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1、通用TESOL 11docTESOL for Children ProgramName : Qi Hong ZhiInstructor Name : AlexDate：2019-8-51.1 Which age group would you like to teach the most and why?I would like to teach age group of 5-9 year olds. First ,at this age level ,the attention span and memory expands dramatically. They can talk about

2、 what they are doing and tell you about what they have done or heard. Second, their own understanding comes through hands and eyes and ears. The physical world is dominant at all times. At last, Young children sometimes have difficulty in knowing what is fact and what is fiction. They will simply th

3、ink the teacher is wonderful .1.2 What are the acronyms for TESOL , SLA,L1 and L2?TESOL：Teaching English to speakers of Other Languages.SLA: the Second Language Acquisition.L1: first language.L2: second language.2.What is “telegraphic speech?”Telegraphic speech is the use of short words and phrases

4、that omit unnecessary modifiers and articles n order to convey general meanings.3.Name five different types of gross motor skills not mentioned in the text. Do the same for fine motor skills.Gross motor skills: swimming, walking, weightlifting, playing football, boxing.Fine motor skills:Playing the

5、piano, typing, knitting, embroidering, drawing.4.Which type of music and movies would you like to introduce to children of other culture? Why? I would like to introduce the chants for children. All children love rhymes and like to repeat them again and again. Rhymes are repetitive, they have natural

6、 rhythm and they have an element of fun, of playing with the language.The dentist(I love coffee. I love tea. I hate the dentist and the dentist hates me.)About movies, I will introduceTangled，this is a romantic story of princess and prince. 5.Name and describe one exercise that can be utilized for l

7、earning English involving Science,Math,and Social Studies separately.(The answer should contain three different exercises.)Science：fishing game:Put a magnet on the small cards,and make a fishing sticker with a big magnet. Use the attraction of the magnet, fish the correct card under teachers instruc

8、tions.Math：count how many.:Prepare many colors blocks, and let students count how many yellow blocks,how many red blocks, students will count and answer you.Teacher also can ask about addition,like how many red and yellow blocks together.Social:I can grow a flower:Bring students to community and gro

9、w flowers.Prepare some seeds and bulbs,shovels to teach students how to grow a flower.And tell them that everyone should protect our environment by plant more flowers and tree.6.Name 10 vocabulary words that you think are appropriate for each of the language development stages.( How would you introd

10、uce them to the students for learning？）The Silent Stage:Vocabulary words:cat,dog,bird,red,yellow,blue,run,jump,one,two,three.Teacher can introduce them by gestures,like 1、2、3,physical action,like jump、run、walk，material objects or pictures for cat、dog、bird.The Early Production Stage：Vocabulary words:

11、red cat,white dog,blue bird,two eyes,one nose,ten fingers,green frog,big head,small eyes,red apple.Teacher can introduce them by pictures and ask questions,like how many eyes do you have.The Speech Emergence Stage:Vocabulary words:I can jump. I like red. I am Tom. I love my family.I want to go to th

12、e zoo. She is May. I love you,mum.Its sunny. My favourite food is pizza. The bird is red.Teacher can introduce with cards or songs,chants.likeHow is the heather:How is the weather？Its sunny,Its rainy,Its cloudy.Intermediate Fluency:Vocabulary words:How are you？ How is the weather today? What is your

13、 name? What is this? What is your favourite food？ Who is she？Who is he? What color is your hair? How old are you?How much is your dress?Teacher can introduce through a story,and ask some question,let students guess the meaning.The Advanced Proficiency Stage:Vocabulary words:They are able to learn so

14、me idioms and slangs.Such as:God closed a door,but he will open a window.Its raining cats and dogs.You jump,I jump.No pain,no gain.Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.To feel under the weather.Come rain or shine.Drive you crazy.One is never too late to learn.7.What is “comprehensible i

15、nput”? What is “comprehensible output”? How are they similar?How are they different ?According to the theory generated by Stephen Krashen, “comprehensible input” is an “intaking” second-language-learning process, in which the learner acquire the language a bit more difficult than he/she could handle

