- •Contents
- •Acronyms related to tefl The Most Frequently-used Acronyms
- •Commonly-used Acronyms
- •Other Acronyms Related to tefl/tesl
- •Предисловие
- •The scientific prose style as opposed to the belles-lettres style
- •Skim the following 4 boxes and identify which style they refer to: poetic, belle-lettres, newspaper, or scientific prose style. What features help identify the latter style?
- •Analyze the proposed examples of texts of the two distinct styles from the point of view of the criteria given in the table and put down your findings.
- •Find examples from the texts illustrating the most noticeable characteristics of the scientific style.
- •The vocabulary of the scientific prose style
- •Vocabulary Work 1
- •Provide Russian equivalents of the following English words:
- •Find synonyms for the following words:
- •Odd one out. Underline the wrong word in each line.
- •Provide derivatives and restore the word combinations that follow.
- •Decode the following abbreviations using the list of abbreviations and group them according to their meanings:
- •The vocabulary of the scientific prose style
- •Vocabulary Work 2
- •Choose the proper variant of translation of the italicized words.
- •Fill in the necessary word according to the meaning using the following words. Use: assessment, assignment, accomplished, crucial, superior performance, insight, encounter, utilized, authentic.
- •Match synonyms from the two groups (numbers and letters):
- •Match the terms (numbers) and their definitions (letters).
- •Paraphrase the underlined words/expressions.
- •Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to the terms and scientific vocabulary:
- •Students as textbook authors
- •Can you think of benefits and shortcomings of commercially-produced materials (textbooks)? Make a map of associations.
- •Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Make sure you understand the following terms from the text:
- •Match the definitions with the proper words.
- •Fill in the blanks with the following words and combinations: assignment, blogs, designing, engaged, information gap, invest, journals, miming, proficient, student-centered.
- •Match the text subtitles with the ideas they develop.
- •Scan the text and get ready to explain the following ideas:
- •Share your vision of the following ideas presented in the introduction to the text:
- •Follow-up.
- •Can you describe the key characteristics of the article? To do it follow the guidelines:
- •Student Profile Questions for Middle School
- •Ways to use a student-produced booklet
- •Brainstorming before speaking tasks
- •What is brainstorming in pedagogics (structure, process, aims)? Is it the same according to this article?
- •V ocabulary Enrichment
- •Consult the dictionary for the following terms:
- •Match the definition with the word from the list.
- •Match the two parts of word combinations and explain their meaning.
- •Paraphrase the sentences using your active vocabulary.
- •Do you remember which part…
- •Follow-up.
- •Reaching reluctant readers
- •Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Translate the sentences into Russian.
- •Errors and corrective feedback: updated theory and classroom practice
- •Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Read the following definitions and think which type of mistake they refer to:
- •Match the words from the list with their synonyms from below and make up word combinations or sentences with them.
- •Follow-up:
- •Develop the ideas from the text in your own words trying to explain their essence.
- •Imagine some other involving ways of working with mistakes students make in writing or orally.
- •Write a self-analysis about the types of mistakes you / your students make and how you handle them. Be specific.
- •Implications for our Classroom Practice
- •Integrating reading and writing for effective language teaching
- •To teach or not to teach writing in the target language? What answer does the text give? And you?
- •They distinguish the following types of writing. Give your vision of them. Are they described in the text?
- •Match the stages of process-writing (numbers) with the actions (letters). Do you follow the structure proposed here passing all the stages?
- •Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Make sure you can explain the terms from the text:
- •Find equivalents from the list for the following groups of synonyms:
- •Use the following words to fill in the blanks: demanding, inventory, objective, outline, performance, springboard, sufficient, technique, worksheet.
- •Translate the last paragraph of the article into Russian. Compare your variants of translation for accuracy.
- •See the following plan made on the basis of the analysis of text paragraphs. It is jumbled. Restore its order according to the text.
- •Scan the plan for information on the following subtopics. Be ready to develop the points into a speech.
- •Follow-up:
- •Integrating reading and writing for effective language teaching
- •Integrated Reading and Writing Course Objective
- •Metaphoric intelligence and foreign language learning
- •To know if you are right see the following text. Be ready to share and think which intelligences are vital in learning foreign languages and why; and what is metaphoric intelligence?
- •Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Make sure you can explain the following terms:
- •Match the words with their definitions:
- •Use the proper derivative:
- •Translate paragraphs 2 and 3 into Russian. Compare your variants of translation for accuracy.
- •See the plan of the text. Make it complete. Compare your plans. Plan
- •Deep impact storytelling
- •Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Make sure you can explain the following terms:
- •Use the words in brackets in the proper form:
- •Translate from English into Russian:
- •Scan the meaningful parts for the key ideas. Select the sentences from the text, paraphrase complex sentences or summarize ideas in your own words. Compare with another student.
- •Follow up:
- •Introduction
- •Why don’t teachers learn what learners learn? taking the guesswork out with action logging
- •Read the text and identify what “gold mine” the author has discovered.
- •Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Make sure you can explain the following terms:
- •Match the following definitions with the proper words from the list:
- •See the plan of the article. Put a question that may summarize each part.
- •Summarize the ideas of part I and III in as few words as possible. Compare with other students.
