Jan 24th

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Japan Busan Kevin
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1. everyone wants you to succeed
2. peak right before you go (admit that youre nervous)
Vocabulary
- what does it mean to students?
- To integrate them:
1) have a theme for students to follow
- Syntax
- is it a verb? Noun? Adjective?
- orthography
sound + meaning
- morphology
- go (goes, went, going, to go, gone)
To understand a word, a student needs:
MEANING

SYNTAX

PHONOLOGY
- also w/
orthography

MORPHOLOGY

Word: phonology/symbol
- represent something in the world
- theyre concrete and are able to visualize with figures and
pictures
- ex: labeling things in classrooms
-

est is added to the end of an adjective if it is a 1-syllablbe word

(cold coldest)

adj. ending with a consonant, the last consonant is doubled and

we add est
- big biggest
- fat - fattest

if an adjective has 2 syllables and ends with a y, change the

y to an I and add est
early earliest
crazy craziest

if an adjective has 2 syllables but do not end with y, drop the

I and

3 > syllables, we add most or least in front of the adjective

expensive most expensive
difficult least difficult

superlative adjective so its a form of an adjective that is used to

express the highest quality or degree of what is being described
comparative adjective these are adjectives used to compare the
difference between 2 objects
Adjective
1 syllable - tall

Comparative
- taller

Superlative
- tallest

<adj.> + er

<adj.> + est

- ex: wise

- biggest, fattest
<adj. ending in
consonant> + double
the consonant + est

2
syllables

3
syllables

Irregular

- early

generous

Good
Little

- earlier

- earliest

<adj> + drop y +
ier

<adj> + drop y +
iest

- more generous

- most generous

more + <adj>

most + <adj>

Better
Less

best
least

be descriptive about rulesone person per seat

6x people / 4x chairs

GAMES
- locations (Pats game)
- then/than (engaging with students and showing them comparison)
***** must maintain a balance between formality/humor *****
PRONOUNCIATION
-

thin, thirty (voiceless, letting air out)

this, they (voiced; air ist pushed out when you say thi)

CPH (critical period hypothesis)

- a time to speak.
- Introduction of a new word:
- syllable (breaking words down)
- education ed/du/ca/tion (theres a stress in every word)
Thomas
education
- people learn by exposure and constant repetition so its
important to get students to repeat what you say.
-

How to start off lessons?

Topics
- dreams
- animals
- hobbies
- food
- games

Lesson Plan (Jan 31st, 2010) SATURDAY MORNING

age level
objects: What do we want our students to learn?
- when to and when not to use this
CORE SKILLS
- reading
- pronounciation
- listening
- speaking
- grammar
- writing
materials: skit? Music? Activities?
*** ESA ***
20min max

CONTEXT ***
- cant have a teacher-centered lecture
- involvement is required (participation)
- using theme from start end (to keep people awake and
interested)
- Organization
- ESA (time management is a factor also so keep this in mind)
- verbal delivery
- presentation, rough tuning, voice, speed, the way you articulate
yourself, presence,
eye contact
- non-verbal delivery
- usage of board, handouts, etc
- materials
- props?
- interactions
- calling out students, positive reinforcement, CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS