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Teaching Techniques: Goal One: To Use English To Communicate in Social Settings

The document discusses techniques for teaching various English language skills including grammar, vocabulary, conversation, listening, writing, and pronunciation. It then outlines three goals for using English: to communicate socially, achieve academically, and use English in socially and culturally appropriate ways. The document stresses that language learning should begin with listening and provides reasons why listening is important for children, such as using listening as a safe way to build understanding of how language works before speaking.

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Teaching Techniques: Goal One: To Use English To Communicate in Social Settings

The document discusses techniques for teaching various English language skills including grammar, vocabulary, conversation, listening, writing, and pronunciation. It then outlines three goals for using English: to communicate socially, achieve academically, and use English in socially and culturally appropriate ways. The document stresses that language learning should begin with listening and provides reasons why listening is important for children, such as using listening as a safe way to build understanding of how language works before speaking.

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Teaching Techniques

 Techniques for Teaching Grammar


 Techniques for Teaching Vocabulary
 Techniques for Teaching Conversation
 Techniques for Teaching Listening Skills
 Techniques for Teaching Writing
 Techniques for Teaching Pronunciation
 Techniques for Teaching Reading

Goal One: To use English to communicate in social settings


*Participate in social interactions
*Personal expression-spoken and written
*Use appropriate learning strategies and styles

Goal Two: To use English to achieve academically in all content


areas of instruction
*Interact in the classroom
*Obtain, process, construct, and provide subject matter information
in spoken and written forms
*Use grade level and appropriate learning strategies

Goal Three: To use English in socially and culturally appropriate ways


*Use appropriate language variety, register, and genre according to setting,
audience, and purpose
*Use appropriate nonverbal communication for audience, purpose, and
setting.
*Use appropriate learning strategies to extend sociolinguistic and socialcultural
competence

Language learning should begin with listening.

Why is listening important for children?


• Rich source of data to begin to build an idea of how language works.
• Safe space for learners who are not ready to speak the language / talk.
• Chances to focus on the language used and demonstrate has been
understood.
• Opportunities for non-verbal support (e.g. Pictures) - essential for learners
who cannot read,
• Rich source for language forms to repeat or imitate,

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