December in TESOL

Dec. 4 - Teaching Grammar
Activities
1) review Ur Text reading, sections 6.5 - 6.6

• Presentation: Ur Unit 6 Review - Teaching Grammar

2) look at and discuss Common Types of Grammar Exercises

• look at example exercises
• do some example problems, check answer as class

3) discuss and assign HW

Homework
1) do assigned example grammar exercises


Dec. 11 - Teaching Grammar & Reading
Activities
1) announce class schedule change in Jan. (Jan. 8 → Dec. 19)
2) go over grammar errors in example Essay 2

• EW Error/Slip Log (rubric)
• Example EW Essay 2 (uncorrected)
• Example EW Essay 2 (for correction confirmation)

3) introduce Teaching Reading as next topic

• hand out and practice reading with TKT Unit 5 Reading
• view presentation: Teaching Reading with Presentation Worksheet
• use Unit 5 Follow-up Worksheet

4) discuss and assign HW

Homework

1) read TKT text, Unit 5 Reading
2) do TKT Unit 5 Opinion Writing

Dec. 18 - Teaching Reading
Activities
1) review class schedule change in Jan. (Jan. 8 → Jan. 15, 3rd Period)
2) continue discussion of Teaching Reading as next topic

• hand out and practice reading with TKT Unit 5 Reading
• view presentation: Teaching Reading with Presentation Worksheet
• use Unit 5 Follow-up Worksheet

3) hand out and start TKT Unit 5 Opinion Writing
4) hand out, review and assign Ur Unit on Reading
5) discuss and assign HW

Homework

1) read Ur Unit on Reading
2) do TKT Unit 5 Opinion Writing

September & October in TESOL

Sep. 25 - How do we measure vocabulary size?
Activities
1) discuss word lists and vocabulary size

• Coverage of text by lists containing 1000 word families
• The Levels of Vocabulary

2) take the Nation Vocabulary Size Test

• record estimates of vocabulary size of class members
• relate to levels of vocabulary (Nation, p. 96)

3) discuss and assign HW for Oct. 2

Homework

1) do TKT Unit 2 Opinion Writing

2) reread Ur Unit 5 Teaching Vocabulary, sections 5.1, 5.2

Oct. 2 - What does the literature say about vocabulary teaching?
Activities
1) check Sep. 25 HW, correct and collect
2) discuss Nation's Vocabulary Size Test

• Presentation: Interpreting Nation's Vocabulary Size Test

3) continue review of summer reading assignments

• TKT Text Unit 2 Lexis Presentation Part 1
• TKT Text Unit 2 Lexis Presentation Follow-up Worksheet

4) discuss and assign HW for Oct. 9

Homework

1) reread Ur Unit 5 Teaching Vocabulary, sections 5.3, 5.4

2) start own Word Cards Set for 英語教育
3) do collocation exercise (From English Collocations text)

Oct. 9 - How do we teach vocabulary?
Activities
1) check Oct. 2 HW, correct and collect (collocation exercise)
2) continue review of summer reading assignments

• TKT Text Unit 2 Lexis Presentation Part 2
• What Is Lexis? Worksheet

3) review How to Make and Use Word Cards
4) list and present vocabulary - make word cards sets together
5) Discuss and assign HW for Oct. 16

Homework

1) read Ur Unit 5 Teaching Vocabulary, sections 5.5, 5.6
2) make and study word cards (choose 20 items from list provided)

Oct. 16 - Kyoritsu School Festival
No class meeting scheduled

Oct. 23 - Class Rescheduled
Class meeting rescheduled to Jan. 21

Oct. 30 - Vocabulary Learning Activities
Activities
1) check outstanding HW (see Oct. 9)
2) view and discuss Ur Text readings

• Ur Text Unit 5 Reading Review
• Ur Text Unit 5 Teaching Vocabulary - Review Presentation

3) discuss and assign Mid-Term Test: Team Teaching of Vocabulary

• create teams
• select activities
• distribute and assign 指導案
• prepare more vocabulary for study - add to Word Cards

4) discuss and assign HW

Homework

1) prepare 15 minute vocabulary review lesson

• choose type of activity
• choose vocabulary to be covered (15 items)
• complete 指導案 
• prepare any necessary materials
• share materials with Chris for copying (choskins.kyoritsu@gmail.com)

2015 January in TESOL

Jan. 9 - Unit 13 Learner Characteristics
Activities
1) collect outstanding HW

• Unit 10 Opinion Writing
• Unit 11 Discussion Activity
• Unit 11 Reading Review
• Unit 11 Opinion Writing
• Unit 13 Reading Review

2) do Unit 13 Discussion on Learning Preferences
3) Final Exam discussion, material covered, format of exam

• Unit 9 Motivation
• Unit 10 Exposure and Focus on Form
• Unit 11 The Role of Error
• Unit 13 Learner Characteristics

Homework
1) reread Units 9 - 11, Unit 13
2) do Unit 13 Opinion Writing


Jan. 23 - Units 9-11, Unit 13 Review
Activities
1) check and hand in Unit 13 Reading Review
3) do Unit 13 Jigsaw Age Differences in Learning
2) do Unit 9 Exam Review Questions
3) do Unit 10 Exam Review Questions
4) do Unit 11 Exam Review Questions
5) discuss and assign HW

Homework
1) review Units 9-11, Unit 13


Jan. 30 - Final Exam
Activities
1) collect all outstanding HW assignments available
2) do final exam

Homework
1) none assigned - end of term