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The Generality
1. Goals of Elementary English Curriculum 3 1.1 Characteristics 3 1.2 Goals 4 2. Contents of Elementary English Curriculum 5 2.1 System of Contents 5 2.2 Achievement Standards by Grades/Levels 7 3. Teaching and Learning Methods 12 4. Teaching Methods for Elementary Learners 14 4.1 Overview of Teaching Methods for Language Learning 14 4.2 Examples of Listening and Speaking Activities 16 5. Evaluation 17 5.1 Purposes of Assessment for English Learners 17 5.2 Principles of Korean Elementary English Evaluation 18 5.3 Authentic Assessment 18 6. Composition Principles and Features of Textbook 21 6.1 Composition Principles and Features of Textbook 21 6.2 Details 21 7. Co-teaching 25 7.1 Definition 25 7.2 Co-teaching Approaches 25 7.3 Co-teaching Steps 26 7.4 Roles for Co-teaching between KET and NSET 27
7.5 Co-teaching Lesson Plan (Example) 32 8. The Yearly Plan of Teaching 34 8.1 3rd Grade 34 8.2 4th Grade 36 8.3 5th Grade 38 8.4 6th Grade 42
Teaching Plan
1. Hello, I'm Minsu 49 2. What's This? 57 3. Happy Birthday! 65 4. Wash Your Hands 73 5. I Like Apples 81 6. How Many Cows? 89 7. I Can Swim 97 8. It's Snowing 105
Appendix
1. Communicative Functions and Sample Sentences 115 2. Vocabulary 119 3. Useful Websites 123
4. Related Story Books 125 5. Hangul, the Korean Alphabet 130 6. Korean Folk Tales 132 7. Frequently Asked Questions 150 References 155
PART
The Generality
1. Goals of Elementary English Curriculum 2. Contents of Elementary English Curriculum 3. Teaching and Learning Methods 4. Teaching Methods for Elementary Learners 5. Evaluation 6. Composition Principles and Features of Textbook 7. Co-teaching 8. The Yearly Plan of Teaching
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Goals of
1.1 Characteristics
Elementary English as a core subject raises students' ability to understand and express the basics of the language as it is used in their daily lives. It is based on the four functions of language:
listening, speaking, reading and writing. The main focus is on listening and speaking. Reading and writing are based on simple contents related to the former components. When applying English teaching methodology, Elementary school students' characteristics should be considered. First of all, elementary school students are full of curiosity, and their thoughts and behaviors are strongly affected by their senses and experiences. Teaching methods should be based on students' senses and experiences accordingly. Second, repetitive teaching is recommended since they learn quickly but forget easily. Finally, they have short attention spans. Various teaching methods and materials, therefore, such as multi-media should be used appropriately. Elementary English focuses on level-focused learning, reflecting students' different abilities. Level-focused learning includes the basic course, which is applied to all students, and the advanced/supplementary course. The advanced course offers additional taskbased learning for students who have reached the achievement standard of the basic course. The supplementary course offers additional task-based learning to help students who didn't reach the achievement standard of the basic course. In level-focused learning, therefore, students learn on their own through tasks and activities. At the elementary school level, it is important to maintain students' interest as well as to make them familiar with and confident in English. This will be the foundation of improving their communicative skills to further their English education. Although one of the aims of teaching English is to help them develop their communicative skills, establishing a good personality is also important. English education should help students to develop sound moral values and an independent civil mentality. Also, it should encourage the students to have an understanding attitude toward foreign cultures, international insight, a cooperative spirit and basic knowledge as citizens of the world. 4
1.2 Goals
Students will learn how to acquire the basic communication ability that is necessary to understand and use the basic English in their daily lives. In addition, they are able to take in foreign cultures in a right way, develop Korean culture and find a way to introduce Korean culture to the world. Students will learn how to have confidence and interests in English, and acquire the basic skills to communicative. Students will learn how to have a conversation about their daily routines and general topics. Students will learn how to understand various information about foreign culture and acquire the ability to use it. Through the understanding of foreign cultures, students are able to recognize Korean culture in a new perspective and develop ethical values. Commentary Elementary school English is the starting point of the public English Education, so the goal will be a part of the achievement of English education. Students will understand and use English to build up the basic communication skills, take in other cultures properly, and introduce Korean culture. 5
Contents of Elementary
2.1 System of Contents
2 English Curriculum
Language Skills Students will gradually learn how to build up their ability covering four functions of language : listening, speaking, reading and writing. Language skills Spoken Language Written Language Receptive skills Listening Reading Productive skills Speaking Writing Commentary Spoken language is introduced earlier than written language. Listening is introduced earlier than speaking, and reading is introduced earlier than writing. After some time, these four
functions will be integrated systematically. Communicative Activities Communicative Activities are composed of spoken language and written language. Scope Contents Spoken Language Activities - For spoken language activities, refer to [Appendix 1] 'Communicative functions and example sentences'. - Choose and use 'Communicative functions and examples' to achieve each grade/step level. Written Language Activities - For written language activities, refer to [Appendix 1]. Commentary For spoken language activities, you have to introduce some activities that achieve each 6 grade/step level centering around [Appendix 1] 'Communicative functions and example sentences'. For written language activities, refer to [Appendix 1] 'Communicative functions and example sentences'. Language Components For authentic activities, refer to components, culture, language, vocabulary and the length of single sentences. Scope Contents Topics - Activities to motivate students to learn English while considering student interest, necessity, and cognitive level - Appropriate contents consider theme, situation, etc. - Appropriate contents to accomplish each grade/step level - Appropriate contents for interaction - Appropriate contents for advanced and development learning Culture - The way of living and language culture for communication - Appropriate language and nonverbal expressions of Western cultures - Cultural difference between Western and Korean cultures Language - Listening and speaking should be the main focus of learning. Reading and writing will only assist. - Natural acquisition of language and authentic communication - Basic expressions used in daily lives will be taught more frequently - Consider student cognitive level
Vocabulary - New vocabulary for each grade 3rd Grade: 80 120 words 4th Grade: 80 120 words 5th Grade: 90 130 words 6th Grade: 90 130 words (Within 450 words, 30 Korean words are permitted) The length of single sentences - 3rd, 4th Grade: less than 7 words in a sentence - 5th, 6th Grade: less than 9 words in a sentence (The cases using 'And, Or, But' are exceptional) Commentary The teacher motivates students to learn English considering student interest, necessity, and cognitive level. The teacher introduces cultural differences between Western and Korean cultures, and uses simple communicative functions in spoken words. 7
