Engels: Taalvaardigheid en
cultuur 1
1. Welcome to the world of teaching English as a
foreign language (TEFL)
TEFL-perspective = receptive skills procedure
= logical order of components in a lesson when reading a text or doing a listening comprehension
Reading texts
o Pre-reading acitivities
Reliable source?; text type (tekstsoort)/type of text (teksttype)?; expectations
o Reading for general comprehension
Structure?
o Reading for detailed comprehension
(More detailed) questions on the content
o Reading for language
o Further reading
Listening comprehension
o Pre-listening activities
Reliable source?; text type (tekstsoort)/type of text (teksttype)?; expectations
o Listening for general comprehension
Structure?
o Listening for detailed comprehension
(More detailed) questions on the content
o Listening for language
o Follow-up
1.1. Language teaching methodologies
1.1.1. Pre-reading activities
Vocabulary
Een hogeschool A University College
Een lerarenopleiding A teacher training department
Een docent A lecturer
Lager-, secundair-, hoger onderwijs Primary-, secondary-, tertiary education
Het onderzoeksgebied The research field
Een bijna moedertaalspreker A near-native speaker
1.1.2. Reading for general comprehension
A tekst consists of:
, An introduction
o 1st paragraph
A body
o Contains all the important information; the main part
An ending
o Last paragraph
1.1.3. Reading for detailed comprehension
When you want to become a lecturer at the English department, you do not need to have experience
as a teacher in a secondary school, researchers do teach as well.
As a teacher you need to be able to explain why a certain tense is used. There isn’t really a clear
consensus on how to teach English; there are a lot of teaching methodologies/theories.
‘Monkey see, monkey do’ is the same as ‘practise what you preach’. (explicit modeling)
Active students are more likely to pass than passive students.
We won’t only study American and British culture but also try to discover other cultures in which
English had played a vital role.
1.1.4. Reading for language
Vocabulary
Didactics Theories on how something can be learnt
Explicit modeling Making explicit why you make certain choices as a teacher
‘Being the agent’ Being active in your learning environment, be critical, ask questions, …
FORMAL INFORMAL
Delighted Happy
To convert someone into To turn someone into
To master the command of the language To speak the language fluently
To be proactive To take matters in your own hands
Should you have any questions If you have any questions
To refrain yourself To hesitate
1.1.5. Listening comprehension
Vocabulary
Induction Starting from examples and the working
towards theory and rules
Naturalism The idea or belief that there is a natural way
how the world works and how people learn
Behaviourism Discipline that studies the systematic ways in
which animals and humans behave
Cognitive psychology Discipline that studies the mental or cognitive
processes that people use to do things
Humanism A philosophical movement that focuses on
human well-being
Theories of second language acquisition Theories that study how people learn a new lan.
Language teaching methodologies
Comenius (17th century)
cultuur 1
1. Welcome to the world of teaching English as a
foreign language (TEFL)
TEFL-perspective = receptive skills procedure
= logical order of components in a lesson when reading a text or doing a listening comprehension
Reading texts
o Pre-reading acitivities
Reliable source?; text type (tekstsoort)/type of text (teksttype)?; expectations
o Reading for general comprehension
Structure?
o Reading for detailed comprehension
(More detailed) questions on the content
o Reading for language
o Further reading
Listening comprehension
o Pre-listening activities
Reliable source?; text type (tekstsoort)/type of text (teksttype)?; expectations
o Listening for general comprehension
Structure?
o Listening for detailed comprehension
(More detailed) questions on the content
o Listening for language
o Follow-up
1.1. Language teaching methodologies
1.1.1. Pre-reading activities
Vocabulary
Een hogeschool A University College
Een lerarenopleiding A teacher training department
Een docent A lecturer
Lager-, secundair-, hoger onderwijs Primary-, secondary-, tertiary education
Het onderzoeksgebied The research field
Een bijna moedertaalspreker A near-native speaker
1.1.2. Reading for general comprehension
A tekst consists of:
, An introduction
o 1st paragraph
A body
o Contains all the important information; the main part
An ending
o Last paragraph
1.1.3. Reading for detailed comprehension
When you want to become a lecturer at the English department, you do not need to have experience
as a teacher in a secondary school, researchers do teach as well.
As a teacher you need to be able to explain why a certain tense is used. There isn’t really a clear
consensus on how to teach English; there are a lot of teaching methodologies/theories.
‘Monkey see, monkey do’ is the same as ‘practise what you preach’. (explicit modeling)
Active students are more likely to pass than passive students.
We won’t only study American and British culture but also try to discover other cultures in which
English had played a vital role.
1.1.4. Reading for language
Vocabulary
Didactics Theories on how something can be learnt
Explicit modeling Making explicit why you make certain choices as a teacher
‘Being the agent’ Being active in your learning environment, be critical, ask questions, …
FORMAL INFORMAL
Delighted Happy
To convert someone into To turn someone into
To master the command of the language To speak the language fluently
To be proactive To take matters in your own hands
Should you have any questions If you have any questions
To refrain yourself To hesitate
1.1.5. Listening comprehension
Vocabulary
Induction Starting from examples and the working
towards theory and rules
Naturalism The idea or belief that there is a natural way
how the world works and how people learn
Behaviourism Discipline that studies the systematic ways in
which animals and humans behave
Cognitive psychology Discipline that studies the mental or cognitive
processes that people use to do things
Humanism A philosophical movement that focuses on
human well-being
Theories of second language acquisition Theories that study how people learn a new lan.
Language teaching methodologies
Comenius (17th century)
