TESOL 初级Assignments 2021.4

1、TESOL 初级Assignments 2021.4Class: TESOL for children programmeDate: 04.20.2021Assignment 1-51.Which age group would you like to teach the most and why?High School Age Development(14-17)1I want to teach students about subjects like economics, statistics andbusiness-related courses. The students who ag

2、e at this period have already learned English for 6-10 years, which makes the verbal-based instructions and lectures easier understood by students. Teachers who would like to give lectures about more abstract concepts which requires students the higher perception and English skills. Students meet re

3、quirement with enough English reading and writing skills can take subjects like economics, history and mathematics.Describe the characteristics of your 3 most influential teachersthroughout childhood.1.piano teacher Gao：She always asked me training daily and shewas very serious about the weekly prog

4、ress I made after thelast course she had given. Keep playing piano for 8 yearseveryday influences me a lot. Gao was not a teacher with mildpersonality, and she was always demanding in my memory.2.Host training teacher Wei: He is the most talented teacher I hadever met. He did not talk concepts much

5、during our one-to-onecourse. I recited the poem over and over, and he gavefeedback about every word and tone. We concentrated on thefeedback and made adjustments on one piece of poem againand again. He told me if I want to get the China Teenager HostAward I just needed to mimic his version of recite

6、. There wasrules for appreciation of speech sounds, but it was unnecessary 1 TESOL for Children Certificate，2021，Page5to understand. To learn pronunciation, the only thing you needis trying your best to mimic.3.Math teacher Zhou when I was in primary school：I did notperform pretty well in academics

7、after I transferred to anotherschool when I was 10. Mrs. Zhou was my math teacher in thenew school，she always encouraged me and thought I was atalented student on math. I then to start to have a faith in methat I actually could be excel at studying. This faith rooted in meduring my whole student per

8、iodI then really became goodat math and I even chose Finance as my college major.What are the acronyms for TESOL，SLA，L1 and L2?TESOL: Teaching English to Speakers of Other LanguagesSLA: the second language acquisitionL1: native tongue（first language）L2: a new/second language22.What is “telegraphic s

9、peech”?According to linguistics and psychology，Telegraphic Speech is the speech during the two-word stage of language acquisition in children. It has the feature of concise, direct and precise./doc/a4148b91185f312b3169a45177232f60ddcce701.html five different type of gross moto

10、r skills not mentioned in the text.Do the same for fine motor skills.gross motor: throwing, catching, kicking, squating, waggling arms,jumping, running, walkingfine motor: shaking hands, blinking, twisting, nodding, shaking heads,fingers posture, stamping feet, shrugging shoulder4.Which type of musi

11、c and movies would you like to introduce to children ofother cultures? Why?2 TESOL for Children Certificate，2021，Page4I would introduce the cartoon movies and folk music to children. Thecartoons are with positive attitude and value, which is good for shaping the value of kids. The folk music are mad

12、e with simple words and contains the native culture, which is good for children to learn the culture and memory the L2 words./doc/a4148b91185f312b3169a45177232f60ddcce701.html and describe one exercise that can be utilized for learning Englishinvolving Science，Math, and Social

13、 Studies separately.( The answer should contain three different exercise.Science：running is a good exercise for students to learn therelationship among distance, time used and the speed. The formula among these three factors could be abstract for students in class, let them run in different speed wi

14、thin the same distance and record the data is a good way to learn(physics).Math：table tennis can be utilized for learning English and geometry.If you want to get score, you need to calculate the relationship between the ball you want to strike and the white ball. Students need to speak out the color

15、 and the angle after he/she strikes the ball.Social Studies：playing soccer can be really good exercise for socialstudies，as this sport has changing rules in different countries and period of history. Moreover, students could learn vocabularies about the verb when playing soccer and interact with tea

16、m members, which involves in many knowledge about team management and teamwork cooperation.Assignment 6-8/doc/a4148b91185f312b3169a45177232f60ddcce701.html 10 vocabulary words that you think are appropriate for each of thelanguage development stages. (How would you introduce t

