PRESENTACIÓN DETECTIVE

UNIT 23

Consultong reference resources to help in lesson preparation

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INDEX

OBJECTIVE

DEFINITION

WARM UP CAPSULE

ACTIVITIES

VOCABULARY

ASSESSMENT

THANKS

CONTENT

Learner be able to:

*Practice new vocabulary *Know about Reference resources *Reasons for uisng reference resources

AWARENESS

Suitable

ITEMS

APPROACH

WORKSHEET

PROCEDURES

How do we consult reference resources?

• Reference resources are all the sources of information about language and about teaching that we can refer to for help in lesson preparation.

Checking the form and use of grammatical structures

• Some grammar books are written for teachers and have very detailed explanations. Others, designed for learners at different levels, use simpler language to give essential information about grammatical structures.

Checking the spelling, pronunciation and use of lexical items

• Advanced learners' dictionaries are very useful for teachers to use themselves, as they include example sentences, as well as information about the form and use of the words.

Bilingual dictionaries

Where the word and its meaning are in different languages

Monolingual dictionaries

Where the word and its meaning are in the same language

thesaurus

A type of dictionary in which words with similar meanings are grouped together.

Picture dictionary

A dictionary that uses pictures to convey the meaning of words.

There is a wide range of special dictionaries

*dictionaries of collocations *dictionaries of idioms *dictionaries of phrasal verbs *dictionaries of culture *pronouncing dictionaries *dictionaries of common errors *dictionaries of synonyms *dictionaries for younger learners etc.

Developing your own understanding of language

• There are a number of books for teachers which aim to increase our language awareness and our awareness of how to teach language.

• tasks
• Detailed explnations
• Comments/answer keys

Anticipating learners´ difficulties

• Reference materials about learners' errors can help us anticipate particular language problems that our learners might have.

• Books or articles about specific differences beween the learners´s L1 an Enguish.

Looking for new approaches to teaching lessons and new classroom activities

• Supplementary materials focusing on:
• Grammar
• vocabulary
• Particular skills

• Teacher´s resource books with ideas and materials

• Free websites with articles, ideas and activities

Finding out how to use the material in your coursebook

• Many teacher´s books provide:

• Suggestions about how to use the material in the coursebook.
• Alternatives to the procedures
• explanations of answers to excercises
• extra resources
• supplementary worksheets
• progress tests
• Activities

Getting advice about particular lessons or teaching materials

• Colleagues who have taught at the same level or used the same teaching materials may be able to offer useful advice.

What would be the porpuse of using this resource?

A Checking the form and use of grammatical structuresB Checking the spelling, pronuntiation and use of lexical items C developing your own understanding of language D Anticipating learners' difficulties E Helping students to become more independent learners F Looking for new approaches to teaching lessons and new classroom activities G Finding practical teaching ideas to use with young learners

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