GoForItStarterUnit34a-4c

Analysisofteachingmaterial

What:akeyboardwhere26lettersareplaced.Achartboardaboutthespecificpronunciationoftheletters.Twosongsaboutthealphabet.

Why:Tohelpstudentsbettermemorizealphabetsanddistinguishthepronunciationofthespecificletterindifferentwords

How:alltheobjectivesareachievedviaaalphabeticsong,achartboardaboutthepronunciationoftheletter,akeyboardonwhichthe26letterareplaced.Studentslearnthesongsandbettergraspthethewritingandpronunciationoftheletters.

Teachingobjectives

Bytheendofthesession,moststudentswillbeabletowritethe26letterfluentlyandaccurately,singingthealphabetsongs,distinguishthespecificpronunciationoftheletterindifferentwords.Thiswillbeachievedby:

1.teachingstudentstowritethesmallletterbesidethebiggerletteronthepurplekeyboard

2.teachingstudentstosingaalphabetsong

3.teachingstudentstolistenthetapeanddistinguishthedifferentpronunciationindifferentwordsbytheemploymentoftheminimalpairsinphonology.

4.teachingstudentstolistenandchantasongaboutminimalpairs

Teachingfocus

Writing:studentscanfluentlyandaccuratelywritedown26lettersbothitssmallandbigformswithoutmakingmistake.

Pronunciation:studentscantrytodistinguishthedifferentpronunciationsofsomeletterindifferentwords.

Anticipateddifficulties

Studentsmayfeelitdifficulttomemorizethewholealphabetimmediately.Additionally,theypresumablyfinditdifficulttodistinguishthechangingpronunciationoftheletters.

Teachingprocedure

Learningandunderstanding

Teachingobjective:

StudentsdevelopgreatinterestsinlearningEnglish.studentscandistinguishbetweenthebigletterandsmallletters.studentscanwritethealphabetfluentlyandaccurately.Studentscanfigureoutthepronunciationofthespecificletterinagivenword.Theycanalsospeakoutthe26letterswithfluency.

Learningactivity:

Firstandforemost,studentsarepresentedwithsomeriddleswithregardtothe26letters.Forinstance,whatletterisananimalandwhatletterstandsfortheocean.Byaskingstudentstobrainstormtheanswer,theirenthusiasminEnglishwillbestrikinglyevoked.

Studentswillbeaskedtowritedownthesmalllettersbesidethebiglettersthathavebeenprovidedinthepurplechart.Bypracticingthis,thecapabilityofwritingtheletterswillbeboosted.Therefore,itinducestheaccuracyandfluencyofwriting.

StudentswillbepresentedwithaEnglishsongsconcerning26Englishletters.Bysingingthesong,studentswillbettermemorizethe26Englishletters.

Introducethedifferentpronunciationsofaspecificletter.Forinstance,theteacherintroducestudentsthetwodistinctpronunciationsofAletterinappleanddaterespectively.

Resultassessment

Teacherpaymoreattentiontostudents’classperformance,includingtheirresponse,aircontact.Then,teachermakessomeadaptiontotheclassprocedure.

Teacherobserveswhetherstudentscancomeuptheansweroftheriddle.Ifnot,teachercangivethemsomecluestohelpthemguess.Inthisprocess,studentscanbetterlearnandunderstandtheEnglishletters.

Applyingandpracticing

Teachingobjective

Studentscanapplywhatthey’velearnedwithregardtothetwodifferentpronunciationsofletterAtofigureoutotherwords’pronunciation.Forinstance,bylearningdate,studentslearnthepronunciationofsake,forthereasonthatdateandsakesharethesameApronunciation.

Studentscanwritethe26Englishletterfluently.

Learningactivity:

TeacherpresentsstudentswithotherwordswithAletter.Forinstance,sincethepriorlearningofdateandsake,teachergivesthemotherwordssuchasmake,gate,lake,lack,sack,mad.AskstudentstodistinguishthedifferentpronunciationofAletterinthesewords.

BylearningAletter,teacherfurtherintroducesEandIletters’pronunciations.Then,givethemwordsincludeyellow,eye,yes,young,lake,like,sell,goal,ball.Bydoingthis,studentscanapplythelearningmethodofAlettertothelearningofotherletters.

Teacherasksstudentstowritedownthesmalllettersbesidethebiglettersintheirtextbooks.Bydoingthis,studentspracticethewritingoftheletters.

Resultassessment

Teacherpayattentiontostudents’responseintheclass.AfterintroducingtheAletterindifferentwords,teacherthenobserveswhetherstudentscanapplythesamemethodinlearningotherletterssuchasBandC.Ifstudentsfindithardtomakeapplication,teachercanguidethemtofigureoutthedifferenceofthepronunciation.

Teachercheckstudents’writingansweronthetextbook.Ifstudentscanwritetheletterfluentlyandaccurately,teacherbewaresthatstudentshaveagoodcommandofthe26Englishletters.

TeacherobservesifstudentscansuccessfullyapplywhattheyhavelearnedinAletter’spronunciationtoothervowelsincludingE,I,OandU.

Transferringandcreating

Teachingobjective

Studentscantransferthey’velearnedwithregardtothepronunciationoftheletterAindifferentwordstofigureoutotherminimalpairs.

Studentscancreateminimalpairsofthefivevowels.Forinstance,whenitcomestotheletterE,studentscanwritedownminimalpairsuchasgoalandeveningandred.

Learningactivity

Teacherasksstudentstowritedowntheminimalpairsofagivenletter.Forinstance,teachergivesstudentsavowelOandstudentsanswerwithdotandboat,sincethepronunciationofOinthesetwowordsaredistinct.

Teacherasksstudentstoreadthewordsofwhichthephonemeofthevowelisprovidedforthem.Forinstance,teachershowsaminimalpairbetanddelaywiththespecificphonemesprovided.Studentscanspeakoutthewordsdependingonthephonemes.

Resultassessment

Ifstudentscansuccessfullycomeupwithsomeminimalpairsofaspecificvowel,suchasI,itisasoundtestimonythatstudentshaveagoodcommandoftheknowledgeofthisclass.Theyaregoodattransferringandcreating.Ifnot,teacherasksstudentswhatperplexestheminunderstandingtheminimalpairsandfurthermoreadjusthisorherteachingprocedure.

2）Ifstudentscansuccessfullyspeakoutthecorrectpronunciationofthegivenminimalpairs,itmanifeststhatstudentshaveagoodcommandofthephonemeofthevowels..

Introductions

Attheverybeginningoftheclass,ainterestingriddleregardingtheEnglishlettersispresentedtospurstudents’enthusiasmandcreatesalearningatmosphere.

Inthemidstoftheclass,anmelodiousEnglishsongissharedwiththepurposeofevokingstudents’learninginterestsandenhancetheirclassinvolvementsincesongsarewhatstudentskeenon.

TeacherinitiallyintroducetheAletter’sphonemestolayasolidfoundationinboostingtheirapplyingandpracticingabilities.

Itisbeyonddisputethatthesegmentrevolvingtransferringandcreatingnewthingsrequirestudentsgreatlearningcompetence.Therefore,itislikelythatsomestudentsfinditdifficulttocomeupwiththecorrespondingminimalpairsofagivenvowel.

Homework

Practicesingingthesongsofalphabet.2.copethe26Englishletterbothinitsbigandsmallforms.

Reviewthedifferentpronunciationofthefivevowelsindifferentwords.

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