ADVANCED ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY QUESTIONS FOR FINAL EXAM

How to write effectively on the board? (or: what are the steps of writing on the board?)

• write clearly (the writing should be large enough to read from the back of the class)

• write in a straight line

• stand in a way that does not hide the board

• talk as the teacher writes (to involve the class more, ask students to tell him/her what to write next?)

what are steps of organising pairwork and groupwork?

• divide the class into pairs / groups (ensure everyone has a pair/group)

• give students taks, explain what to do, give limited time, ask what to do after working in pairs/groups.

• let students work together, the teacher moves around the class but does not interrupt more than necessary

• when some pairs/groups have finished their work,stop the activity. Ask students to report what they discussed

• the teacher gives feedback

what are the advantages of using pariwor/groupwork?

• students have more language practice

• all students are involved in the activities

• shy students feel more secure and are more willing to speak

• it encourages students to help each other

what are the problems of using pairwork and groupwork?

• students frequently make noise

• students make mistakes

• it is difficult for the teachers to control of their large class

What are the important things that a teacher needs to know before starting a lesson?

• The aim of the lesson

• The new/main language to be taught in the lesson

• The main stages of the lesson

• What to do at each stage (details of activities and techniques, different types of interaction, teaching aids you can use)

What are the stages of designing/making a lesson? What to do each stage?

• Warming up: design an activity to make the whole class warm up related to the lesson

• Pre-stage: present new words and give guilding question(s)

• While-stage: explore key ideas and specific information of the lesson

• Post-stage: design an activity to practise (speaking or writing) related to the lesson

• Consolidation: review (vocabulary/key content of the lesson) and homework (writing/learn new words by heart/doing homework, listening at home, etc.)

What are advantages of using teaching aids?

• Focus attention on meaning and help to make the language used in the class more real and alive

• Keep/attract students’ attention and make the class more interesting

• Be able to use any stage of the lesson and share with other teachers

What are some basic principles of positive error correction?

• Encourage students to focus on what they have got right, not on what they have got wrong

• Praise students for their correct answers, and even got partly correct answers; in this way they feel that they are making progress

• Avoid humiliating students or making them feel that making a mistake is bad

• Correct errors quickly

What are advantages of individualised learning?

• Allow teachers to respond to their individualised students differently in terms of pace of learning, learning styles and preferneces

• Be less stressful for students than performing in a whole-class setting or talking in pairs/groups

• Be able to develop learner autonomy and skills of self-reliance and investigation over teacher

• Dependence

• Be able to be a way of restoring peace and tranquillity to a noisy and chaotic classroom

What are disadvantages of individualised learning?

• Not help a class develop a sense of belongin

• Not encourage coorperation in which students may be able to help and motivate each other

• Combined with giving individualised students different tasks, it means a great deal more thought and materials preparation than a whole-class teaching involves. When we work with individualised students as a tutor and resource, it takes much more time than interacting with a whole-class