16、 at the current level. “Comprehensible Output”is the theory created by Merrill K. Swain and Sharon Lapkin according to the theory of comprehensible input. It means that“we can only understand that which is paralinguistically comprehend. Similarity:Both of the theories enhance previous knowledge and

17、improve the abilities of students to comprehend the language and speak it out fluently.They are related and essential ways of learning L2. Difference: comprehensible input is learners are intaking new knowledge from the outside or others,like teachers, friends or family members while comprehensible

18、output is applying knowledges they have learned and give it out together with the new idea.8.Are children of bilingual households at a disadvantage?Why or why not?No, it is not a disadvantage.Instead, children of bilingual households are at many advantages.It will make the childrens brain more flexi

19、ble if children learn a second language ,they need to change the language for different environments.Children have a great absorbing ability for everything.Children of bilingual households also can learn more foreign cultures and resource.9. What intelligence type are you?Describe your intelligence

20、type and tell how it can contribute to being an effective teacher.I am a musical intelligence type.I love music ,I can play piano,ukulele.In my class,i would like to share many great songs,and sometime I also make up some songs by myself for teaching.Its easier to teach students by music or chant.Mu

21、sic always make you happy and relax.10.Describe a classroom activity for each of the intelligence types. Visual/Spatial Learners are extremely imaginative and creative. One classroom activity for visual learners can be using of pictures,maps,flashcards. For example,show students the new words by fla

22、shcards,and practice by many games.flashing cards,west cowboy,big wind blows. Verbal/Linguistic Learners are excellent speakers and listeners. One classroom activity for verbal learners can be tell a story by some keywords. Mathematical/Logical spot the differences of two pictures. Bodily/Kinestheti

23、c This type of learning combines physical movements with language responses.Spider game,use body parts to touch the cards and try to touch more. Interpersonal Learners This type of learners prefer to learn in groups. The game four corners of debate is an activity that students can discuss and learn

24、together. IntrapersonalIntrapersonal intelligence students like learning alone.Teacher can make an English corner in the classroom.Musical/Rhythmic Musical intelligence students work best while listening to music.Use songs to teach is a good activity.Naturalist LearnersNaturalist intelligence studen

25、ts understand biological studies,they work best through “show and tell”and field trips.Teacher takes the students to a nature environment like sea parks, museum is the better way to learn knowledge about nature.Students are born in curiosity,so they are willing to learn and explore nature by themsel

26、ves.11.Name and describe an intelligence type that was not name and described by Howard Gardner. Existential intelligence. This group of people have the characters like they have a incredible sense in spirit, they believe in and inspire themselves by spirit,and they do not mind being alone,on the co

27、ntrary,they trust in spiritual things and amuse themselves anytime,have faith in “after I die, my spirit comes back or goes to the heaven or travels in the fourth-dimensional space.” 12.How do discipline methods change and evolve for each age group?Adequate discipline in childhood,not too much and n

28、ot to little,is necessary for the child to lead an organized and easier life into adulthood.In early childhood development,we can use stickers or toys for awarding ,and time out chair to remove the naughty one for punishment.In elementary age development,the chance to be a monitor is a good way to a

29、ward,free homework is good too. Punishment can be more homework or ask parents .In junior high age development,ask parents for positive or negative comments is better.High school age development ,award or certificate is great choice.14.Name and describe three ways that you can create a safe and sham

30、eless learning environment for each of the learning methods. A good way to do this is by making circle time,during circle time,teacher and students have the chance to gather everybody together, face to face,get to know each other,to make everyone feels equal,teacher should make eye contact to everyb

31、ody and make sure they feel comfortable.Teacher can tell students “its alright to make mistakes,everybody makes mistakes.”They normally more willing to talk freely.It is important for the teacher to relay the correct answer when the child makes a mistake. For example,when the student says,“I go to p

32、ark”,the teacher replies“Oh,you want to go to the park”! the student gets the correct idea without the embarrassment of an over correction. Repetition is a positive method for memorization.The method encourages the class to repeat the words many times within a limited time,they will know they are speaking the right words,so it will clear their confusion and say it out loudly without fear. Present a statement.Ask students to do the