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An All-Inclusive Approach to Teaching English

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Biel, 23-09-2017 Geoff Tranter

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# Listening Skills

- Listening for Detail

- Selective Listening

- Global Listening

# Reading Skills

- Reading for Detail

- Selective Reading

- Global Reading

# Speaking Skills

- Monologic Speaking

- Interactive Speaking

# Writing Skills

- Correspondence

- Note-taking

- Report / Summary

# Accuracy

- Syntax

- Morphology

- Vocabulary

- Pronunciation

- Intonation

- Punctuation

- Register

- Style

# Range

- Sentence patterns

- Lexical repertoire

# Learning Tips

# Language Awareness

Geoff Tranter

An All-Inclusive Approach to

Teaching EnglishTeaching Objectives

Informationen on my courses

# B1 to B2; B2 to C1; C1 to C2

# EAP; BE; ESP

# 15 Wochen x 2 hours face-to-face + 1 hour home assignment

# Placement Test

# At the end of the course, an internal test: LC, RC, Term Paper Presentation

# Theatre-style seating

# No course book

Geoff Tranter


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Informationen on the students

# Maximal 20

# Wide range of interests

# Different language learning backgrounds

# different school backgrounds / different cultures

# Different levels of language awareness

# Both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

# High work load in their main studies

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Informationen on the students

# Lttle idea of differences between spoken and written language

# Little idea of how to give a presentation

# Little idea of different reading/listening strategies

# Little idea of how to learn a language

# Wide range of degrees of language accuracy

# Increasing number of students whose English is L3 / L4

# Low in wordly knowledge and sometimes in their subject

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Diversity:

# Diversity within the group of students/participants

# Diversity in terms of expectations

# Diversity in terms of motivation

# Diversity in terms of their language learning strategies

# Diversity in terms of their language awareness

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What do you know about Bitcoins?


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Lack of contentknowledge

What do you know about Bitcoins?


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# Ask and collect answers

# Play video

# TASK: Listen to the video, listen for the information you would like to have. Note down relevant information.

# Would you like to know more? Why? What?

# Note down answers on board/flipchart/…

# Check notes with partner(s)


# Report.

Bitcoins


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# Was it what you wanted to know?

# Show headline

# Was it interesting? What was most interesting?

# What was not mentioned?

WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT BITCOIN?


# What would you expect?# What would you like to find out?# What might the writer‘s attitude be?

What’s so great about bitcoin?Bitcoin is popular because it’s free from the control of banks or governments.“Anyone can send money to anyone else in the world with a transaction fee of less than a dollar,”says Andreas Antonopoulos, who hosts the Let’s Talk Bitcoin podcast. Anyone can – but noteveryone does (see main article).Digital currencies like bitcoin exist solely as records stored on computers around the world. Thatmight seem strange, but few traditional currencies are actually linked to physical commodities likegold any more. For example, most US dollars exist only as digital records held by banks.Why do you trust that these digital 0s and 1s have value? Because governments back them, andother third parties like banks and payment processors like Visa vouch for the transactions.But governments can devalue a currency by printing extra money. And the 2008 recession showedthat banks don’t always operate with their customers’ best interests at heart.Proponents of digital currencies say they replace these intermediaries with code. The only thingyou need to spend digital currency is knowledge of a secret number associated with an onlinewallet that no one else needs to vouch for.To check whether a bitcoin transaction is legitimate doesn’t require a central bank. Instead, it isdone by a decentralised network of computers that anyone can join. The system is underpinnedby the same mathematics that powers encryption, making it incredibly hard to deceive or controlwithout infeasible amounts of computing power. “The system is built to resist hostile takeover,”says Antonopoulos.It’s not surprising then that since its conception in 2008, bitcoin has gone from being a playthingof hackers to a multibillion-dollar juggernaut. Every day, there are hundreds of thousands ofbitcoin transactions, with people sending money around the world with no centralised oversight orgovernment control.

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# Was it what you wanted to know?