say words for familiar objects around them say a word or a sentence about objects or pictures have easy and short conversations about themselves, family members, and school repeat short and easy chants and songs participate in easy and simple games and activities use daily expressions such as greetings Advanced say sentences about objects or pictures have short conversations about themselves, family members, and schools Commentary 'Achievement standards' is the new concept of the 7th National Curriculum. Up until the 6th National Curriculum, the contents included different materials according to each grade. Achievement standards are based on a concept which includes contents and objectives. They are also divided into a basic level and an advanced level. The basic level contains basic objectives for all students to achieve while the advanced level contains higher objectives for students who have achieved the basic goals. 8 Skills Levels Standards Listening Basic Students are able to understand short conversations about their daily lives understand brief explanations about things and people respond after listening to simple directions and commands with one or two sentences do simple tasks after listening to easy and simple explanations find out when and where the conversations take place after listening to simple dialogues find key words after listening to simple dialogues about daily lives understand simple stories of role-plays Advanced briefly understand the purpose of simple dialogues distinguish the meanings of two sentences after listening to them
Speaking Basic Students are able to have easy and simple conversations about daily lives ask and answer questions about things and people around them express sentences about directions and commands ask for help when they are in need chant and sing songs speak and act out in role-plays Advanced have conversations with proper gestures and expressions say what they need by using objects and pictures Reading Basic Students are able to read and distinguish capital and lower case letters read easy and simple words understand meanings of simple words with pictures, real objects, and actions Advanced have an interest in written words around them practice using alphabet letters on a computer keyboard 4th Grade Commentary Achievement standards for the 4th grade are built on the achievement standards for the 3rd grade. Therefore, for teaching the 4th graders, teachers can teach the contents of the 3rd grade's standards or reorganize the contents in the 4th grade. The written language is introduced first in the grade 4, but it is limited to recognizing capital and lower case letters and reading simple words. In the advanced level, teachers can help students speak naturally by using nonverbal elements such as expressions, gestures, and so on. 9 Skills Levels Standards Listening Basic Students are able to understand simple expressions about people and things around them do tasks after listening to easy explanations
understand situations after listening to simple dialogues understand topics of simple dialogues after listening to them understand simple sentences about past events after listening to them understand basic dialogues on the phone after listening to them Advanced understand the situation and the purpose of a conversation after listening to simple expressions understand the details after listening to explanations about a picture Speaking Basic Students are able to have simple and appropriate conversations about specific situations talk about daily routines ask and give orders with two or three sentences say the details after listening to simple words talk briefly about past events have a basic conversation on the phone Advanced use idiomatic expressions relating to their daily lives according to situations. briefly express their feelings about past events Reading Basic Students are able to understand the meaning of simple words read simple words read words which they have listened to Advanced understand the relationship between sound and spelling type the alphabet properly on a computer keyboard Writing Basic Students are able to distinguish and write capital and lowercase letters memorize and copy some words which they learned verbally write some words related to pictures or real things
Advanced listen to some words and write them type words on a computer keyboard 5th Grade 10 Skills Levels Standards Listening Basic Students are able to listen to easy and simple expressions about daily lives and understand the intention and the purpose of what is said listen and understand the main ideas of simple dialogues listen to simple expressions and understand the details listen to simple expressions and understand what will happen in the future listen and understand simple dialogues about asking for reasons listen and understand simple expressions about comparing things understand a simple telephone conversation Advanced listen to simple expressions and know the order of what happened listen to simple expressions and know if they're true or false Speaking Basic Students are able to listen to simple expressions about daily lives and ask and answer questions about them express their opinions about ordinary topics in daily lives listen to simple dialogues and state the topic is listen to simple expressions and point out the details ask and answer briefly about what happened and what will happen, etc. ask and answer questions about the facts make a simple telephone conversation Advanced describe the various events of the pictures or cartoons in the right order compare things with simple expressions Commentary
The introduction of writing is a feature of the achievement standards for the 5th grade. In speaking, a basic conversation on the phone is presented as the achievement standard. In writing, the achievement standards of the elementary level are writing words, capital and lowercase letters. In reading, students are able to understand meanings of some words and read them out. In listening, teachers have students do tasks after listening to commands or explanations. Listening in the past tense and understanding it are also included. 6th Grade 11 Skills Levels Standards Reading Basic Students are able to understand the meaning of simple words or phrases read simple phrases or sentences which they learned verbally read simple sentences read a short and simple story about daily lives Advanced read a simple story about daily lives and know if it is true or false find the same sentences which they have listened to Writing Basic Students are able to write simple words write phrases or sentences which they learned verbally write upper/lower case letters and punctuation marks (period, question mark, etc.) correctly Advanced describe realia or a phrase in one sentence referring to the sample write simple birthday invitation cards or Thank-you cards, etc. Commentary Listening is essential for understanding simple everyday conversations. One of the important goals of speaking is to improve students' ability to ask and answer some questions or
anticipate the future. Eventually, the goal of reading is to read and understand short and easy writings about daily lives. Writing has its focus on writing sentences that the students already have practiced verbally. Also, the ability to punctuate correctly is included in the achievement standard of writing. 12
Teaching
Be careful in teaching the linguistic difference between English and Korean. Commentary Considering the developmental stage of elementary school students, various activities, the use of media, and diverse forms of group work are recommended. The most ideal teaching-learning method is individualized teaching, but it is rarely possible due to the problem in securing teachers, etc. In developed countries, however, making up small groups within the same class according to the students' ability and differentiated teaching is possible; this is the core of a level-focused curriculum. 13 The advanced and supplementary differentiated English class is operated as elementary course and subordinate course. The supplementary course is for students who could not reach the basic achievement standards so they could practice additional basic task-based learning. The advanced course is to enable enriched learning; this does not mean the extension of content, but the emphasis on fluency and accuracy of the basic course. The advanced and supplementary differentiated curriculum can be put into action by teachers who determine the appropriate time to initiate it. It may be managed by the class or units. The class can be divided into three groups of basic, supplementary and advanced or just supplementary and advanced group, etc. The grouping criteria can be established according to the teacher's judgement, students' preferences or the results of evaluation. Above all, the teacher's judgement is the most important. The goal of differentiated curriculum is to enable every student to get the same quality of education by finding and resolving the deficiency factors promptly. The teacher should pay special attention to the students in need of the supplementary course. It is suggested that the advanced course be self-directed learning. In contrast, the
