Ministry of Education and Training Ministry of Education and Training Lower Secondary Education Development Project-II & Lower Secondary Education Development Project-II & National Institute for Educational Strategies & Curriculum Development National Institute for Educational Strategies & Curriculum Development WORKSHOP WORKSHOP ON TEACHING & LEARNING OF ENGLISH ON TEACHING & LEARNING OF ENGLISH AT LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL AT LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL Do Son, 21-25 August 2006 Do Son, 21-25 August 2006 Nguyen Quoc Tuan Nguyen Quoc Tuan National Institute for Educational Strategies and Curriculum National Institute for Educational Strategies and Curriculum Theme 1: Viewpoints on teaching Theme 1: Viewpoints on teaching and learning of English at L.S.S.L and learning of English at L.S.S.L FIVE MAIN TOPICS FIVE MAIN TOPICS 1. Teaching-learning approaches 1. Teaching-learning approaches 2. Objectives of teaching-learning 2. Objectives of teaching-learning 3. Content of teaching-learning 3. Content of teaching-learning 4. Textbooks 4. Textbooks 5. Methodologies of teaching-learning 5. Methodologies of teaching-learning Topic 1 Topic 1 TEACHING AND LEARNING APPROACHES TEACHING AND LEARNING APPROACHES Three basic approaches Three basic approaches 1. Communicative approach 1. Communicative approach 2. Thematic approach 2. Thematic approach 3. Learner-centered approach 3. Learner-centered approach 1. Communicative approach 1. Communicative approach • Communicative/language skills (listening, speaking, Communicative/language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) are the way/mode as well as the last reading and writing) are the way/mode as well as the last goal of teaching-learning of English at L.S.S goal of teaching-learning of English at L.S.S • English language (pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar) is English language (pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar) is the means, condition to develop language skills the means, condition to develop language skills • Through learning the language and practicing the skills, Through learning the language and practicing the skills, Ss receive/acquire information/understanding about Ss receive/acquire information/understanding about countries, people and culture of which English is used as countries, people and culture of which English is used as a native/second language a native/second language 2. Thematic approach 2. Thematic approach • Themes are the sources/bases to develop the teaching- Themes are the sources/bases to develop the teaching- learning content and recycled/repeated throughout the learning content and recycled/repeated throughout the grades grades • Topics are under the themes. They make the units of the Topics are under the themes. They make the units of the textbooks textbooks • Language competences (language functions or Language competences (language functions or communicative tasks) are the main objectives of each unit communicative tasks) are the main objectives of each unit • Language knowledge/Language focus are chosen and Language knowledge/Language focus are chosen and introduced to meet the requirement of the formation/ introduced to meet the requirement of the formation/ development of the language competences development of the language competences 3. Learner-centered approach 3. Learner-centered approach • Ss practice and develop the language Ss practice and develop the language competences/skills through listening, speaking, competences/skills through listening, speaking, reading and writing reading and writing • Ss involve/participate in communicative activities Ss involve/participate in communicative activities purposefully, actively, initiatively and creatively purposefully, actively, initiatively and creatively • Ss practice the English language interactively Ss practice the English language interactively (through pairwork/groupwork/whole classwork) (through pairwork/groupwork/whole classwork) • Teaching-learning content should be authentic Teaching-learning content should be authentic and closed to Ss’ needs, interests, knowledge and closed to Ss’ needs, interests, knowledge and experiences and experiences Topic 2 Topic 2 OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING 1. General objectives 1. General objectives • Forming and developing Ss’ communicative Forming and developing Ss’ communicative competences through listening, speaking, competences through listening, speaking, reading and writing reading and writing • Understanding and using English language such Understanding and using English language such as pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar in as pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar in communication communication • Receiving information/knowledge about Receiving information/knowledge about countries and their people and culture countries and their people and culture 2. Concrete objectives 2. Concrete objectives By the end of each grade, Ss will be able to: By the end of each grade, Ss will be able to: Listening Listening Listen to dialogues or monologues about related Listen to dialogues or monologues about related themes/topics of about 40-140 words (grades 6-9) themes/topics of about 40-140 words (grades 6-9) for general or specific information for general or specific information Speaking Speaking Talk about related themes/topics or express Talk about related themes/topics or express communicative functions related to themes/topics communicative functions related to themes/topics Reading Reading Read dialogues or monologues about Read dialogues or monologues about themes/topics of about 50-180 words (grades 6-9) themes/topics of about 50-180 words (grades 6-9) for general of specific information for general of specific information Writing Writing Write about related topics of 40-100 words (grades Write about related topics of 40-100 words (grades 6-9) using suggested idea / words / picture cues or 6-9) using suggested idea / words / picture cues or a guideline a guideline Topic 3 Topic 3 CONTENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING CONTENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING The three sources that make the content of The three sources that make the content of the curriculum/textbooks the curriculum/textbooks 1. Themes and topics 1. Themes and topics 2. Language competences or language skills 2. Language competences or language skills 3. English language (Language focus) 3. English language (Language focus) 1. Themes and topics 1. Themes and topics 6 themes are developed in an upward spiral (from 6 themes are developed in an upward spiral (from grades 6-9) grades 6-9) • Personal information Personal information • Education Education • Community Community • Health Health • Recreation Recreation • The world around us The world around us Each theme has some topics making the units of Each theme has some topics making the units of textbooks textbooks