linguistic descriptions & elt

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LNG 501: LinguisticDescriptions & ELT

BySaowaluck Tepsuriwong


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Linguistic Descriptions & ELTPrior Discussion

1. What do you expect to learn from thecourse?

2. What do you know about LD & ELT?

3. What is the relationship between thetwo areas?

4. Why should we as the MA participantstake this course?


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Basic Concepts Focus

= Linguistic descriptions & their influenceson ELT

Learners

= Teachers, not linguists

Teaching and learning styles

= Class discussion, not lecture

SS raise questions, search forinformation, class discussion & summary

Evaluation

= 2 assignments + class work


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Topics Introduction: Linguistics and Language

Teaching

Traditional Grammar & GrammarTranslation Method

Structural Linguistics & AudiolingualMethod

Transformational Generative Grammar

Sociolinguistics & CommunicativeLanguage Teaching

Notional-functional Syllabus

Discourse and Genre


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S/2011 LD ScheduleSession / Date Tentative Topics1. Sat 7 April Linguistics & language

teachers

2. Sun 8 April Traditional grammar3. Sat 28 April Structural linguistic4. Sun 13 May

TG

5. Sun 27 May Sociolinguistics6. Sat 2 June Notional-functional syllabus7. Sat 9 June Discourse & genre


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Introduction:Linguistics & Language Teaching

Leaning issues

What insights, implicationsand applications does

linguistics contribute tolanguage teaching?


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Linguistics What is linguistics?

- Systematic study of language What are the aims of linguistics?

-To explain language / to provide

language descriptions / theories

How do linguists study language?- Using scientific methods


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Which word is English?a) Song

b) Ngong


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Nature of Language What do you know about the nature

of language?

Make a list of the nature of languageand give some examples or reasonsto support the characteristics that

you listed.


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Nature of language Language is a system (ofsounds

related to meanings = dual structure)

Language is productive, creative,arbitrary, recursive

Language is a social phenomenon,culturally transmitted.


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Language is rule-governed. You mustknow the system of

the language anduse it accurately.

Language is a toolfor communication.

Its what we think,feel and share withthe others. Its what

we actually use!

A

B

Prescriptive VS Descriptive views


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What do linguists study? Different sounds employed across all

human language:

Phonetics

Patterns of sounds: Phonology

Word structures:

Morphology How words combine to form

grammatical sentences:

Syntax


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Meanings of words and sentences:

Semantics

Styles in languages

Stylistics

How utterances are used in

communicative acts: Pragmatics

How language is processed in the

brain: Neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics

How language have changed over

time:


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Language Teachers What are the aimsof language

teaching?

- Help students learn language.

How do teachers teach language?

- Applying knowledge aboutlanguage / learning / technology etc.


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Language teachersA language teacher should know / have

- the language

- theories of learning and languagelearning

- psychology- teaching techniques- world knowledge etc.


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Linguistics and language teaching Insight = understanding

Implication = what help us thinkor are aware of when doingsomething / use indirectly

Application = direct use


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Discuss How can a teacher make use of

linguistic knowledge?

Work in groups & present your ideasto the class.


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Examples Understand and can explain grammar points,

structures, & language use to students

Know variety of English

Decide what is right / wrong, acceptable /acceptable, normally use / not use

Be aware of what to focus on or to teach

Design / analyze materials

Test or evaluate language use / usage /skills

Understand differences between L1 & L2


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No one can be a good language teacherunless he has a knowledge of linguistics?

Linguistics is not even one of themost important elements in thepreparation of a language teacher.

The value of linguistics is that byincreasing his awareness of language,

it makes him a more competent andtherefore a better language teacher.

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