Sunday, March 28, 2010

A video Extract on the Improper Application of Communicative Language Teaching in the EFL context

Please upload one video in the EFL which is not in line with the principles of communicative teaching in your own interpretation (not exceeding 10 minutes).If you encounter difficulty uploading the video, please provide the link to the video. Please explain why and in what ways you consider the video an improper application of communicative language teaching in the EFL context.

Reflections on Task-based teaching

Write a reflection paper on the task-based teaching by making references to the following points in two articles:

a) the ways of applicability and integration of task-based teaching into instruction in the teaching of EFL at various levels of proficiency and with students from different age groups in Turkey and in the teaching of various language skills
b) the possible advantages challenges, difficulties and obstacles in relation to the implementation of the task-based approach to young learners and the ways to cope with them
c) the impact of the implementation of the task-based approach on the rate of learner involvement and the rate and quality of learning in the EFL atmosphere

Reflection Paper on "the Post-method Era" by Kumaravadivelu (1994)

Write a reflection paper on the article "Post-method Era” by Kumaravadivelu (1994). Please do not forget to make references to the following points in your paper:
a) your own perspective as a prospective EFL teacher related to the significance of and the level of applicability of macro and microstrategies offered by Kumaravadivelu (1994) in the EFL context in Turkey
b) your own perspective as a prospective EFL teacher about the ways the macro and microstrategies are and should be integrated into the EFL classes in the Turkish education system
c) your own perspective into the possible challenges and obstacles on the way to the proper integration of the macro and microstrategies mentioned in the article
d) the new roles assigned to EFL teachers and learners in Turkey, the responsibilities and requirements of EFL teachers
e) To what extent and in what ways do you think your previous EFL teachers in Turkey reflect the characteristics of the post-method era?
f) To what extent and in what ways do you find yourself as a prospective post-method era teacher? Where do the macro and microstrategies concerning the post-method era stand in your own teaching philosophy as a prospective teacher?

Reflection Paper on "Communicative Language Teaching" by Spada (2007)

You need to write a reflection paper on the article "Communicative Language Teaching" by Spada (2007).
Please do not forget to include the following points in your article reflection paper:
a) your own interpretation of CLT and your own perspective as a prospective teacher concerning the necessary infrastructure as to the optimum implementation of the method in line with the conditions in Turkey in the EFL context (i.e., the English proficiency level of EFL teachers in Turkey, the system and the existing policies of education in Turkey, EFL learners’ expectations from English classes at secondary and high school level, the attitudes of EFL learners of Turkish with different levels of proficiency towards learning English, the aims of English classes)
b) your own perspective on the various CLT-related misconceptions as a prospective English teacher
c) your perspective on the prevalence of the misconceptions stated in the article among Turkish teachers of EFL
d) the current status of CLT in Turkey including the challenges and difficulties facing EFL teachers concerning the implementation of it
e) the future status of CLT in Turkey

REFLECTIONS ON " THE GOALS OF ELT" by Cook (2007)

Dear FLE 324 members,
Taking into consideration the class discussions we had on the article called "the Goals of ELT" by Cook (2007), please write a reflection paper by making comments on various perspectives taken by the author making references to the following points:
a)your position concerning the adoption of the native speaker or a multicompetent L2 user as a goal to pursue in an EFL class.
b)the position that you have adopted from each of the following perspectives:
i) prospective EFL teacher,
ii)an EFL learner at different levels of proficiency in English,
iii) an EFL user at different levels of proficiency in English,
iii)the aims of instruction.

While writing your reflection paper, you need to clearly state both the author's perspective and your own perspective, do a critical appraisal of the author's views,indicating where you agree and disagree with the author's ideas.
The length of the reflection paper should be be