Schedule of Topics and
Handouts
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Recommended Readings
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Other
Resources
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Friday:
- 1. Opening:
Icebreakers and Needs
Analysis
- 2. Communicative
Language
Teaching (CLT): What, Why, & How
- 3. Teaching Speaking
More Effectively
- 4. Helping Students
to Improve Pronunciation
- 5. Teaching &
Assessing Listening Comprehension
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Friday:
- Challenges
in CLT
- Using
textbooks in CLT
- Reflections
of Chinese teachers on their own learning experiences
- Increasing
student participation
- Leading
discussion effectively
- Assessing
Pronunciation
- Listening
activities for larger classes
- Online
resources for Speaking/Listening
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Friday:
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Saturday:
- 1. Alternatives in Vocabulary Instruction
- 2. Understanding and Incorporating Multiple Literacies
- 3. Innovations in Teaching Writing
- 4. Responding to Grammar Errors in Speaking and
Writing
- HANDOUTS FOR DAY 2
Jigsaw Articles
for Day 3
(to be handed out on day 2)
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Saturday:
- Basics
of teaching vocabulary
- Overview
of the Lexical Approach (corpus-based instruction)
- Multiple
purposes and strategies for reading
- Teaching
reading in larger classes
- Intro
to Peer Response
- Responding
to Writing
- Integrative
Grammar
- Teaching
Grammar through 'Noticing'
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Saturday:
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Sunday:
- 1. Adapting Instruction
for Individual Student
Needs
- 2. Approaches to Assessment
- 3. Games
and other 'playful' activities
- 4. Workshop Wrap-up
and Evaluation
HANDOUTS
FOR DAY 3
Shawna's Top 10 List
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Sunday:
- What
Works with Adult ESL students
- Working
with low-level adult learners
- Adults
and Anxiety
- Needs Assessment for
Adults
- Alternative
Assessment (overview)
- Alternative
Assessment (ideas)
- Games
- Using
Student Feedback
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Sunday:
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