Episode 014: What is the last P in PARSNIP?
Show Notes: The Minimal Pair
Title: What is the last P in PARSNIP? [https://ia902309.us.archive.org/23/items/Episode014WhatIsTheLastPInPARSNIP/Episode%20014_%20What%20is%20the%20last%20P%20in%20PARSNIP_.m4a]
Episode no: 014
Date: Recorded on 8/7/14
Topics in Language Learning
EFL vs. ESL
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What’s the difference?
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EFL – English as a Foreign Language is taught to a mostly homogenous group of ELLs in a non-English speaking country
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ESL – English as a Second Language is taught to any group of ELLs, primarily immigrants, in an English speaking country)
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Objectives
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EFL
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Less urgency/ irrelevant to daily routine – speakers don’t need English in their everyday lives
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Topical– literature, cinema, art, culture, conversation, etc. are all courses that could be offered
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ESL
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More urgency/practical – speakers need to use English to survive, so they’re less concerned with technicalities
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Holistic – communication skills, reading, writing, ESP, “big picture”/long-term purposes
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Our experiences…
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Planning/preparation:
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EFL
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Focus on practice, especially speaking, pronunciation, and conversation
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Exposure to authentic English
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Reasons/motivation
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ESL
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Hands on/suitable for immediate needs
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Explicit cultural instruction
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Integration
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Sources:
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Oxford University Press, English Language Teaching Global Blog, article by Kate Bell – oupeltglobalblog.com [https://www.blogger.com/oupeltglobalblog.com]
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Teaching ESL to Adults – www.teaching-esl-to-adults.com [http://www.teaching-esl-to-adults.com/]
[19:00]
Methodology
Audio learners
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Identifying auditory learners
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Good memory for conversations, jokes, music, lyrics, etc.
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Enjoy discussion, debate, conversation, listening to music, etc.
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Sing/hum/whistle to themselves
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Prefer oral presentations to written reports
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May read slowly and/or have trouble interpreting graphs, maps, charts, etc.
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Teaching Tips
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Beginning
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Read directions aloud (while projecting them on the board or providing a handout)
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Paraphrase/restate directions, especially difficult words
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Allow students to record lectures
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Word association/verbal mapping
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Reading aloud (alone or with someone)
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Books on tape
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Mnemonic devices, like PARSNIP (stay tuned!)
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Intermediate
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Assigning oral presentations to supplement written work
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Incorporating music and videos to supplement reading/lecture
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Allow students to record lectures
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Word association/verbal mapping
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Reading groups to share/supplement written journals
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Advanced
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Assigning oral presentations to supplement written work
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“What questions do you have?” (rather than “Do you have any questions?”)
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Ask them questions, too
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Encourage active participation so students get a variety of input from people with different backgrounds, levels of fluency, accents, etc.
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Listening to/creating podcasts
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Source:
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The Study Gurus, “Study Advice for Auditory Learners,” article by Clare – www.thestudygurus.com [http://www.thestudygurus.com/]
[38:57]
Culturally speaking…
Taboo topics
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PARSNIP
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Politics
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Alcohol
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Religion
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Sex
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Narcotics
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–isms
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What does the last P in PARSNIP stand for?
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Tips for teachers – countdown:
5. Raising cultural awareness
4. Know your audience
3. Warm, but not hot (let them discuss something without it getting too heated)
2. R-E-S-P-E-C-T
1. Keep it neutral
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Source:
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LinkedIn Group, TESOL International Association, discussion started by Anes Abdelrahim Mohamed on July 4th
