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English In A English In A Changing WorldChanging World

IntroductionIntroduction

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Text And New Words: AdviceText And New Words: Advice

Record New Unfamiliar WordsRecord New Unfamiliar Words Organize In Textbook Units Organize In Textbook Units or or byby TopicsTopics Don’t Record Every New WordDon’t Record Every New Word Focus on Definitions and Word Usage Focus on Definitions and Word Usage

ContextContext

DON’T OVERDO IT!

This Is NOT The Most Important Aspect Of This Is NOT The Most Important Aspect Of The Course!The Course!

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Unit 1Unit 1

Changing English In A Changing English In A Changing World: An OverviewChanging World: An Overview

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Language Change & Language Language Change & Language Use: Use: ActivityActivity 1: Tasks 1-3 1: Tasks 1-3 All Languages Change Over Time (A) Why could we reasonably expect

language changes over our lives? (B) Why could we reasonably expect

language changes over history? (C) What is the difference between a dead

language, and a living language?

Pairs (A, B, C): Answers Read Out To Class

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Your Experience: Your Experience:

Do Your Parents / Others Speak In A Different Do Your Parents / Others Speak In A Different

Way To You?Way To You? Why / Why Not?Why / Why Not?

Class Oral Discussion (10 minutes)Class Oral Discussion (10 minutes)

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Language And Regional Language And Regional Variations:Variations: Unit 1: Activity 2 – Task 1Unit 1: Activity 2 – Task 1 Can you think of a ‘region’ in the world? What does the term regional variation mean?

Write down the meaning of this term in your own Write down the meaning of this term in your own wordswordsConcepts: ‘varieties of English’; ‘regional language

variations’

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Standard English:Standard English: Unit 1: Activity 2 - Tasks 2-3Unit 1: Activity 2 - Tasks 2-3 What does the term Standard English (SE)

mean? Which is the best English to study, American

English or British English? Who decides which is the best English to study?

Small group discussions (10minutes) / Written Answers read out by each group (5 minutes)

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Vocabulary Change In English:Vocabulary Change In English:

Unit 1: Activity 3 – Tasks 1-3Unit 1: Activity 3 – Tasks 1-3 How has computer technology changed

the English language? What role do abbreviations play in the

English language? How has language changed in China since

1978? Has the English language had any impact

on the Chinese language?

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Regional Language Variation In Regional Language Variation In The United Kingdom:The United Kingdom:

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Have A Break!Have A Break!

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Languages And Dialects In The Languages And Dialects In The United Kingdom:United Kingdom:

Unit 1: Activity 4 – Tasks 1-3Unit 1: Activity 4 – Tasks 1-3 Why are there regional language

differences in the U.K./China? In what ways might regional language

differences impact on people?

Small group discussion (5 minutes)

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What Is The Difference Between What Is The Difference Between A ‘A ‘Dialect’ Dialect’ And An ‘And An ‘Accent’?Accent’?

A ‘dialect’ is ………

An ‘accent’ is ………

Write down, in your own words, your definitions of each of the above (5 minutes)

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Some Textbook Definitions:Some Textbook Definitions:

A ‘dialect’ is a language variety (e.g. English / Chinese) or a different way of speaking by people of a certain region, locality or class within a country with grammar, words or pronunciation that may be different from other forms of the same language.

An ‘accent’ is the way in which people speak and refers only to the sounds of the language. An emphasis given to a syllable or word by means of pitch or stress.

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Some Regional Variations Some Regional Variations In The English LanguageIn The English Language

Understanding Regional Variations Of Understanding Regional Variations Of The English Language Within The U.K.The English Language Within The U.K.

VCD (5 minutes)VCD (5 minutes)

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Regional Language Varieties In Regional Language Varieties In The United Kingdom:The United Kingdom:

Unit 1:Activity 5 – Tasks 1-3Unit 1:Activity 5 – Tasks 1-3 [Tape Task 2][Tape Task 2] Compare the different regional ways of Compare the different regional ways of

speaking in the U.K. using either phonics speaking in the U.K. using either phonics or phonetics (pp 43-44)or phonetics (pp 43-44)

In Groups:In Groups:

List the phrases / words you had difficulty List the phrases / words you had difficulty comprehending (10 minutes)comprehending (10 minutes)

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Discussion Questions:Discussion Questions:

What role (if any) do ‘dead’ languages What role (if any) do ‘dead’ languages have on present day languages?have on present day languages?

Should people today be required to learn, Should people today be required to learn, or be able to understand, regional varieties or be able to understand, regional varieties of English / Chinese?of English / Chinese?

Class Discussion (10 minutes)Class Discussion (10 minutes)

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Unit 2Unit 2

English In The PastEnglish In The Past

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The English Language The English Language And Its History:And Its History:

How has history been responsible for

the distribution of the English language throughout the U.K.?

What do you know?

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Historic Origins Of English:Historic Origins Of English:

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The Angles; Saxons And Jutes:The Angles; Saxons And Jutes:

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The Scandinavian Influence:The Scandinavian Influence:

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English Language Style And English Language Style And Variation – 13Variation – 13thth To 18 To 18thth Centuries Centuries

Unit 2: Activity 1 – Task 2 (pp 58-62)Unit 2: Activity 1 – Task 2 (pp 58-62)

How can we tell, by comparing these four How can we tell, by comparing these four language examples of the 13language examples of the 13thth to the 18 to the 18thth centuries, that the English language has altered centuries, that the English language has altered over this period?over this period?

