Chapter V

Instructional Materials for Language Teaching

Instructional Material for Language Teaching

It will be easier for us to find the appropriate instructional materials and activities that we need for every topic and objective. In this chapter we will find a randomized enumeration and descriptions of various instructional materials and activities that we need in language teaching Some may be used best in the initial phase; other at the concluding phase and the rest, at the lesson proper.

Graphic Organizer Summary Narratives Value Integration Techniques / Tools Non-Linguistic representations

Graphic Organizers

Vocabulary Terms and Phrases

Provide the most important characteristic of a term or a phrase along with the examples that that describe it.

Time Sequence

Include a chronology of important events that occurred between two points in time

EPISODE

Used for events that occurred at a specific time and place , had a specific participants lasted for A specific duration of time, involved a specific sequence of events and had an specific effects.

Generalization
Generalization

Generalization example example

example

Generalization are statements in which examples can be provided

CAUSE/EFFECT SEQUENCE

Used for events that produce a product or an effect

SUMMARY FRAMES

The Narrative Frames

The Narrative/story Frames contains the following elements

Character Setting Initiating event Internal response Goal Consequence Resolution

Topic-Restriction-Illustration Frame
Topic Restriction Illustration

Argumentative Frame
Evidence Claim Support Qualifier

Problem-Solution Frame
This Frame presents a problem and identify one or more solution

Problem Solution Solution Solution

The Conversation Frame

A Conversation is a verbal interchange among two or more people

Greeting Inquiry Discussion - Assertions - Requests - Promises - Demands - Treats - Congratulations

Non-Linguistic representations

Pictographs

Photographs

Physical models

Kinesthetic Activities

Explicit cues

Teacher-prepared notes

Comparison matrix

Generating Mental Pictures

English Debate

Value Integration Techniques / Tools

Value Sheet
It consist of a provocative statement to raise an issue that have a value implication for student To make English as medium of instruction in schools is not a nationalist act

Value Clarifying Question

Can we love our country our country even if we can speak English better than Filipino? Can we claim we love our country even if we dont speak our national language? Is there really a need for a national language?

Voting
Are you for school policy on no field trip?

Rank Ordering
Teacher Engineer Doctor Nurse Farmer Musician

Picture without Caption

Value Continuum
Movie stars are not meant for congress? SA strongly disagree A agree U undecided D disagree SD strongly disagree

Devils Advocate

Unfinished sentences
If I were Rizal, I..

Conflict Story
Shall we allow our best teachers, nurses doctors and other professionals to contribute to the brain drain or keep them here to compete for the scarce of job offerings and contribute to unemplyment?