Planning

What does a language consist of?

These are called the four language skills?

Which one are you best at and which one do you need to improve?

To understand and use a language you need three extra tools:

1. Grammar- tells us HOW to use words and what is their FUNCTION

Examples:

run 

dog

quickly

interesting

2. Syntax tells us WHERE to put the words

Example:

Hej, sade hon.
Hi, she said

3. Realia explains that a language is more than words. It is CUSTOMS, PEOPLE and SOCIETIES.

Today's lesson is all about planning.

10 questions

1. How much will we use the text book and for what?

2. You have 25 words each week. Where can you find new words.

3. Speaking- Should we have a speaking exercise every lesson or every week?

4. Listening- Check out Randall's ESL lab
What level are you at (East, medium, hard)

5. Reading- all of you must invite me to join Read theory
My address is michael.hegarty@exceleducation.se

6. Writing- Do you prefer shorter writing assignments OFTEN or longer writing assignments less often?

7. How much time do we need to spend on grammar and where do we get our sources (internet or textbook)?

8. How much time do we need to work on spelling etc?

9. How will we work with REALIA? (themes, projects etc). We need to do at least 2 projects per term.

10. How do we work with literature. We WILL read a book. But, which book and how?

Please send in your thoughts (tankar) on a document to me.

Based on what you have written I will plan  the course for HT-18