# Show headline

# Was it interesting? What was most interesting?

# Would you like to know more, e.g. how it works?

BITCOIN: A DUMMY’S GUIDE TO

BUYING AND MAKING YOUR OWN


# Would you want to read this article? Why?/Why not?

# What would you like to find out?

WANT to buy bitcoins, but not sure where to start? It isn’t for the faint-hearted – owners mustlook after their coins and be prepared to ride out volatile prices. Even the developers warnthat the virtual currency is experimental and has an uncertain future. Still keen? Then readon.

First you need to set up a file or wallet that stores bitcoin. Either download the Bitcoinsoftware, being careful to secure your PC, or use an online service such as blockchain.info.The wallet comes with a code that is your address for receiving bitcoins. Here’s how to getyour hands on them:

Online: you cannot buy bitcoins with a credit card or PayPal because these transactions canbe cancelled by your bank. Since Bitcoin transfers are irreversible the seller would be at risk.Exchanges like MtGox accept payment via irreversible bank transfer, while other sites bringtogether buyers and sellers. But beware: you will have little comeback if a seller withholdsyour coins.

In person: sites like LocalBitcoins match up buyers with sellers in their area. You meet inperson, hand over the cash, and they transfer bitcoins to your address. Bitcoin listings arealso common on Craigslist and other trading sites.

Trade: rather than buying bitcoins directly, you could accept them in exchange for a service.Many Bitcoin job sites let you post adverts. Just tell your customers to send payment to youraddress.

You can also earn bitcoins by becoming a miner and running the Bitcoin software, but thedays of easy money are long gone. Mining is increasingly difficult so you need specialisedhardware to be in with a chance of earning any coins.

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# Now watch the following video clip.

Bitcoin explained and made simple


# Note down information and useful language

British Referendum EXasperates

International Travellers


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B I T C O I N

Acronyms

Beware Internet Tokens - Can Often Involve Non-ethical Schemes

What is fast food?

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Do you like fast food?

Do you eat fast food?

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Do you eat fast food?

Why?

Why not?

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What is Fast Food?

Negative Effects of Fast Food

Criticism of Fast Food?

Fast Food in the United States

Which of these textswould you like to read?

Why? What informationdo you expect to find?

What questions would you like to have

answers to?

You have about two minutesto read through the text and find the main information.

Mark the important ideas in each paragraph.

Prepare to tell the othergroups what you have found.

Now read the text and againand note down details that

you have not alreadymentioned.

Tell the other groups this extra information.

Which of thesefast food chains do

you go to?

How healthy is the food there?

You now have fiveminutes to find out whatis good and what is not so

healthy.

Did you find the information/ answers

you wanted?

What was the mostinteresting

information in the text?

What was the mostsurprising information

in the text?

What advice would you give to your

friends?

Now read your text again and mark the ten words/phrasesthat you think will be useful

for you when giving a presentation.

Organic Benefits Don't Include Enhanced Nutrition

US Fast Food Contains More Salt

Kids Gulp 7 Trillion Calories Per Year

Which podcastwould you like to hear first?

Why? What do you expect to

hear?

What informationwould you like to

find?

Organic Benefits Don't Include Enhanced Nutrition

US Fast Food Contains More Salt

Kids Gulp 7 Trillion Calories Per Year

Were youright?

What details didyou hear?

What was mostinteresting/most

surprising?

Enjoy your next snack!

So that is the end of the lesson!

And thanks for your help!


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What do you know about Fracking?

Specialistvocabulary


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Can you answer the following questions?




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Now read the text you will be given and look for information to answer these questions.




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Now read the text you will be given and look for information to answer these questions.

Be prepare to present that information when your text appears on the screen..

Look at the text you have been working with.

Which words were the most important words that enabled you to deal with the task?

Which words are highly specialist?Which words are of a general specialist nature?

Make two lists.

Then compare lists with other members of the group.



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Now watch the following short video on fracking.

While you are listening. Note down words that you have chosen as important words, and note down new ideas that have not been mentioned in the texts so far.



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Dealing withgrammar

Assignment:

Prepare a one-page text for a group of local residents listingthe pros and cons of fracking.

Write the text as a short report for interested non-technicalcitizens who are living near an area that is going to be usedfor developing the production of shale gas by means offracking.

