英語教育講義⑬

    A good teacher helps students' language skills by pushing beyond their interlanguage so that they could improve their language. To think about the situation in Japan, teachers spend a lot of time in teaching language. In this way, they don't have enough tie to the content using English. If they do so, students could have comprehensible English. On the other hand, students in Canada have more chances to notice and practice English. 

    To ensure students understand, using a lot of pictures will stimulate interest in language. In the language activity, teachers need to push students to make sentences. Since it is important to make students understand, teachers also need to care for the grammar or the form sometimes. More importantly, they should make the whole activity go smoothly. 

英語教育講義⑫

    This lecture emphasizes the importance of content-based language teaching. This method of teaching is conducted well at Sophia University, Linden Hall School and Katoh Gakuen High School in Japan. They are based on the European program, which teaches students in second language. 

    In addition, immersion education began in Quebec which is an English-speaking area. It starts with parents basically, and eventually succeed. Most children learned to read and listen to French without special training. As Stephen Krashen has said that getting many inputs so that comprehensible input would be enough. Most children could read and listen to second language enough. Nevertheless, their speaking and writing didn't work so well. Consequently, teachers need to make sure students understand the contents 

英語教育講義⑪

        There are three kinds of memory: sensory memory, short-term memory and long-term memory. The information through our body, eye or ear could be carried out in sensory memory. For example, when we listen to what others are saying, the sound information can be stored for approximately 2 seconds. It is often referred to as the "short-term memory." To keep it in our memory for longer we need to process it for meaning. While getting the information from others, we need to pay attention to the input that comes in. Learners should understand the contents fully so that they could practice them correctly. Then they need to do the repeated practice that has greatly impressed them. 

SLA Junior Seminar 2-10: Who Was Annie Oakley?

Women relied on their men to protect them. But why? asked Annie. She believed women should rely on themselves. (p104)

 

        Annie Oakley was born in a small town in Ohio. When she could hold the hunting rifle, her father started to teach her how to shoot. Since her father's sudden death, her mother was very difficult to support the family. Little Annie knew how hard her mother worked and decided to help her. Then she picked up her father's gun and went out hunting. She brought back many pheasants more than she could carry. Her family had never been hungry again. Annie immediately became the best hunter in the small town. She met Frank Butler who was a sharpshooter and performed a "shooting target" program. They got married and started the performance together in a circus. The couple became more and more famous so they sailed to England for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. They became celebrities but they raised money for soldiers and performed for troops. There is no doubt that Annie was a respectable woman and a sharpshooter at that time. 

 

Who Was Annie Oakley? (Who Was?) 著者 : StephanieSpinner Penguin Workshop 発売日 : 2002-02-18 ブクログでレビューを見る»

英語教育講義⑩

        This class conducted the information gap activity. This activity materials consist of two sets, set A and set B. We were divided into pairs. One looked at worksheet A and the other looked at worksheet B. We had to transfer the information to each other by asking answering questions. We must not look at each other's worksheets. The worksheet provided serval patterns of questions for students to learn appropriate responses. In addition, this material created the desire to speak and the curiosity to listen. While doing exercise, there were a few seconds nobody said anything. As the professor mentioned that silence couldn't make the conversation natural. Plus, it would be better to use diverse phrases while asking others. Consequently, I think that students must cooperate and be active in class interaction. 

SLA Junior Seminar 2-9: The Enchanted Castle

The place was deserted. As they walked, the feeling of magic grew stronger. (p12)

        Gerald, Cathy and Jimmy are closed friends. They need an adventure because they think this summer vacation is too boring. They soon discover a garden that leads to a castle. It is a place of deep mystery and enchantment. What's more, it is hidden a princess and a magic ring. Astonishing things begin to happen. These three children find themselves grappling with invisibility, a ghost and the Ugli-Wuglies after they discover the ring. Do you think they would leave this magic place?

Illustrated The Enchanted Castle: Young Readers (English Edition) 著者 : DannyFlores 発売日 : ブクログでレビューを見る»

SLA Junior Seminar 2-8: Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

He loved learning about new kinds of music. He kept on composing, too, at a very rapid pace. (p52)

 

     Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a very respected composer and violinist. He was born on January 27, 1756. When he was three, he often had lessons with his elder sister. His father took him through many different countries, and he played music for a lot of people there. As Mozart grew older, his reputation spread. Not only he was a gifted musician, but he could also compose his own music. In 1782, he married Constanze Weber, six children were born of whom two survived infancy. Although Mozart died at the age of 35, his music live forever. 

Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (Who Was?) 著者 : Yona ZeldisMcDonough Penguin Workshop 発売日 : 2003-04-28 ブクログでレビューを見る»