Name of techinque Drilling

Feature(s) Several Types of drilling:Choral repetition ~Repetition of phrases or words by the students from model pronunciation. Drilling with flashcards ~Combining image when practice Comprehension Pairs drilling ~Activities done with partner by checking each other pronunciation. Games Implies play in the children learning Example of language games includes:Pronunciation bingo Charade Chinese whispers Last letters

Procedure(s) Generally the students will listen to a model, provided by the teacher, or a tape or another student, and repeating what is heard.

Advantages Provide a focus on accuracy Help learners get their tongues around difficult sounds Help build confidence particularly among learners who are not risk-takers Help memorisation and automisation of common language patterns and language chunks. Suitable for elementary learners.

Disadvantages Could bore the students after awhile. May not be suitable for classroom with different level of English May not be suitable for advanced learner

Language games

Procedures are according to the types of games being played. Should be held regularly but not over a long period of time. Must ensure the participation of all students to avoid neglect.

Indirect learning of what the students were playing. Incite good team spirit and positive competition. Fun activities may help to motivate the students and induce participations.

Could cause riot if there were lack of class control. Could be boring for students who did not enjoy playing games.

Ryhmes

Minimal Pair

Teacher needs to say the rhyme, slowly dramatising it, supporting the meaning with actions, pictures or real objects. Invent simple actions as physical involvement helps memorisation. Stress the important words and rhyming words and, where necessary, whisper a translation. Pairs of words that have Write examples of one phonemic change minimal pairs on the between them. board Help students recognize Demonstrate the the minor differences correct pronunciation between English muted of the minimal pairs vowel sounds can written on the board. greatly help not only Elicit students to give pronunciation skills, but examples of other also comprehension. words which use the same changing

It depend on the sound of the voice reciting the language to stimulate play. Some may be accompanied by physical actions, which help to confirm understanding and act as an aid to memorisation. Ryhmes can be found in Story rhyme picture books Ryhme antologies Tradisional rhymes

Picking up and repeating the particular language of rhymes is like a game or young learner. Children who can read rhymes naturally progress to reading simple poems. They learn while enjoying themselves.

Only suitable or young learners.

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