Modern Trends in ELT July 2012

Brainstorming

• What activities work in your classroom?

• Which things don't work well in the classroom?

Philosophy• Write a philosophy of teaching

answering the questions

• I believe a teacher is . . .

• I believe a learner is . . .

• I believe teaching is . . .

• I believe learning is . . .

• I believe education is . . .

Philosophy

• I believe a teacher is a person who is committed to giving students the tools that they need to succeed.

• I believe a learner is someone in search of knowledge and growing every day.

• I believe teaching is the act of coming alongside a student and making their dreams achievable.

• I believe learning is the act of acquiring new thoughts and ideas, and being able to grow in your ability to think and reason towards a goal.

• I believe education is the act of a constant exchange between teacher and learner in which both are constantly moving forward in pursuit of their dreams and goals.

Where are we going?

• Theories and Principles

• Newer Methods

• Putting it together

Theories & Principles

• Krashen's Monitor Model (5 hypothesis) & Vygotsky's ZPD

Krashen's Monitor Model

• Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis

• Natural Order Hypothesis

• Monitor Hypothesis

• Input Hypothesis (i+1)

• Affective Filter Hypothesis

Zone of Proximal Development Meet the learner where he is.

Theories & Principles

• Krashen's Monitor Model (5 hypothesis) & Vygotsky's ZPD

• Focus on Form vs. Focus on FormS

• Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

• Teaching Critical Literacy

Recent Teaching Methods

• Communicative Language Teaching

• TPR

• Silent Way

• Project-Based Learning

• Authentic Assessment

Putting it Together

• What things did you find helpful?

• What things do you think you would implement in the classroom?

• Look at your philosophy again and see if any of the things that we talked about would fit within your philosophy of teaching.

The Key to Effective Teaching

• Objectives, objectives, objectives!!!

• Don't just do to do . . .