Sessions 01-05 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Which learner type is this? –> enjoy games, pictures, films, videos, talking in pairs, practicing English outside the classroom
concrete learner type
What type of learning strategy are these examples?
• seeking contact with native speakers
• building up self-confidence
• reducing fear of mistakes
• using extra-classroom English resources
• making use of wide listening ( C1)
socio-affective strategies
What is a collocation?
habitual co-occurence of words (e.g. to waste money)
What is a colligation?
words that are tied together with certain grammatical forms (e.g. verb + ing, verb + inf.)
What is the main point of Lewis’ Lexical Approach?
vocabulary should be taught in lexical units / chunks
What exactly encompasses “to know a word”? (the 3 dimensions of vocabulary knowledge)
to know its meaning, its form and its use
What is the right order according to the Lexico-Grammatical Continuum?
grammatical rules and patterns - collocations - colligations - individual words
individual wordscollocations - colligations - grammatical rules and patterns
What type of lexical chunk is “fish and chips” or “salt and pepper”?
binomial
What type of lexical chunk is “left, right and center”?
trinomial
How many words should you teach per lesson (maximum)?
not more than 12-15 words
What is the typical structure of vocabulary lessons?
- presentation
- practicing (exercises to integrate new words in the mental lexicon)
- application (in meaningful communication)
- assessment (test knowledge in the way new words were introduced in phase 1)
The knowledge of / ability to use lexical items of language is called…
lexical competence
The ability to understand and express meaning using grammar as a set of underlying principles is called…
grammatical competence
“… competence” is a general term for language use (communication / larger units of language)
discourse competence
How do learners learn new grammar?
by 1. noticing –> 2. comparing (with their own mental grammar) –> 3. integrating (into their own interlanguage)
What is the main goal of foreign language learning according to the CEF?
intercultural communicative competence
What does intercultural communicative competence consist of?
communication competence
(linguistic/grammatical, discourse/pragmatic, sociocultural, strategic competences)
and
intercultural competence (sensitivity, tolerace)
What are the six steps of Bennett’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity?
- denial (cognitive)
- defence (cognitive)
- minimization (affective)
- acceptance (affective)
- adaptation (behavioural)
- integration (behavioural)
What aspect of Byram’s model of ICC do these methods address? –>facts (film, texts, internet, authentic material), working with
stereotypes in class, guest speakers …
KNOWLEDGE (savoirs) - individual and societal
What aspect of Byram’s model of ICC do these methods address? –>
tasks that allow careful reading, analysis, interpretation of texts – in order to achieve a change of perspective, creative tasks working with literary texts (writing new scenes, new ending), look at action in literary text from the point of view of minor characters, projects/simulations – learners experience
a situation from different cultural point of view (how does the American school work – what is a typical day like at such a school), role plays / certain games
SKILLS (savoir comprendre) - interpreting and relating
What aspect of Byram’s model of ICC do these methods address? –> critical comparison how Australian and German society deals with immigration
EDUCATION (savoir s’engager) - political education, critical awareness
What aspect of Byram’s model of ICC do these methods address? –> using brainstorming, visual aids when working with texts to create curiosity and interest, using texts written by or about learners from
other cultures telling about their lives, children’s and young adult literature, authentic texts – brought by learners (songs, interviews), virtual and face-to-face encounter projects (e-mail, exchange) – getting-to-know phase important, cultural similarities in forefront
ATTITUDES (savoir être) - relativizing self, valuing others
What aspect of Byram’s model of ICC do these methods address? –> comparing e-mails, face-to-face and virtual encounter projects (webcam), chat, study visits – ethnographic observation tasks (sounds,
images, smells …), negotiation of cultural misunderstandings, role plays, critical incidents
SKILLS (savoir apprendre/faire) - discovery and interaction
What is the main idea of Van Patten’s theory?
learners process meaning before they pay attention to form