supplementary course requires the teacher's direct teaching which invigorates systematic make-up class by doing individual or small group activities. It is necessary for teachers to stress the reorganization of supplementary contents and learning activities, which can help students build up self-confidence in English. 14
Teaching Methods
repetition or individual repetition. The students, using the new language, make sentences of their own, and this is referred to as production. 15 Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Language is a system for the expression of meaning; its primary function is interaction and communication. Carrying out meaningful tasks and using language which is meaningful to the learner. Objectives will reflect the needs of the learner. Syllabus will include some/ all of the following: structures, functions, notions, themes. Engage learners in communication, involve processes such as information sharing, negotiation of meaning and interaction. The teacher is the facilitator of the communication process, participants' tasks, and texts. The primary role of task-based materials is to promote communicative language use. Learners negotiate their thoughts by giving as well as taking. Task-based Approach A perspective within a CLT framework and a special form of technique. Put the tasks at the center of one's methodological focus. In the tasks there are some communication problems to solve and students are given the essential information to accomplish the tasks. Students have to use as many expressions as they can deliver the meaning. The teacher needs to divide the class into small groups and have each student play an active part in their group. The more responsibility that students take, the more learning will take place. Role-play The main frameworks of role-play are the situations, roles and useful expressions. Students need to fully understand the situation, their own roles, and other friends' roles. The teacher should give a supplementary explanation about the demonstration. Students will be interested in the role of imaginary people and actively participate in that activity through which they can gain a more accurate understanding of language functions.
What is most important is that all students who join in role-play and the students observing it should fully understand the entire situation. For effective role-play the teacher should have the professional understanding and application skills to make role-play interesting and meaningful for the class. 16 Song/Chant Songs and chants give students with little confidence in a foreign language a lot of interest and motivation at the beginning of the lesson. Song and chant with real English phrases allow students to practice intonation, rhythm, and pronunciation of the language naturally and pleasantly. It can be useful in reducing boredom and stress, and it is fun for students. Students can memorize English expressions they need to learn easily through songs or chants. Teachers should decide when to present songs or chants to students and how to lead the activities before English class in an organized way.
The leader of each team comes to the front of the class and the teacher picks out one card and puts it on the student's head. He or she has to guess the card on his/her head. Memorize and speak The teacher shows some disarranged cards for a short moment to the students and then covers the cards. Students then say what they remember. 17
5 Evaluation
5.1 Purposes of Assessment for English Learners
Since Korean Elementary English Education commenced in 1997 for the first time in the history of Korean English Education, it has been emphasized that quantitative evaluation should be avoided while processed-centered formative evaluation is preferred. What should be made clear is that with this new emphasis in place, it does not mean that you do not have to evaluate students' performance. Rather, it means that teachers should recognize and apply plenty of alternative evaluations such as authentic assessment, formative assessment and performance assessment in order to make the testing time meaningful and communicative, setting aside traditional forms of assessment including the multiple choice test. In fact, the relation between assessment and instruction can be described as an inseparable cause and effect. Furthermore, it is well known that the outcome of evaluation decides the content and policies of education. However, it cannot be denied that a myriad of language testing has poor quality and harmful effects on teaching and learning. Here, it is worth trying to make changes in evaluation for young language learners as a native English teacher. First, take a look at the purposes of assessment which are the following (O'Malley and Pierce, 1996): Screening and identification: to identify students eligible for special language and/or content area support programs Placement: to determine the language proficiency and content area competencies of students in
order to recommend an appropriate educational program Reclassification or exit: to determine if a student has gained the language skills and content area competencies needed to benefit from instruction in grade-level classrooms (i.e., from all English programs not specifically designed to address the needs of English Language Learning students) Monitoring student progress: to review students' language and content area learning in classrooms Program evaluation: to determine the effects of national or local instructional programs Accountability: to guarantee that students attain expected educational goals or standards 18
Types of authentic assessment Performance assessment consists of any form of assessment in which the student constructs a response verbally or in writing. O'Malley and Pierce(1996) said that "students' response may be elicited by the teacher in formal or informal assessment contexts or may be observed during classroom instructional or non-instructional settings." Therefore, for this assessment students need to accomplish complex and significant tasks. Some examples are oral reports, writing samples, individual and group projects, exhibition and demonstration. Portfolio assessment is a systematic collection of student work that is analyzed to show progress over time with regard to instructional objectives(Valencia 1991). For example, a portfolio can have book reviews, essays, drawings, word puzzles, teacher and student comments on progress. The record of student work pieces will show the growth of learning over time. Student self-assessment is the most essential in terms of authentic assessment because it promotes direct involvement in learning and cognitive competence with a great deal of 19 motivation and attitude toward learning. Other types are oral interviews, story or text retelling, writing samples, projects/exhibitions, experiments/demonstrations, teacher's observations, etc. Authentic assessment samples Self-assessment for an Oral Report Name Date Check the box that best describes your oral report. Add comments. Activity Always Sometimes Rarely Comments I practiced what I have learned from the lesson I spoke clearly. I used gestures to help express meanings. I answered my peers' questions. Self-assessment of Participation in Groups Name Date How often did you do the following things in your group today?