After listing the arguments, give your own personalassessment of the acceptability of fracking near residentialareas.

Mail the text as a pdf to [email protected] bySaturday 12.00.


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CO² emissions would be reduced if natural gas replaces coal and oil

CO² emissions would be reduced if natural gas replaced coal and oil

Independent from foreign gas

Independent of foreign gas

The rising amount of earthquakes

The rising number of earthquakes

The rise of our energy consumption

The rise in our energy consumption

If fracking would be possible, …

If fracking were possible, …

In my mind

To my mind

One major pro is that it …

One major advantage is that it …Geoff Tranter

Due to scientists, fracking also contaminates the groundwater

According to scientists, fracking also contaminates the groundwater

Fracking surely affects the environment

Fracking certainly affects the environment

proponents

supporters

They predict that

It is predicted that

Within the next few years, the half of the energy will be generated

Within the next few years, half of the energy will be generated

Methane is a high explosive gas

Methane is a highly explosive gas

Geoff Tranter

Assignment:

You are attending a language course at a college in the UK.The college produces a weekly podcast on different topics.This week‘s topic is ″Bitcoins″

Prepare a five-minute report on this topic for interestedpeople who are not aware of how bitcoins work and what theadvantages and disadvantages are.

After listing the arguments, give your own personalassessment of bitcoins.

Mail the text as an audio file to [email protected] by Saturday 12.00.


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Different interests

Welcome to Weightlessness

Drivers with Hands Full Get a Back-Up

Tricksy Type: how fonts can mess with your mind

Soft, strong and long: The story of Toilet Paper

Does Constant Googling Really Make You Stupid?

Simultaneous translation by computer is getting closer

Civilian drones to fill skies after law shake-up

Difference Engine: Up, up and away

Most fundamental clock ever could redefine kilogram

Under the bonnet of MIRA‘s network-assisted vehicle

New Energy-Dense Battery Could Enable Long-Distance Electric Cars

Which of these textswould you like to read?

Why? What informationdo you expect to find?


answers to?

CLEANER CLOUD

WIFI SNIFFING

HOW DOES BITCOIN WORK?

COMPRESSED AIR CAR

QUANTUM ENCYRYPTION

BUSINESS ETHICS: CORPORATE SOCIAL

RESPONSIBILITY


Teaching EnglishWhich of thesepodcasts would you like

to listen to first?

Why? What informationdo you expect to hear?


answers to?

EU SAYS 1.5C GLOBAL WARMING TARGET DEPENDS ON

‘NEGATIVE EMISSIONS’ TECHNOLOGY

THE PARIS AGREEMENT SIGNALS THAT DENIERS HAVE LOST THE

CLIMATE WARS

INDIA SAYS PARIS CLIMATE DEAL WON'T AFFECT PLANS TO

DOUBLE COAL OUTPUT

OBAMA HAILS THE CLIMATE DEAL

WWF OFFERS MIXED VERDICT

'GOOD ON TARGETS, WEAK ON IMPLEMENTATION'

GREENPEACE SAYS DRAFT IS "DILUTED BY PLANET'SDESPOILERS"

Different interests


Teaching English

# Listening Skills

- Listening for Detail

- Selective Listening

- Global Listening

# Reading Skills

- Reading for Detail

- Selective Reading

- Global Reading

# Speaking Skills

- Monologic Speaking

- Interactive Speaking

# Writing Skills

- Correspondence

- Note-taking

- Report / Summary

# Accuracy

- Syntax

- Morphology

- Vocabulary

- Pronunciation

- Intonation

- Punctuation

- Register

- Style (speaking/writing)

# Range

- Sentence patterns

- Lexical repertoire

# Learning Tips

# Language Awareness

Geoff Tranter


Teaching EnglishTeaching ObjectivesQuantativeAspects

Qualitative Aspects

Learning Autonomy


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Findingcourse

materials

Explanation text

Pictures

Text - Report

Text – Q & A

Pictures

Explanatory Video

Explanatory Video

Report Video

Podcast

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Thanks for coming. Are there any

comments? Or ….

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