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)