Put a check in the box that best describes your response and add comments. Task Always Sometimes Rarely Comments I listened to others in my group. I asked for information. I agreed/disagreed. I answered my peers' questions. I helped my group members. 20 Holistic Oral Language Scoring Rubric Sample Lesson 9. How was Your Vacation? Date September 9th Goals: Students will be able to talk about what they did on the weekend using the simple past tense. Rating Description A Understands what the teacher is asking about without difficulty Speaks fluently Uses varied vocabulary Uses a variety of structures accurately Uses the simple past tense accurately B Understands what the teacher is asking at a slower pace; requires repetition Speaks with occasional hesitation Uses learned vocabulary Uses structures accurately Uses the simple past tense relatively correctly C Does not understand well what the teacher is asking Speaks with a lot of hesitation Uses limited vocabulary Does not use the simple past tense D Understands little or no English Repeats few words Does not use the simple past tense Student's name Grade Comments 21
6 Features of Textbook
Period Grade Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 3rd Grade Look and Listen Listen and Repeat Let's Play Look and Listen Listen and Repeat Let's Chant Let's Play Look and Speak Let's Sing Let's Play Role-Play Review 4th Grade Look and Listen Listen and Repeat Let's Play Look and Listen Listen and Repeat Let's Chant Let's Play Look and Speak Let's Sing Let's Read Let's Play Role-Play Review 5th Grade Look and Listen Listen and Repeat Let's Play Look and Speak Listen and Repeat
Let's Sing/Chant Let's Play Let's Read Let's Write Let's Play Role-Play/Activity Review 6th Grade Look and Listen Listen and Repeat Let's Play Look and Speak Listen and Repeat Let's Read Let's Play Let's Sing/Chant Let's Write Let's Play Role-Play/Activity Review
6.2 Details
Look and Listen Listening is an important part of elementary English especially in the early stage of learning, because it offers students the language input that they will learn. 'Look and Listen' takes such a role. The teacher can help students to understand more easily by using pictures and listening to the CD-ROM title. Teach the students not to listen to all of the words in 'Look and Listen', but to recognize situations and their context first so that they understand the overall content of the dialogue. 22 Listen and Repeat This offers the foundation not only for becoming more familiar with pronunciation or intonation, but also for listening more carefully by speaking it. It can be difficult for young students to repeat exactly what they heard for the first time. For that reason, accuracy is not emphasized in
the beginning stages. Let students repeat the native speaker's pronunciation naturally. If the sentence is too long, help the students to practice by using backward build-up or chunking. Let's Play The curriculum is focused on learning English through games and activities. Since students tend to have short attention span and be full of curiosity, games and activities are designed in almost every class so that students can learn English in a natural and interesting way. Let's play: This usually focuses on listening rather than speaking because a new language is presented in the first period. It's difficult for them to speak the language at this time, so the activity or game focuses on listening to familiarize students with the new language before they start to speak it. Let's play: Since students became familiar with the new language through activities or games in period 1, they're probably ready to practice speaking. So 'Let's play' is designed as a controlled practice, which allows students to practice speaking under the control of the teacher. Let's play: Students listened to the target language and practiced it a lot in period 1 and 2, so 'Let's play' offers them an opportunity to use it in a more natural context. In this activity or game, teachers have to try to guide or help students to use the language communicatively rather than trying to control them. Look and Speak Usually, a reason to speak is needed first in order to practice speaking. In this stage, two or more pictures are presented to give students an idea of how to initiate a conversation by themselves. Let students take the opportunity to speak in real situations by looking at the pictures that contain the main expressions and functions of that lesson. The situations presented should be similar to the situations that students experienced before or ones they could guess
easily. 23 Let's Read In the 5th grade, students are required to read and understand basic vocabulary, and also become familiar with literal English language which they will learn by doing various activities based on the content of the lesson. In the 6th grade, students are required to read and understand vocabulary and simple structure sentences. First, help students understand the meaning of words and sentences through pictures before practice. Then, they learn to read further through various activities and games. Let's Write Teaching to write starts in the 5th grade, with writing the alphabet and simple words learned verbally. Use pictures and cue cards as much as you can, and it can help students to feel at ease in developing writing skills naturally. Writing is reflected by the contents of listening and reading. It allows students to relieve stress and feel at ease. Don't make the students memorize or write words or sentences they have learned over and over in the beginning stages. It could make them lose interest in writing. Let's Sing/Chant Songs or chants can be an interesting tools for language teaching and learning. Students are interested in activities by speaking along with rhythm. They learn the target language by verbalizing the key words or expressions repeatedly. While singing songs interests students because it has a certain melody, so does chanting as it has rhythm. First, try to be familiar with the song or chant by listening to the CD-ROM title, then try it out with the students. If you use hand motions or rhythmical movements, students will find it more interesting. Also, teachers can make a natural communicative situation by singing songs or chanting in groups. Role-play By doing role-plays, students take on a role and act according to a given situation which is
closely related to the context of the target language. Role-play is not intended to present or teach new expressions, but to offer a different activity that can lead to the further understanding of words and expressions they've already learned. Through role-playing, the students can practice language in a way it's used in real-life. First, look at the whole situation: how they will act, and the dialogue they'll be using so that they can be familiar enough with it before beginning role-play. It is also not good for students to only memorize only their own roles but to act in awareness of the entire context. 24 Activity It presents some activities for students to use all four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), with which to accomplish the ultimate goals of the lesson. Make sure the students have truly understood when they are doing listening, reading, speaking and writing activities. It will help students improve their overall communicative ability. First, the teacher should help the students to identify the task they will be engaged in, and the goals that they should accomplish. Then the teacher points to a specific student and checks whether the student truly understood or not. Teach the students to focus on not only accuracy but also fluency while doing the activity. Review Nearing the end of the lesson, 'Let's Review' gives an opportunity to review the entire contents of that lesson and some activities which strengthen the students' learning, when it is necessary. In this stage, teachers make sure all the students have truly understood what they were taught in the unit. Teachers should try not to make students feel like they are being tested. Help students to review the target language through pair work or group activities. 25
7 Co-teaching
7.1 Definition
Co-teaching is defined as an instructional delivery approach in which general and special educators share responsibility for planning, delivery and evaluation of instructional techniques for a group of students; general and special educators work in a coactive and coordinated fashion, which involves the joint teaching of academically and behaviorally heterogeneous groups of students in integrated settings. (Bauwens & Hourcade, 1991; Friend & Cook, 1992). Co-teaching in English class is aimed at developing students' communicative ability through collaborative teaching between a Native Speaking English Teacher and a Korean English Teacher. In this sense, co-teaching in Korean English class is regarded as interactive teaching in which both teachers work together with unified aim and with shared responsibility for the lesson and the students.
