平阴一中英语教师培训讲义

ManuscriptsforTeachers’DevelopmentProgramNo.1MiddleSchoolofPingyin平阴一中英语教师培训讲义ByMbechaFerdinandAwunglefac&DavidFang2ContentsSection1......................................................................................................3Section2......................................................................................................6Section3....................................................................................................10Section4....................................................................................................14Section5....................................................................................................19Section6....................................................................................................25Section7....................................................................................................26Section8....................................................................................................34Section9....................................................................................................38Section10.................................................................................................403Section1TOPCONTEMPORARYAPPROACHESTOENGLISHLANGUAGETEACHINGDAY1:TEACHERS’BELIEFSOUTLINE:-Introduction-Teachers’beliefsaboutlearners:resisters,receptacles,rawmaterial,clients,partners,individualexplorers,democraticexplorers.-Teachers’beliefsaboutlearning.-Teachers’beliefsaboutthemselves.-Conclusion.INTRODUCTIONInthissectionweshallbeexaminingteachers’beliefsaboutlearners,learningandthemselvesasteachers.Everybodyhasbeliefs.Thesebeliefsarecloselylinkedtotheindividual’svalues,hisorherviewsoftheworldandhisorplaceinit.Teachersaregreatlyinfluencedbytheirbeliefs.Thesebeliefscanaffectthewaytheyplantheirlessons,makedecisionsandtheirgeneralclassroompractice.Researchhasshownthatteachers’beliefsabouthowlanguagesshouldbetaughtwillaffecttheirclassroomactionmorethanaparticularmethodologyorcoursebookrecommendedtothem.Thesebeliefsmaybeimplicitorexplicit.1.TEACHERS’BELIEFSABOUTLEARNERSBeforewelookintothevariouswaysteachersconceivetheirlearnerstobelet’shavealittleexercisehere.Observethesituationsbelowandselectwhichofthembestdescribesyourbeliefaboutlearners.SITUATION1Afarmermeetshisneighboronthewaytothefields.Thelatterhasagoatwitharopetiedrounditsneckwhichheispullinghard.Thegoatisresistinggoingwithitsmaster.FARMER:What’sthematter?NEIGHBOR:ThisgoatisverysillyandstubbornFARMER:Huh?NEIGHBOR:There’sgreenerpastureovertherebutitprefersthisbarrenfieldFARMER:Whydon’tyoulookforawhip?That’stheonlylanguageitunderstands.NEIGHBOR:Whatagoodidea!SITUATION2Weareataparty.Itissooncomingtotheend.Thegeneroushosthasdecidedtogiveeachguestsomewinetotakehome.Hehasalargejugofwinewhileeachguesthasmug.Butthemugsareofunequalsizes.Thesizeofeachguest’smugreflectstheirdrinkingcapacity.Thehostthinksthatitisuselesstogivepeoplemorethantheyareabletotakein.SITUATION3Z:Man,thisisagreatfeat!Ican’tbelieveyouputupthishouse!Y:Well,lastyearwhenItoldyouthatIhadboughtlandintheswampsyouthoughtIhadlostmymind.Z:Iwouldneverhavebelievedthatanythinggoodcouldcomefromsuchmire.4Y:Allthemagnificenthousesyouseerosefromnothing.Withcourageandcarefulplanningyoucanturnanyclayintothemostmagnificentworkofart.Z:Ibelieveyou.That’showgreatsculpturesandpaintingsweremade.Cheerstoyourcourage!(Theydrinkup).SITUATION4A:Goodmorning.Anything,please?C:Yes,I’dlikesomeorangesandapples.A:Howmanykilos?C:Howmuchdoyousellakilo?A:Theorangesare3Yuanandtheapplesare2Yuan.C:Theyarealittleexpensive.I’dlikefourkilosofeachifyou’dsellthemfor1.8Yuanakilo.A:Couldwesay2Yuan?C:InthatcaseI’lltake3kilosoforangesandtwokilosofapples.A:That’sok.Hereyougo.C:Howmucharetheyaltogether?A:10Yuan.C:Hereyouare.SITUATION5FATHER:Heychildren,wheredoyouthinkwecangoforthisvacation?DECLAN:Let’svisitChina.FATHER:Jack,isthatyouropiniontoo?JACK:Ican’tfigureoutwhereweshouldgo.MOTHER:IthinkChinawouldbethebestplacetovisit.WecangototheGreatwall.FATHER:Iwanteverybody’sopinionsowecandecidetogetherhowwecanallbenefitfromourtriptogether.JACK:I’llgowherevereveryonewantsustogo.SITUATION6GUIDE:Helloeveryone!Attentionplease.Let’sgetafewpointsclearbeforewestartourexplorationoftheseexcitingcaves.First,I’llgiveeachofyouamapofthecaves.ThenI’llexplainafewthingsaboutthemafterwhichthetaskofnegotiatingyourwaythroughthecavesbecomesentirelyyours.Eachofyouwouldbegivenawalkie-talkiesoyoucanalwayscallonmeforclarificationswhereyoumayfacesomedifficultiesfindingyourwaythrough.Pleasecomeuponeaftertheotherandgetyourmaps,compassesandwalkie-talkies.Goodluck!SITUATION7FOREMAN:Okeveryone.Listentoourtask.Wearenowreadytoexcavatethishilltosearchfortreasure.Weshallworkingroups.Eachgroupshallsetitsownagendaanddecideonhowtowork.Allorpartofmyexpertiseisavailableforyoutodrawfromatanymomentshouldyouneedit.Otherwise,feelfreetopursueyourowngoalsasyouconsiderappropriateforyou.AttheendoftheexplorationIexpecteachteamtopresentitsfindingstothewholegroup.GoodluckDISCUSSIONHere,let’sexamin