(Practice )
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Humor:
Teacher: You missed
school yesterday, didn’t
you?
Pupil: Not very much!
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A Comparison
1-) In the traditional method of teaching:
This method has no role for learners to do
practice through. Their objective is just listening
and learning information by heart to answer a
final written exam, no more , no less.
This method neglects the practical role that
should be done by learners.
Learners receive information and don't participate
in the process of learning inside the class. They
are left passive during the lecturing
presentation done by the teacher.
You ask me, why? I answer you saying that,
this is a teacher-based teaching method.
Everything is done by the teacher as if the
teacher teaches himself.
Learners are like containers that should be filled
with a lot of information. Besides,the focus is on
the amount or number not the quality.
2-) In the activity-based teaching
Have you ever heard the following saying?
"To do is to apply, to apply is to evaluate, to
evaluate is to learn and to learn is the objective".
This method depends on the activity, played by
both the teacher and the learner as means of
practical education inside and outside the class.
These activities include the role of the learner
during presentation and practice.
The process of practice includes guided practice
done by the teacher as a model and the free-
practice done by the learners as a means of
production or drill. You ask, why and How?
I answer you saying that, this is a learner-based
teaching method. Let's see and check that
method practically:
The practice stage is one of the most vital steps in
the teaching and learning process. It allows learners
to test their ability to apply the skills that they
learned to new and novel situations.
With enough practice, mastery is always possible.
What are the different types of practice, and how
are they used in the classroom? I am glad you
asked. To find out the answer, keep reading.
The teacher moves from the model practice and
steps to the free practice stage. It means that the
learners have to follow the examples given above
and do the same with new alternatives till they
perfect the structure, the new vocabulary,
the new idiom , or whatever the intended
taught item is.
The teacher observes , guides and checks the
practice of the pair work or group work. If the
groups make mistakes, other groups or pairs will
correct these mistakes under the observation of
the teacher, whose role here, is just a monitor, a
supporter and a guide. Learners can do the process
of correcting mistakes for each other as a self-
evaluation method and the teacher monitors them.
The learner talks, participates, dialogues with
himself and others, notices, imitates,
explores, evaluates, does and transfers what he
has learnt to others. Here, we can see a learner-
centered method of teaching.
Communication practice:
I give you an example to create the communication
practice in the classroom.
Pattern : " Be interested in"
Prompts: What are you...........?
/ I am ..................................
Chunks:
/ Playing football / Playing basketball /
Aids:
Using or pointing to pictures, drawings, cards,
magazines or realia
1-The teacher does guided practice with a learner.
2- 2 or 3 learners do the communication free
practice.
3-The teacher monitors, guides, encourages and
checks.
1-Go on Hello Talk.
2-Narrate your day like a reality TV show.
3-Translate everything, on the go.
4-Watch English videos.
5-Use your favorite technology.
6-Practise English with your family, colleagues and boss.
The pattern is: (Be Fond of )
1-Guided practice:
/ Football - Basketball /
Learner 1 : What are you fond of ?
Learner 2 : I am fond of................... .
What about you?
Learner 1 : Me? I am fond of..........................
2-Free Practice :
/ Swimming - Diving /
Learner 2 : I am fond of....................... What about you?
/sports - Diving /
/reading - Writing /
/running - Walking /
/riding horses - Paddling in a boat /
/traveling outdoors -Staying indoors/
3-Elicitation:
I elicit the rule form from the students themselves. How?
I ask my learners questions like the following
1-What repeated words have you practiced?
2-What does the structure consist of?
3-What comes before the pattern?
4-What comes after the pattern?
Extension:
This communication can be transferred to be
implemented between the learner and his peer, pair,
friend or parent at home or with people in the street.
/Playing football / Playing basketball /
Guided Practice:
T: What are you interested in?
S:I am interested in.................................., and you?
T: Me? I am interested in.................................
Free Practice:
/Collecting stamps / Reading short stories/
S1: What are you interested in?
S2:I am interested in...................., and you?
S1: Me? I am interested in...............................
/Listening to the world news/ Watching Movies/
/Reading about other countries/
Reading about other cultures/
/Reading literature / Listening to music /
I elicit the rule form from the students themselves.How?
friend or parent at home or with people in the
street.
View Other Resources:
1-Teaching methods for 3 stages
8-Model Lesson / Lesson Plan.
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