In team teaching, both teachers are responsible for designing a lesson plan, collaborating in teaching, and evaluating students and contents. Support Teaching KET teaches the specific contents and NSET develops supplementary and detailed learning activities and conducts the lesson for students.
Teacher talk and teaching method For Learners Students' participation Students' achievement
Source: Woo. 2007.
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28 Roles of Co-teachers by Activity Activity Korean English Teacher Native Speaking English Teacher Daily Routine Greeting, weather, date Look and Listen Warm up before watching the CD-ROM title Write students' responses on the board Translate in Korean if necessary Explain the video scene using the silent function in the CD-ROM title Lead the students to answer the questions about what they heard Listen and Repeat Decide today's key expressions with students Encourage students Give scores to groups Underline the chosen sentences Teach the whole class to listen and repeat Teach in groups to listen and repeat Let's Play Model the game or the activity Translate in Korean if necessary Encourage students Give scores to groups Demonstrate the game or the activity Model the game or the activity Lead the game Choose winners Let's Read Explain the meaning of words or sentences Read line by line Lead to read aloud Let's Sing Let's Chant Listen to the song after explaining the situation Use visuals on the board Monitor and help in groups Read again if necessary Both model the song or chant by taking roles. Sing or chant by taking
roles of teachers and students. Let's Write Translating in Korean if necessary Model reading Ask questions helping students' comprehension Lead students to read aloud Both teach writing in groups. Review Test Explain testing Monitoring in groups Ask questions helping students' comprehension Check answers Both give compliments and encourage students. Say Good-bye Sum up today's target expressions Say good bye with each student by talking about today's lesson
Source: Teacher training program for co-teaching with NSET in elementary schools. SETI. 2005.
29 Roles of Co-teachers in Teaching a Unit Period 1 Activity Korean English Teacher Native Speaking English Teacher Warm up Review Greet the class Review the last lesson Look and Listen Lead brainstorming on the topic with a picture or a video scene Play the CD-ROM title Listen and Repeat Translate new words and sentences into Korean Say words or sentences for the students to repeat Lead vocabulary or sentence pattern drill Check students' stress, pronunciation and correct them Let's Play (Activities or games)
Translate if necessary (One of the students can translate.) Give instructions 2 times Both model activity or game. Go around class and give help. Wrap up Review what they learned using speech bubbles Students translate Korean into English Period 2 Activity Korean English Teacher Native Speaking English Teacher Let's Sing Let's Chant Play the CD-ROM title (Students repeat the song or chant.) Model stress, pronunciation of words or phrase Both model the chant/song with actions. Period 3: for 4th, 5th, 6th grade Activity Korean English Teacher Native Speaking English Teacher Let's Read Make sure the students know the meaning (Students can translate them.) Read the words or sentences aloud for students to repeat Check their pronunciation and intonation Let's Write Lead copying words and sentences Lead writing with sound-letter relationship 30 Steps Procedure Korean English Teacher Native Speaking English Teacher Introduction Greeting - talk about weather or current events - talk about weather or current events Review - review the last lesson - ask some questions Motivation - do a small activity with NSET
- do a small activity with KET Introducing aims - introduce teaching aims Development 1st Look and Listen - provide the story - ask questions about the story Listen and Repeat - provide main expressions - model and check the main expressions Let's Play - set up the game - play the game with students - explain how to play the game - play the game with students 2nd Look and Speak - provide dialogues - ask questions about dialogues Listen and Repeat - provide main expressions - model and check the main expressions Let's Read - provide reading items - model the reading - explain how to pronounce 3rd Let's Chant Let's Sing - provide the song or chant - model the song - sing with students - read the words - sing with students Let's Write - provide writing items - translate with students - read the writing items - help students Period 4 Activity Korean English Teacher Native Speaking English Teacher Role-play
Translate if necessary Give instructions Model the role-play Students can do a demonstration
Source: Co-teaching Workshop. Kim. 2008.
Example of 6th grade Co-teaching by period 31 Steps Procedure Korean English Teacher Native Speaking English Teacher 4th Activity - provide the context for role-play (or set up the game) - demonstrate how to do a role-play (or how to play the game) - work with students - read the sentences (or explain how to play the game) - demonstrate how to do a role-play (or how to play the game) - work with students Review - provide a worksheet and materials - help students Consolidation Wrap up - review the lesson - say good-bye - review the lesson - say good-bye
Source: Yun. 2007.
Roles of Co-teachers by Language Skills in Elementary English Curriculum Language skills Korean English Teacher Native Speaking English Teacher Listening Focus on checking students' understanding Translate if it's new language Focus on key words, sentences, dialogs and text Both lead listening activities Speaking Make sure students understand rules of an activity/game Translate if necessary Model pronunciation, stress and
intonation Monitor/correct students' errors Give instructions for speaking activities and games Both model the activities and games, then monitor students' work Reading Make sure students understand meaning of what they read Translate if necessary Teach sound-letter relationship Read words or sentences aloud for students to repeat Both lead reading activities Writing Give instructions on punctuation rules or other mechanics Model writing with sound-letter relationship, shared writing, dictation
Source: Co-teaching Workshop. Kim. 2008.