17、hem to the student for learning?)Early Childhood Development (age 5)Vocabulary: I，me，her，she，he，him（subject）| eat，drink，play，like，do（verb）I wouldExplain these words use body languages, such as pointing out myself and speak out the word”I”and “me”， then use “like” to form sentences to help kids figur

18、e out the relationship between the subjects and objective.Elementary Age Development（ages 6-9）Vocabulary：more verbsjump，run，sit，stand，study | more easy nounshomework，food | a little of adjectiveshappy，angry，anxious，colorVerbs：I would teach kids about verbs by movementsNouns：I would take the items an

19、d show them to kids with spelling the letters and pronouncing the vocabularies to themAdjectives: I would use face expressions to teach kids about the words expressing emotion | the colorful flashcards exchange game to teach them the color-series words.Junior High Age Development(ages 10-13)Vocabula

20、ry：adverbhighly，slowly | comparative adjectives：easier，faster | preposition：at，with，on，in，about | nouns about direction and position: south, west, east, north ; left, right, front, behindI would teach the kids about direction and position words and relevantprepositions by the combination of the chan

21、ge of position between me and another students； and I would drop a piece of feather and a ball from the table to show them what do “slower”faster”meanHigh School Age Development (ages 14-17)Vocabulary：complex adjectives : extraordinary，incredible，dissatisfied | clause introducer：which，where，while |

22、longer words：economics，administration，execution，criminationI would teach children in this age by explaining the meaning andcreating sentence including these vocabularies to them.7.What is “comprehensible input”?What is“comprehensible output”？Howare they similar? How are they different？According to t

23、he theory generated by Stephen Krashen,“comprehensible input”is an “intaking”second-language-learning process, in which the learner acquire the language a bit more difficultthan he/she could handle at the current level(Krashen，1985 page103). “Comprehensible Output”is the theory created by Merrill K.

24、Swain and Sharon Lapkin according to the theory of comprehensible input. It means that“we can only understand that which is paralinguistically comprehend,（TESOL Examination Syllabus，2021）”The differences between Comprehensible Input(CI) andComprehensible Output(CO) is that CI is more about reading a

25、nd listening, and CO is more about writing and speaking(talking/communicating which engages other S2 speakers ina conversation)8.Are children of bilingual households at disadvantage？Why or why not?I think children of bilingual house holds are at advantages to learnmultiple languages. According to th

26、e concept “common underlying proficiency“mentioned by Jim Cummins, two languages learning process involves the same part of the brain, and the different words in two language systems are stored in the same memory area of a kid, which means children living in the bilingual environment could have adva

27、ntages of learning two different languages within a same time.3Assignments 9-119.What intelligence type are you？Describe your intelligence type and tellhow it can contribute to being an effective teacher？I got: Logical-mathematical Intelligence4The logical-mathematical Intelligence are good at reaso

28、ning, recognizing patterns and logically analyze problem s.“These individuals tend to think conceptually about numbers，relationships，and patterns”Because people who have advantages in logical-mathematical intelligence are good at problem-solving, thinking about3 TESOL Examination Syllabus，2021，page

29、84 What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?abstract ideas and solving complex computation, he/she would be good at teaching math/business-related courses to high school students. As either math or economics requires teachers the ability of teaching to explain abstract concepts and formula to students

30、with brief and logical language，a teacher with strengths in logical-mathematical intelligence would enable him/her being an effective teacher.10.Describe a classroom activity for each of the intelligence types.Visual/Spatial LearnersThe teacher show the picture and let the students to speak out the

31、words. And the fastest student who recognizes the vocabulary would gain some award.Verbal/Linguistic LearnersAsk students preparing words and research the source for a specific topic. Then divide the students in two group to debate with each other in class.Mathematical/Logical LearnersLet students t

32、o do the ligature game：divide students into two group and give each group a dice，let each group member throws the dice randomly in one round，then ask them to do the arithmetic with speed competition.Bodily/Kinesthetic LearnersOne student to pick up a piece of paper from the box with the instruction,

