MODULE 1

Teaching English elements

Lecturer: MA. Dang Thi Nguyen
 Content
1. Shape of a language lesson
2. Teaching vocabulary
3. Teaching grammar
4. Teaching pronunciation
 01
Shape of a language lesson
 PPP model
- Used to introduce new or target language
- Teachers can use direct questions, songs,
Presentation drills, games, flash cards, etc.
- Present comprehensible input

- Give controlled practice through controlled

activities
Practice - Teachers can use questions and answers,
worksheets, drills, etc.

- Freely as possible to interact and explore the

language
Production - Teachers can use role plays, stories,
interviews, etc.
 ESA (Harmer, 2007)

A straight arrow A boomerang A patchwork

procedure procedure procedure
DEEP-END Production 1
APPROACH (Communication activity
or games)

Test
Teacher diagnoses what

Test
students need to learn

Production 2 Presentation
Teacher decides if Teacher gives new
students need language
to do more fluency
practice

Practice Teach
Drills and pair work
Quiz
 02
Teaching vocabulary
 Choosing words to teach

Frequency of occurrence

● Frequency of occurrence → guiding force in choosing words to teach

● Teach high-frequency words
● Focus on the first 1000 word families (British National Corpus - BNC)
before moving on to second or third 1000-word levels.
(Siyanova-Chanturia and Webb, 2016)
 Teaching vocabulary

Form Meaning Use

Obedient Willing to do Her parents

(adj) what have are happy
/oʊˈbiː.di.ənt/ been told to because she is
do by obedient.
someone
 Vocabulary-learning Programme

To help teachers and learners in their vocabulary learning quest

⇒ Develop a programme that aimed at optimising vocabulary

teaching and learning

Nation’s (2001) model

Link
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TEACHING GRAMMAR
 Is grammar important in language learning?

- Plays a crucial role in language learning, as it provides the

structural framework for communication.
- Understanding grammar helps learners to form correct
sentences, convey meaning accurately, and comprehend the
language better.
 Ways of teaching grammar
Deductive approach
Presentation Example Guided
Application
of Rule Sentences Practice

Inductive approach
Example-Based Guided Practice and
Rule
Learning Analysis Application
Formulation
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Teaching pronunciation
What are the pronunciation problems?
1. What students can hear

2. What students can say

3. Intonation problem
What are the areas of pronunciation
that students need help?

1. Word stress

2. Sentence stress

3. Intonation
 Working with sounds

- Use minimal pairs: distinguish two words

that are different in only one sound.
Ex: bath vs. both
- Use phonemic chart

Source: British Council

 Working with stress

- Use games or actions

- Use poems, stories, etc.
 Working with intonation and stress

- Use changes in pitch

Quiz