In pairs (using these examples) list ways in In pairs (using these examples) list ways in which the English language seems to have which the English language seems to have changed over this 500 year period. (15 minutes)changed over this 500 year period. (15 minutes)

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The English Language And the The English Language And the Romans:Romans:

Unit 2: Activity 2 – Tasks 1-2 (pp64-67)Unit 2: Activity 2 – Tasks 1-2 (pp64-67)

What are some of the Latin ‘root’ forms What are some of the Latin ‘root’ forms that Tim and Mrs Robinson discussed?that Tim and Mrs Robinson discussed?

What English words do you know that What English words do you know that have these ‘roots’?have these ‘roots’?

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What Do These Words Mean?What Do These Words Mean?

procreate; progress; subservient; substratumprocreate; progress; subservient; substratum anticlockwise; antiperspirant; antedate; anticlockwise; antiperspirant; antedate;

antenatal; antenatal; transit; translucent; intervene; interracialtransit; translucent; intervene; interracial

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Your Experience With English:Your Experience With English:

What are your earliest experiences of learning difficulties you had in the English language?

Are you still having similar experiences?

What needs to happen for your situation to change?

Class Interaction (10 minutes)

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Have A Break!Have A Break!

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‘‘Standard English’Standard English’: What Is It?: What Is It?

Unit 2: Activity 3 – Tasks 1-3 (pp74-82)Unit 2: Activity 3 – Tasks 1-3 (pp74-82) Define the term ‘Standard English’ (Define the term ‘Standard English’ (SESE))

How and where did How and where did SESE originate? originate?

Why was the 15Why was the 15thth century responsible for century responsible for the rapid spread of the English language?the rapid spread of the English language?

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Some Definitions:Some Definitions:

Standard English is written English. It has a grammatical system It has a formal lexicon (vocabulary) It is used internationally It changes slowly It has prestige

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Some Definitions:Some Definitions:

Unit 2: Activity 3 – Task 4 (pp62-83)Unit 2: Activity 3 – Task 4 (pp62-83)

Bi-dialectalBi-dialectal means ……… means ………

BilingualBilingual means ……… means ………

A A ‘double meaning’‘double meaning’ occurs when ……… occurs when ………

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The English Lexicon:The English Lexicon: Unit 2: Activity 4 – Tasks 1-4Unit 2: Activity 4 – Tasks 1-4

How large is your vocabulary?How large is your vocabulary?

What is the difference between a ‘receptive’ and What is the difference between a ‘receptive’ and ‘productive’ vocabulary?‘productive’ vocabulary?

What is the difference between a ‘synonym’ and an What is the difference between a ‘synonym’ and an ‘antonym’?‘antonym’?

Class Discussion (10 minutes)

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Received Pronunciation: What Is It?Received Pronunciation: What Is It?

Unit 2: Activity 5 – Tasks 1-4Unit 2: Activity 5 – Tasks 1-4 What is ‘RP’ and how did it originate?What is ‘RP’ and how did it originate? Give an example of ‘RP’Give an example of ‘RP’ Explain the difference between ‘RP’ and Explain the difference between ‘RP’ and

‘SE’.‘SE’. Comparing ‘RP’ and ‘SE’, how might these Comparing ‘RP’ and ‘SE’, how might these

change over time?change over time?

Small group discussions (10 minutes)

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Received Pronunciation: A DefinitionReceived Pronunciation: A Definition

‘‘Received Pronunciation’ is a widely Received Pronunciation’ is a widely accepted English speaking accent which accepted English speaking accent which has prestige and is used as a model of has prestige and is used as a model of good spoken English throughout the world.good spoken English throughout the world. BBC EnglishBBC English VOA EnglishVOA English Educated English (post 19Educated English (post 19thth century) century)

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Teaching And Learning Teaching And Learning (Unit 2.5-4)(Unit 2.5-4)::

Teaching MethodologiesTeaching Methodologies

Productive TeachingProductive Teaching Descriptive TeachingDescriptive Teaching

Prescriptive TeachingPrescriptive Teaching

Ability to Speak/Read Learning Beyond Language

Marking and Correcting

Sustains student motivation

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Where Do You Stand?Where Do You Stand? Are you, after reading the dialogue (pp 98-

100): Highly motivated to develop your under-

standing of the English language beyond a ‘learning plateau’ in order to gain a more holistic knowledge of English?

Learning in order to have your mistakes pointed out and to pass an exam?

Motivated to write and speak better English, and read more widely?

Short class discussion (10 minutes)

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Review:Review: Today we have: Today we have:

In Unit 1:In Unit 1: Seen how language Seen how language

changes over timechanges over time Understood how and why Understood how and why

language varies by regionlanguage varies by region Understood what is Understood what is

‘Standard English’‘Standard English’ Differentiated between Differentiated between

‘dialects’ and ‘accents’‘dialects’ and ‘accents’

In Unit 2:In Unit 2: Reviewed and under-Reviewed and under-

stood the historic origins stood the historic origins of the English languageof the English language

Examined some words Examined some words and their Latin originsand their Latin origins

Compared & understood Compared & understood the difference between the difference between ‘SE’ and ‘RP’‘SE’ and ‘RP’

Established what our Established what our motivations are as motivations are as learners of Englishlearners of English

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Thank You!Thank You! See You Next Time!See You Next Time!