32 Lesson 8. What Will You Do This Summer? ~ 9. How Was Your Vacation? Objectives Students will be able to listen to and understand the sentences with different verb tense (past/present/future tense). Students will be able to use the sentences with different verb tense. Key expressions I watched TV. I watch TV. I will watch TV. Key words will, watched, studied, went, played, listened, visited, met, cooked, etc. Warm-up (5) Daily Routines: Greetings, Weather, Date, Day Motivation: Ask and answer about what students did yesterday. Brainstorm the story of Cinderella. Presentation (7) Listen to the story of Cinderella Present the objectives New verb tense Practice (10) Listening activity: Blue and White Flag Games Speaking practice: Making sentences with Time and Verb cards Production (13) Speaking activity: Mission Completion Time Travel Game Wrap-up (5) Check up: Quiz Assignment: Writing a diary using different verb tense
Assesment: Self assessment for participation and attitude in the class Procedure Teaching-Learning Activities ( Korean English Teacher, Native Speaking English Teacher) Time Warm-up Greetings & Daily Routines
Hello, everyone. Hi, How are you? How's the weather? What day is it today?
Motivation
Let's ask her. What did you do yesterday? I read a story book about Cinderella. Do you know the story? How does the story go? (The students answer freely.) You know it very well. However, the Cinderella from the story that I read yesterday is different. I will now tell you the new Cinderella story. Let's listen to the story.
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Listening Activity
At this time, Let's play 'blue and white flags' I will say a few sentences. Listen carefully and hold up your blue flag if I say what I did in the past. If I say what I will do in the future, hold up your white flag. If you survive till the end, you can get 2 points. Are you ready? "I
studied English."
Speaking Practice
Your listening skills are wonderful. Can you speak those sentences by yourself? Let's practice. Look at this card. It has "play soccer, 1990" on it. Is it in the future or the past? Then, how do we make this into a sentence?
Special Activity 2
Let's play a card game. The name of this card game is also "Time Travel." Listen to how to play the game. 4 people play this game together. Stack a set of cards in the middle and take turns to flip one card over from the top. Each card has some words on it and a year. You have to say a sentence matching the verb to the correct time. Mark the time on your work sheet. Marking 'past-present-future' in a row means that you have done Time Travel once. When all the cards are used up, the game is over. The student who has done the most time travelling is the winner.
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My name is _______. 1 Hear and understand expressions for greetings and introduction Speak after listening Throwing the ball game 2 2 Introduce and greet Speak after listening Chant Greeting game 3 3 Greet and introduce while looking at the pictures Sing along: 'The Hello Song' Bingo 4 4 Role-play Review the lesson
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5 2. What's This? Confirmation What's this? It's a/an____. Apology I'm sorry. 1 Hear and understand expressions for questioning and answering the names of certain objects Speak after listening Picking-up-cards game 6 2 Hear and understand apology expressions and respond to an apology Speak after listening Chant What's missing Game 7 3 Ask and answer the names of different things Sing a 'What's This?' Guessing game 8 4 Role-play Review the lesson
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9 3. Happy Birthday! Congratulation Happy birthday! Appreciation Thank you. 1 Understand expressions of gratitude and respond to it Speak after listening Gathering presents game 10 2 Hear and understand expressions for giving presents Speak after listening Chant Passing-the-shoes-bag game 11 3
Speak expressions for celebration Sing along: 'Happy Birthday, Julie!' Giving-andtaking-presents game 12 4 Role-play Review the lesson
1 Hear and understand expressions about foods that people like or dislike Speak after listening Rock, Paper, Scissors game 18 2 Ask and answer questions about favorite food Speak after listening Chant Guessing game 19 3 Speak favorite food while looking at the pictures Sing along: 'I Like Apples' Survey game 20 4 Review the lesson Making the book about favorite food 10 21 6. How Many Cows? Factual information How many cows? I have two cows. Suggesting Let's go. 1 Hear and understand expressions how to ask and answer questions related to the numbers of animals Speak after listening Animal cards game 22 2 Hear and understand expressions for size and suggestions Speak after listening Chant Coloring animals game 23 3 Speak number and size while looking at the pictures Sing along: 'How Many Cows?' Survey 24 4 Role-play Review the lesson 11 25 7. I Can Swim Can or Can't Can you swim? Yes, I can. No, I can't. Asking for a help Help! 1
Hear and understand what they can or can't do Speak after listening Guessing game 26 2 Ask and answer what they can or can't do Speak after listening Chant Mime-chain game
you. 1 Asking and answering about weather Repeating what they hear Weather bingo 2 2 Introducing friends and greeting new people Repeating after the teacher Chant Introducing game 3 3 Singing a song 'How's The Weather?' Reading alphabets from A~M Completing a weather chart 4 4 Role-play Review the lesson: listening comprehension/talking about the picture 4 5 2. Don't Do That Prohibition Don't do that. Asking for a help Help me, please. 1 Changing topics and asking and answering about how people are Repeating after the teacher Cards in order 6 2 Saying phrases about forbidding and requesting Repeating what they hear Chant Card games
Asking for a help Can you help me? Greetings Good morning. Information How old are you? I'm ____ years old. 1 Understanding expressions for saying thank you and asking for help, and how to respond to them Repeating after the teacher Asking help activity 10 2 Asking and answering about age Repeating after the teacher Chant Dice game 11 3 Singing a song 'Can You Help Me?' Reading alphabets from A~Z, a~z Pair-up game 12 4 Role-play Review the lesson: listening comprehension/talking about the picture 6 13 4. What Time Is It? Information What time is it? It's ___.(o'clock) It's time for lunch. 1 Understanding numbers 1~12 and asking and answering about time Repeating after the teacher Time bingo 14 2 Asking and answering about time Chant Guessing the time 15 3 Singing a song 'What Time Is It?' Reading words Time-filling game 16 4 Role-play Review the lesson: listening comprehension/talking about the picture 9 17 5. Who Is She?
