Курс "Modern Methods and Approaches in ELT"

Запис підготовчої зустрічі: як влаштований курс і як пройти його у своєму темпі.

• Theories of SLA (Second Language Acquisition): learn about different ideas on how people learn new languages, and which ones influence how English is taught
• Teaching Methods: discover how teaching languages / ELT has changed over time, and what approaches have been used
• CLT (Communicative Language Teaching): Find out why CLT is effective for teaching languages, focusing on how it helps students use language in real-life situations

• Lesson Structure in TBL: learn how lessons are structured (staged) and what teachers should consider while planning
• Weak-end vs. strong-end TBL: see examples of each
• Why TBL is popular: explore why teachers like TBL, focusing on engagement and real-life language use
• Pros and Cons: discover the benefits like improved communication skills and challenges (like selecting the task, using TBL with lower levels or YL, etc.)

• Key principles: "Language consists of grammaticalised lexis, not lexicalised grammar", focusing on chunks of language (phrases) rather than individual words or grammar rules
• Working with lexis: practical advice for teaching vocabulary (through real-life examples and common phrases)
• Techniques and tips: e.g. intensive and extensive listening and reading, working with dictionaries, mind maps, guessing meanings from context

• What Dogme is: why it’s an anti-method approach, conversation-driven teaching without relying on prepared materials
• Dogme lesson path / plan / structure: flexible, student-centred structure of a Dogme lesson
• Emergent language: understand what emergent language is, why it’s important, and how to use it effectively in lessons