earning is skill acquisition and increased fluency. A teacher is anyone who affects the environment so that others learn. (By this definition you don't even have to be alive to be a teacher!) These notes describe some building blocks for effective teaching. They do not deliberately target teaching children with autism but you will certainly see that focus. | Language acquisition requires exposure motivation practice (use) formal instructions Ss need to have these in the classroom. exposure motivation practice formal instructions engage study activate Natural acquisition Classroom learning Purpose: to arouse Ss’ interest, to involve their emotions How? games music discussions stimulating pictures dramatic stories amusing anecdotes Engage Motivation Exposure Purpose: to focus in on the language / information Typical areas of language grammar / language functions vocabulary pronunciation reading texts Types of activities teacher-fronted / teacher-controlled practice self discovering exercises (solo/ pairs/ groups) study Controlled practice Formal lessons Exposure Meet Phil Knight Phil Knight is the founder and CEO of Nike, a famous sports and fitness company. He is from Oregon, USA. He is 65 and is a very rich man. He is married, and his wife’s name is Penny. They have two sons and one daughter. Knight loves sport, | Language acquisition requires exposure motivation practice (use) formal instructions Ss need to have these in the classroom. exposure motivation practice formal instructions engage study activate Natural acquisition Classroom learning Purpose: to arouse Ss’ interest, to involve their emotions How? games music discussions stimulating pictures dramatic stories amusing anecdotes Engage Motivation Exposure Purpose: to focus in on the language / information Typical areas of language grammar / language functions vocabulary pronunciation reading texts Types of activities teacher-fronted / teacher-controlled practice self discovering exercises (solo/ pairs/ groups) study Controlled practice Formal lessons Exposure Meet Phil Knight Phil Knight is the founder and CEO of Nike, a famous sports and fitness company. He is from Oregon, USA. He is 65 and is a very rich man. He is married, and his wife’s name is Penny. They have two sons and one daughter. Knight loves sport, including tennis, running and golf. He also likes fast cars. He has a tattoo of the Nike logo on his left leg. Purpose: to get Ss practice the language freely & communicatively Characteristics focus more on fluency than accuracy involve real-life tasks Ss are responsible for their own production Types of activities role-play debates & discussion story or poem writing activate Free practice Motivation Exposure 1. Straight Arrow ESA Engage Study Activate 2. Boomerang sequence Engage Study Activate 2 1 3 3. Patchwork sequence Engage Study Activate 1 4 6 2 3 5 7 Advantages well-formed structure easy to control Disadvantages predictable unable to match with Ss’ learning styles not appropriate to more advanced Ss ESA Advantages meet the needs of the Ss Ss take more responsibility more appropriate for advanced Ss Disadvantages unpredictable – a burden on T’s part require experience & skills Advantages provide a balance b/w Study & Activation, b/w language & .