Confirmation Who is she/he? She/he is ___. 1 Understanding conversations of asking and answering about who he/she is Repeating after the teacher Pointing a right picture 18 2 Asking and answering who she/he is Repeating after the teacher Chant Guessing game 19 3 Singing a song 'Who is she?' Reading words Survey 20 4 Role-play Review the lesson: listening comprehension/talking about the picture
I can't Suggesting Let's play soccer. Declining Sorry, I can't. Compassion That's too bad. 1 Listening and answering about suggestions Repeating after the teacher True or False 26 2 Answering with compassion and asking about how others feel Chant Whispering Activity 27 3 Singing a song 'Sorry, I Can't' Reading words Card game 28 4 Role-play Review the lesson: listening comprehension/talking about the picture 12 29 8. How Much Is It? Asking about what someone wants What do you want? Shopping How much is it? 1 Asking and answering what they want Repeating after the teacher Card Game 30 2 Asking and answering about price Repeating after the teacher Chant Going Shopping 31 3 Singing a song 'What do you want?' Reading words Flea Market 32 4 Role-play Review the lesson: listening comprehension/talking about the picture
You? Greetings How are you? I'm fine, thank you. Self-introduction What's your name? My name's Joon. 1 Asking and answering about a person's name and well-being Bingo 2 Asking and answering about a person's well-being Singing a song Dice game 2 3 Reading words Distinguishing and writing upper and lower case letters Feeling survey 4 Role-play Review and consolidate the lesson 3 2. What Day Is It Today? Factual information What day is it today? It's Monday. We have/don't have English today. 1 Asking and answering about the days of the week Guessing game 2 Asking and answering about school subjects Singing a song Whispering game 4 3 Reading words Distinguishing and writing upper and lowercase letters Memory game 4 Guessing the day activity Review and consolidate the lesson 4 5 3. It's Under the Table Factual information Where's my pencil case?
It's under the table. 1 Asking and answering about location of objects Guessing game 2 Asking and answering about location of objects Chanting Hide and Seek 6 3 Reading words Distinguishing and writing upper and lowercase letters Flick the clip game 4 Find the differences activity Review and consolidate the lesson 7 4. What a Nice Day! Interjection What a nice day! Describing a fact It's very tall. 1 Understanding and saying exclamatory sentences Understanding and saying expressions for description Snatching game 2 Saying exclamatory sentences and responding Chanting Dice game 8 3 Reading words Distinguishing and writing upper and lowercase letters Writing game 4 Role-play Review and consolidate the lesson
Asking again I'm sorry? 1 Understanding and saying expressions for giving directions and asking again Finding Cinderella game 10 2 Understanding and saying expressions for giving directions Singing a song Dice game 11 3 Reading words Distinguishing and writing upper and lowercase letters Giving directions game 4 Information gap activity Review and consolidate the lesson 12 6. I Get Up at Seven Every Day Habits I get up at seven every day. Factual information What time do you go to bed? 1 Understanding and saying expressions for habits Bingo 2 Understanding and saying expressions for habits Singing a song Collecting cards game 3 Reading words Looking at the pictures and writing words Card relay game 6 13 4 Book making activity Review and consolidate the lesson 14 7. She's Tall Describing a fact She is tall. You have nice glasses. Asking again What? 1 Understanding expressions for describing people Card slam game 2 Saying expressions for describing people Singing a song Finish the features game
15 3 Reading words Looking at the pictures and writing words Domino game 4 Making a funny picture activity Review and consolidate the lesson 16 8. Let's Go Swimming Suggesting Let's go swimming. How about this afternoon? Accepting Sounds good. Declining Sorry, I can't. 1 Understanding expressions for suggesting and responding Snatching game 2 Saying expressions for suggesting and responding Chanting Matching game 3 Reading words Looking at the pictures and writing words Omok Word game 7 17 4 Making a schedule activity Review and consolidate the lesson
in various situations Sing a song: 'Whose Boat Is This?' Guessing game 18 3 Reading and understanding the meanings of some simple words Writing the word looking at the picture Putting down the cards game 4 Role-play Review and Consolidate the lesson 19 10. Do You Want Some More? Offering food Go ahead. Help yourself. Do you want some more? Accepting/ Declining Yes, please. No, thanks 1 Listening to the expressions used to offer some food and responding appropriately Listening and speaking to accept and refuse Changing the Line game 2 Listening to the expressions used to offer some food and responding to the offer appropriately Sing a song: 'Do You Want Some More?' Pass the cards game 20 3 Reading and understanding the meanings of some simple words Writing the word looking at the picture Flick the clip game 4 Collecting the same card game Review and Consolidate the lesson 10 21 11. What Are You Doing? Factual information What are you doing? I'm washing my hands. 1 Listening to the expressions of a present action Mime game 2
Listening to and speaking the expressions related to a present action Chanting: 'What's She Doing?' On the head game 22 3 Reading and understanding the meanings of some simple words Writing the word looking at the picture Matching game 4 Finding the differences activity Review and Consolidate the lesson 23 12. This Is a Bedroom Describing a fact This is a bedroom. Factual information Where's the bathroom? 1 Listening to and speaking expressions related to the various structures of a house Guessing game 2 Listening to and speaking expressions related to the various structures of a house Chanting: 'This is a Living Room' Building a house game 24 3 Reading and understanding the meanings of some simple words Writing the word looking at the picture Finding pairs game 4 Introducing my future house activity Review and Consolidate the lesson
Science Museum. 1 Listening to and speaking the simple sentences pertaining to a past activity Bingo 2 Sing along: 'What did you do yesterday?' The guessing game 26 3 Reading words about sports Survey 4 Around the world activity Review and Consolidate the lesson 27 14. Is Peter There? Calling the phone Hello, this is Jinho. Is Peter there? Answering the phone Speaking. 1 Using the expressions used to call a friend, make an appointment at a specified time and place Telephone number bingo 2 Listening to and speaking a basic telephone conversation Chant: 'Is Peter there?' Guessing game 28 3 Writing the Numbers in English looking at the picture Calling on the phone game 4 Answering the phone activity Review and Consolidate the lesson 12 29 15. Can You Join Us? Suggesting Can you join us? Accepting/ Declining Sure. Sorry, I can't Obligation I must go home. 1 Listening to and speaking the expressions related to acceptance and declination to suggested activities Guessing bingo
