Tuesday, November 17, 2009

ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM VOLUM 47 NUMBER 2 2009 !








 
 
 
- - -> TO TEACH STANDARD ENGLISH OR WORLD ENGLISHES? A BALANCE APPROACH  TO INSTRUCTION.

 

 



A researchable article by Thomas S.C.Farrel and Sonia Martin have presented that how the linguists and the teachers of English language move on the recent day modern world. The article suggests to give the value for other regions' languages as well as British English and American English.


*According to article, MacArthir maintains, standard English has at  least three identifying characteristics :

 


(1) It is easiest to recognize in print because written conventions are similar worldwide.

(2) It is usually used by news presenters.

(3) Its usage relates to the speaker social class and education.
 

 
The writers mention English on A BALANCED APPROACH TO
 
English LANGUAGE  INSTRUCTION as

*Absence of possessive inflections : "My mummy friend."

*Use of particles, "Hurry up lah!"

*Use of borrowings, "Don't be so kaisu."

*Inversion for questions with be, "you don't want to go, is it?"

*Inversion for questions with can, "Like that can or not?"
 
 
 

 
But balanced approach would include three key considerations.



(1) Teachers need to carefully consider their teaching context.


(2) Teachers should value their learners' current English usage.
 

(3) Teachers need to prepare learners for future international English

encounters.

 

The writers adjust the SAMPLE CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES with the webcite as:
www.TvNz.co.nz, www.ChannelNewsAsia.com, www.NdTv.com


Sandra Thomsan Issa from university of Kansan prepares AN
 
APPROACH TO TEACHING ORGANIZATIONAL SKILL TO ADULTS

       
She has sub-topics as follow

 
- - - Why teach organizational skills?

- - - Organizational skills or language skills?

- - - Cultural preparation

- - - Presenting VS teaching

- - - Effective teaching organizational skills.

- - - Implementing organizational skills in the classroom.

- - - Using explicit teaching to reinforce organizational skills.


 
References are:

www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/route/professional/verbal.Html

www.scientificjournals.org/journals2007/articles/1179.pdf



I like the title USING PUBLIC SPEAKING TASKS IN ENGLISH
 
LANGUAGE  TEACHING , which is more impressive and I consider
 
that language is improving by the speaking to public.

 

The advantages of public speaking are:

 
(1) Public speaking provides opportunities to practice all four language skills.

(2) Public speaking supports developments of critical skills.

(3) Public speaking promotes learning.



When I reach at page no. 30, I accepted to Natalia Orova of Jan

Evangelista Durkyne University in Ustinad la Labem(The Czech

Republic). The recording helps the teachers  who are pre stage or the

beginners can have chance to see or listen own teaching activities.

 
 

The professor has provided the point of views on

* What is reflective teaching and why is it important?

*When should critical reflection start?

*Video recording as a stimulus for critical reflection.

*Steps for Video recording and self viewing.

*Outcome of recording and reflecting for pre-service teachers.

 



The FORUM main attraction is NEW MEXICO,

 


 ^Crescit eundo ^
 

"THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT" by Sandra McKay.
 


It is rectangular in shape. The Sangre de Cristo mountain in the north

and Sacramento and Guadalupe mountains are in the southeast of the

state. It's the fifth largest state in US, with 121,000 square miles.

SantaFe is the capital, which is 62 miles northeast from Albuquerque .


There were people in New Mexico 12,000 years ago.
 
 


Around three Thousands BC, again hunters gathered, they began to

develop agriculture, discovered corn (maize).
 
 

 The pueblo  people are important . New Mexico was established in

January 1598. In 1680, San Juan the pop, who was living in Taos led a

rebellion. The pueblo people became united and succeed in keeping
 
out the Spanish until 1691. In August 1821, Mexico got independence
 
from Spanish. New Mexico was the part of Mexico upto 1846.

 

US purposed to purchase New Mexico and California in 1845. When
 
Mexico disagreed, war held against it by US in 1846. New Mexico
 
became a territory of US in 1850. In 1912, New Mexico joined to the
 
union as the  47th state.
 

 

O'Keeffe Museum   www.okeeffemuseum.org

Indian Pueblo Culture    www.Indianpueblo.org

National Parks and Tourist Attraction www.Americansouthwest.net/new-mexico/index-shtml

Overview of New Mexico      www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108250.html


* * * Getting on this issue a great lesson plan of
 
        A LETTER FROM NEW MEXICO.


    #*Great English Teaching Fourm*#


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