- •How many and which activities are mentioned in the article? Scan them for the following information:
- •Select some three activities you like best. Get ready to explain their essence and aims, and say why you find them efficient. Identify the most popular activities.
- •Follow-up:
- •Pronunciation & grammar using video and audio activities
- •Can teaching pronunciation and grammar be fun? Propose as many ways as possible and be ready to clarify your point.
- •Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Make sure you can explain the following terms:
- •Guess the word by its definition:
- •Use the proper derivative:
- •Translate the Conclusion in writing. Compare the translations for the most accurate.
- •Look through the text and find answers to the following questions:
- •Check other fellow-students if they’ve got answers to the questions above.
- •Explain the following sentences from the text or paraphrase:
- •Follow-up:
- •Humanising the coursebook
- •Make sure you can explain the following terms:
- •Match the following definitions with the proper words:
- •Use the proper derivative:
- •Translate the second paragraph of the article into Russian. Compare your variants of translation for accuracy.
- •See the plan of the article and identify how its points and subpoints are interrelated.
- •Put a question to every meaningful part of the text.
- •Answer the questions trying to sum up shortly.
- •Use the plan to answer the questions:
- •Using the plan present the the key ideas of the text orally as shortly as possible.
- •Using the plan select one point which has attracted your special attention and on which you would like to share your views and attitudes.
- •Follow-up:
- •Introduction
- •Adapting authentic materials for language teaching
- •Remember your teaching practice and say:
- •Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Make sure you can explain the following terms from the text:
- •Match the definitions with the proper words:
- •Propose derivatives of the words and make up word combinations:
- •Fill in the following sentences using your active vocabulary:
- •Infrequently Used Words
- •Verbal Complexity
- •Verbal Ambiguity
- •Implicitness
- •Interactive writing in the efl class: a repertoire of tasks
- •What writing strategies can you remember? (e. G.: fluent writing, free writing, etc.) What is meant by “interactive writing”? Find passages in the text that explain its essence.
- •Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Scan the vocabulary for words dealing with a) the Internet; b) reading and writing. Be ready to explain their meanings.
- •Match the words and their groups of synonyms:
- •Use the proper derivatives:
- •The author says the activities are interactive and involve problem-solving. Choose one you liked best and try to prove it.
- •Follow-up:
- •Interactive writing in the efl class: a repertoire of tasks
- •2. Sending a Letter Abroad
- •3. Writing a Letter to the Author of a Story
- •5. Films
- •6. Providing an Alternative Ending
- •7. An Introduction to an Anthology of Short Stories
- •8. Journal Writing
- •9. A Personal Anthology
- •10. The Writing Portfolio
- •Discussion examination: making assessment match
- •Instructional strategy
- •Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Match the definitions with the words from the list:
- •Use the correct derivative:
- •Paraphrase the following using the active vocabulary from the list:
- •Better teaching through provocation
- •Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Make sure you can explain the following terms:
- •Match the following definitions with nouns:
- •Use the proper derivatives:
- •Match the words to make up word combinations and be ready to explain their meanings:
- •Remember the names of the parts of the article. Which parts do you consider vital for the abstract and which not?
- •Scan the key parts of the text for the subtopics. Compare with other students.
- •See which of the parts provides answers to the questions:
- •Propose theses for every subtopic. Present the theses and compare if they are the same with everybody.
- •Explain the following ideas as you see them:
- •Follow-up:
- •Creativity
- •Can you describe what a creative person is like? Why is it necessary to be creative today? Can you give examples illustrating that creativity is required in all fields of life?
- •See the following list of verbs taken from the texts on creativity and decide which of them may be used to describe a creative approach to teaching? And a counterproductive approach?
- •Can you sum up information for each of the columns?
- •Imagine examples illustrating the above columns to show that they do work. Let your group mates guess what column you are trying to illustrate (e. G. A decision, a strategy or environment).
- •Choose a quotation from the text and get ready to comment on it:
- •Identifying and developing creative giftedness
- •Investing in creativity: many happy returns
- •Implications of Phase Theory
- •Implications of Studies of Organizational Climates
- •The general outline of a scientific article
- •Text compression
- •Writing abstracts Approaches to Writing Abstracts
- •Use of Abstracts
- •Types of Abstracts
- •Guidelines for Writing Abstracts
- •Stages of Writing Abstracts
- •Paragraph
- •Unity in paragraphs
- •Continuity in paragraphs
- •Integrity of Paragraphs
- •Some Guidelines for Building Effective Paragraphs
- •Sentences
- •Some Guidelines for Writing Effective Sentences
- •Some Guidelines for Writing Compressed Sentences
- •Self-check questions
- •Chat abbreviations/lingo
- •Chat Faces
- •Chatiquette
- •If they won't write, get them to text. Hamish norbrook gets predictive about the learning opportunities presented by mobile phones
- •Sample of reading log and its structure
- •Self-check test
- •An algorithm of analyzing and interpreting of english-language academic texts
- •Subject index
- •References
- •Интерпретация англоязычного научного текста
- •Interpretation of english-language academic texts Учебно-методическое пособие для студентов языковых специальностей вузов
- •2 25404, Г. Барановичи, ул. Войкова, 21.
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Учебное издание
Ващилко Юлия Александровна