2.

3 THE SUBJECT
MATTER OF LANGUAGE
TEACHING
CENTRO DE LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS
UPIBI

Gustavo Hernndez Garcia

 Knowledge of What is the
the subject matter In staff rooms
languages of language
grammar teaching?

Language systems Language skills

We can analyse sentenses Whatwe know up-in-

Knowledge of and consider: Phonology, the-head. What we do
lots of Lexis or vocabulary, with the language.
vocabulary Grammar, function, and We have important
discoursal macro language skills:
For someone
lerning a
language needs
far more tan it.
Receptive skills: Productive skills:
-listening -Speaking
-reading -Writing
Lessons must be planned A purpose-
to give the opportunities based view of
to students to work with course content
the skills

You might consider the

communicative purposes
The importance
that students need for
of skills work
these real-life purposes
such solving
communicative troubles.

Traditionally In 20th century Nowadays

Changes of Work on language

In many countries language Is based around
emphasis systems and skilss,
teaching is concentrated on oral language
gramar and vocabulary reinforced emphasising
by Reading and griting listening and
speaking
 Other areas If we strarting
that are part of using english
language more than
Students have to learning mechanical
learn new ways of drills, the
learning (maybe new There is more englis language teching ubject matter
personal technic) than simply the language itself becomes
anything that
we might do
whit language

Students also They learn about

learning about the the culture of the
people around them countries whose
They must learn language they are
about themselves studying
 Rely on your coursebook as a Think of the lesson as a series
For surviving in the of separate but linked
source material and do the
early lesson, and
lesson exactly as it was
doing some useful Find out something different
written.
work with the of your class talking with
learners, we have: other people (teachers or
students)
First lessons- Plan activities that are based
hints and on: 1.- Led-in: with a brief
sytrategies introduction to the topic. 2.-
Set up the activitie. 3.-
Take time before the
students work in teams while
class to make sure
you monitor and help. 4.-
everything is ready
close the activitie and give
Think about what feedback
students Will get from
your lesson

Make a write plan in a short

list the activities in order.
 Calm your own nerves and
Think of the lesson
break the ice with the
as starting from the
students chatting with them.
first momento a
student arrive in the Ask their names and learn
room. them as son as possible

First lessons-
hints and
sytrategies
Be yourself, and speaking in
ways you normally speak

Sometimes it is
understimate how
difficult things are for The priority is for the learners
students Is ok to sit and do nothing to talk, rather tan the
when students are teacher. Let them practice.
working on a pair or
group task.