2 Listening to and speaking the expressions related to suggestion and obligation Sing along: 'Can You Join Us?' Collecting same cards game 30 3 Reading and understanding the meanings of some simple words Writing the word looking at the picture Finding someone who has the same plan game 4 Role-play Review and Consolidate the lesson 31 16. Did You Have a Nice Vacation? Experience Did you have a nice vacation? I visited my grandparents. I went fishing. 1 Asking and answering questions regarding past experiences Grasping the picture cards game 2 Asking and answering questions regarding past experiences Sing along: 'Did You Have a Nice Vacation?' Playing board game 32 3 Reading and understanding the meanings of some simple words Writing the word looking at the picture Alphabet relay game 4 Making a book activity Review and Consolidate the lesson
1 Asking and answering about where someone is from Jamboree game 2 Asking and answering about where someone is from Reading sentences for pictures Body twister game 2 3 Singing the song Writing sentences about pictures Survey 4 Fashion show role-play Wrap up Lesson 1 3 2. Is This York Street? Giving a direction Is this York Street? It's behind the post office. 1 Listening to and speaking about asking directions and giving directions Destination Game 2 Asking and answering about directions Reading sentences for pictures Moving Human Building game 4 3 Singing the song Writing sentences watching pictures Whisper game 4 Giving directions activity Wrap up Lesson 2 4 5 3. I Like Spring Asking for someone's likes and dislikes Do you like ____ ? I like ______. Saying hello and replying How's it going? Not bad. 1 Asking and answering for one's favourite season. True or False game 2 Reading a short writing about season Whispering game 6
3 Writing a simple sentences about season Matching game 4 Book-making activity Wrap up Lesson 3 7 4. When is Your Birthday? Exchanging factual information When is your birthday? It's May first. Asking again Pardon? Disagreement I don't think so. 1 Asking and answering about someone's birthday Ordinal Number game 2 Singing 'The Month Song' Line up game 8 3 Reading about a birthday Birthday Comparison game 4 Birthday survey activity Wrap up Lesson 4
Chant 'May I Help You?' Writing sentences with pictures Shopping game 11 4 Shopping game Wrap up Lesson 5 12 6. Can I have Some Water? Asking for someone's permission Can I have some water? Feelings I'm hungry. Opinion I have no idea. Interjection How kind of you! 1 Listening to the expressions of asking for someone's permission Quick Hammer game 2 Listening to the expressions of asking for someone's permission Reading sentences with pictures Card Guessing game 6 13 3 Singing the song Dice game 4 Problem solving activity Wrap up Lesson 6 14 7. My Father Is a Pilot Factual information Does your mother work? Describing a fact She's a teacher. 1 Asking and answering about someone's occupation Bingo game 2 Asking and answering about someone's occupation Reading sentences Guessing the Card over Your Head game 15 3
Singing the song 'Does Your Mother Work?' Writing sentences Family Finding game 4 Family survey activity Wrap up Lesson 7 16 8. What Will You Do This Summer Plan What will you do? I will visit my uncle. I will ride my bike. 1 Asking and answering what someone wants to do in the future Picture Bingo game 2 Asking and answering what someone wants to do in the future Reading sentences Baseball game 7 17 3 Chant 'What Will You Do This Summer?' Writing sentences with pictures Card Matching game 4 Vacation Plan survey activity Wrap up Lesson 8
Asking and answering what happened in the past Reading the sentence learned verbally Pass the pocket game 18 3 Singing a song 'How Was Your Vacation?' Writing the sentence learned verbally Find my seat game 4 Making a newspaper activity Wrap up Lesson 9 19 10. I'm Stronger than You Comparing I'm taller than you. Interjection What a surprise! 1 Listening to the expressions of comparing two objects Snap game 2 Saying the expressions of comparing two object Reading the sentence learned verbally Similar sentence game 20 3 Chant 'I'm taller than you' Writing the sentence learned verbally Whisper game 4 Comparison activity Witch's wart game 10 21 11. What Do You Want to Do? Asking for someone's opinion What do you want to do? Suggestion How about a musical? Agreement Sounds good! 1 Asking and answering what they want to do Guessing game 2 Asking and answering what they want to do Reading a short story and understand Yut Game 22
3 Singing the song, 'What Do You Want to Do?' Writing short phrases and sentences Survey Bingo 4 Making clubs activity Wrap up Lesson 11 23 12. Will You Help Me, Please? Asking for a help Will you help me with my homework? Answering Of course. No problem. Sure. 1 Asking for help and responding Asking for help game 2 Asking for help and responding Asking for help game Shouting game 24 3 Singing the song Writing short phrases and sentences Problem-solving game 4 Doing a role-play Wrap up Lesson 12
Understanding telephone conversations Asking for reasons and responding to them Guessing game 2 Asking a question and answering with a reason Reading a simple diary Because dice game 26 3 Singing the song, 'That's Too Bad' Writing suitable sentences for pictures Relay Dictation game 4 Writing a diary activity Wrap up Lesson 13 27 14. Would You Like to Come to My House? Invitation and accepting Would you like to come to my house? Yes, I'd love to. Prohibition Don't take off your shoes. 1 Understanding how to invite and accept an invitation Saying the expressions to prohibit What's behind game 2 Saying the expressions of inviting, accepting/declining, and prohibiting Reading a simple invitation Happy Family game 28 3 Singing the song, 'Don't Take off Your Shoes' Completing the sentences Making a sentence game 4 Doing a role-play Wrap up Lesson 14 12 29 15. It's Time to Go Home Prohibition Don't go that way. Habits It's time to go
home. 1 Listening to and saying the expressions related to daily lives True or False game 2 Listening to and saying the expressions of prohibition and expressions related to daily lives Reading a daily schedule Spinning Board game 30 3 Chant 'It's Time to Go Home' Completing the daily schedule Domino game 4 Making-book activity Wrap up Lesson 15 31 16. So Long, Everyone! Congratulation Congratulations! Encouragement Good luck! Greeting So long. Good-bye. 1 Listening to and saying the expressions of congratulating, wishing Board game 2 Listening to and saying the expressions of congratulating, wishing Reading a letter Card game 32 3 Singing the song 'What Middle School Are You Going to?' Writing a letter Making a dialogue for the given pictures 4 Playing Board game Wrap up Lesson 16