33、 the rest of the students try their fast to speak out the verb/activity on the tape.Interpersonal LearnerLet every two of students to form a little group to practice conversation then let them stand in front in class group one by one, after all of students finish talking, the teacher give the feedba

34、ck of each group and indicate the best group in which the students have better understanding of sentences and words than the other groups.Intrapersonal LearnerFind proper topic for writing an essay in a class，through whichstudents could use dictionary to learn the vocabularies related with the topic

35、 and try to enhance their writing speed with understanding of the grammar.Musical/RhythmicPick up a song which contains your teaching goal of vocabularies and sentence structures which you want students to learn. Play it in class 3 times. The first time let them enjoy the music without taking notes.

36、 The second time let them take notes to help memory. After the third time，ask them about the meaning，important words and grammar of the song.NaturalistTake the biological materials into class and introduce each one by show students the items. Then pick up the items randomly and ask students to name

37、each items correctly./doc/a4148b91185f312b3169a45177232f60ddcce701.html and describe an intelligence type that not named and described byHoward Gardner.NaturalistPeople who are strong in Naturalist intelligence have strengths in understand biological studies, work best through

38、 “show and tell”and field trips, and are better at recognizing the power of nature than people in other type of intelligence.12.How do discipline methods change and evolve for each age group？To encourage children in different age period, teachers need to usedifferential rulesnot too much nor too lit

39、tle，which is necessary for class management and kids. Kids younger requires more clear instructions and more positive feedbacks. The teenagers group evolved less emotional rewards and positive feedback than toddlers, but a good teacher still needs to give them encourage at least once a week. Moreove

40、r, discipline means the atmosphere management in classes. Do make sure use more gross motors when teaching younger kids.13.What do you think is the most important rule for discipline that is notmentioned in the above text？Violation of principles should be punished. I think appropriate rules ofpunish

41、ment for kids who violate the principles of teachers should be carefully designed. The punishment should make students feel fair and standable，and motivate them to correct the misbehaviors.14. Name and describe three ways that you can create a safe andshameless learning environment for each of the l

42、earning methods.C all students by name. Make your pronounciation of students namescorrect.P resent all sides of an issue. Treat all views from every students in theclass as worthy of consideration. Support with a student who seemsalone in an opinion. “Play the devils advocate for a less-popular view

43、.”Asking students to do some research for a viewpoint which they leastagree with, and as a controller of the class you could play a role thatadvocate for it.You could set studentsexpectations high. Make sure they would tryhard enough to reach your teaching goal，while also providing the resources and

44、 support they need to successfully meet those expectation15.In your own words describe five approaches to TESOL.Art/Music Approach：art means more about images/pictures/painting/ solidgeometry here. Both art and music tied together in brain processing by pitch, rhythm and symmetrical phrasing. Studen

45、ts could learn about reading easier with the tool of art, and be more accurate when mimicking the pronunciation when listening and singing a song.Direct Based Approach/Communicative: Speak only the target language ina class without any mother language spoken among students and theteacher.TPR: use th

46、e gross motor and fine motor effectively and fully to attract andkeep kids attention in one class.Natural Approach：make full use of sense organs to engage studentsthemselves in the learning. The four language skills：listening，speaking，reading and writing，may be practiced in a set of differentcombine

47、d strategies. The comprehensible input helps students absorb a language better.Vocabulary Approach: “listen and repeat”,“quick peek techniqu e”and “whats missing” can be used in this approach. Students learn the sets of vocabularies and words in direct study or by incidental acquisition.16.Lesson Pl

48、anning 117.Lesson Planning 218.Lesson Planning 319.Lesson Planning 420.Lesson Planning 521.Create a template for a lesson plan of your own，using flashcards，artand music.22.Final Essay（300-400 words）Variable Teaching Tools Are Necessary For Young Language LearnerThe young language learners know few v

49、ocabularies, are unable to keep concentration over 20 minutes, and very curious. Based on these，the teachers who aim at teaching kids in kindergartens，primary schools and young-kid training centers should use variable tools supporting the teaching process in a class. The tools like dice，sticky ball，graph on the w