the future

 

Confluent Approach

 

Beverly Gaylean

 

Confluent – merges affective goals with cognitive language proficiency goals.

 

Language is the essence of who we are

 

Characteristics

 

1)      Informal language practice based on personal activities and feelings

2)      Imaginative situations based on students life styles

3)      Activities which encourage responsibilities for attitudes and behavior

4)      Reinforcing experiences for math, science and social studies

 

Activities

diads – group of 2

triads – group of 3

 

1) Centering – breathing and imaging   visualization and body movement exercises, calming and centering activities

 

2) Focusing – whole group activities loving, supportive group experiences

            students learn from all class members

 

3) Conversational

            personalized conversation

            experiential, child centered activities

           

            use movements pantomine, art, role play to communicate information about

themselves

 

9:00 Broke up into groups

 

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