Роль здоров'язберігаючих технологій в адаптації першокласників до навчання на уроках англійської мови
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Implementation of Health-Saving Technologies at the English Lessons

   Implementation of Health-Saving Technologies

at the English Lessons

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Innovative Pedagogical Technologies in Teaching English

Innovative Pedagogical Technologies in Teaching English

   The process of integration of Ukraine into the world community as an equal partner in various areas of social and economic relations raises, first of all, the need to improve significantly the quality of education. Actually our country has a need in highly qualified sociable and polylingual experts, professionals who are ready to participate fruitfully in international cooperation and the formation of a new attitude to Ukraine in Europe and in the whole world.

   Therefore, the educational process in modern secondary school should be focuced on the preparation of a competent person, professionals who are mobile in a labor market, highly qualified experts who know several foreign languages, people who can introduce fresh original ideas and have life- long study skills.

   In order to bridge the gap between the knowledge acquired at school and real life, new approaches have been introduced in language teaching throughout the world, mainly because the traditional ones have proved to be inadequate to meet the demands of modern society.  In other words, new demands of the time require new ways of their solution.

    Albert Einstein once said, "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".

   That’s why teachers should apply innovative approaches in teaching foreign languages that intend to develop responsible autonomous learners who are capable to take charge of their own learning, learners who share responsibility with the language teacher in the classroom and, moreover, do further research in real life situations so as to improve their level in language learning. An autonomous learner is that sort of learner who continues learning when teaching stops. This is in fact, one of the fundamental objectives of the new approaches in language teaching.

  Speaking about innovative pedagogical technologies we may say that:

·        It’s a new branch of pedagogical science that deals with selection, conceptualization, and classification of pedagogical innovations;

·        It’s purposeful, systematyc, and consistent implementation of the original, innovative methods, and pedagogical techniques into practice;

   It’s important that innovative pedagogical technologies provide:

1.     conditions for the development of the personality;

2.     his or her right to personal initiative;

3.     freedom to self-development.

   Specific feature of innovative teaching is its openness to the future, the ability to predict, readiness to constructive actions in new situations.

Of course, innovation is not possible without a teacher-researcher who has systemic thinking skills, developed creativity, conscious willingness to innovate.

    Language teaching nowadays is seen not as an ability to teach but as an ability to make learners learn. For this reason, learner centred education puts the learner at the center of the classroom. There is a change in the view of language teaching from a set of rules to be transmitted to learners from teachers to a process in which the learner takes more responsibility in learning. By doing this, the learner becomes autonomous in language learning.

    Bedford Clay once said: "You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives." So, in the arsenal of a teacher there should be a combination of methods, techniques that will improve the efficiency and quality of the lesson. As well as pedagogical science does not stand still at the same place, a modern teacher must keep up with technology advances, and constantly improve her knowledge of teaching methods and techniques, be ready to implement the advanced educational concepts in her own teaching practice. They say: "Live and learn."

   Nowadays the main method of teaching foreign languages is the communicative method. It offers a wide range of innovative methods and forms of work.

   These methods include interactive techniques that allow us to solve communicative - cognitive problems by means of foreign language communication, and which is widely used by our teachers. It should be emphasized that interactive technologies involve a teacher and learners, encourage and expect learners’ participation, use questions to stimulate discussion, emphasizing the value of answers, give participants hands-on experience, teach them to think critically and make thoughtful decisions. They mean collaboration and coeducation, where pupils and a teacher are equal, and equally important are subjects of study.

   We rely on the following interactive techniques:

1.     interactive techniques of cooperative and collaborative learning,

2.     case study,

3.     discussion techniques.

  Interactive techniques of cooperative learning presuppose communication in small groups and include such forms of work as “Merry-go-round”, “Blender”, “A Circle of Ideas”, “Jigsaw reading”, “Joint project”, “WebQuest”.

  Interactive techniques of collaborative learning engage learners in groupe communication, when they attempt to learn something together. “Brainstorming”, “Microphone”, “Group Puzzles”, “Teleconference” can be referred to this type of techniques.

   Case study interactive techniques are aimed at building interaction by including participants in the activities with specific real-life or constructed situations. Case study techniques include scenario or storyline method, simulations and role plays.

   Discussion interactive techniques are used to study collectively controversial issues or situations in the process of interaction. The example of this type of technique is a panel discussion of a suggested problem.  

   To innovative teaching methods we may also refer method of "Six Thinking Hats", creating pupil's portfolio, method of integration, teaching with computer support.

   It should be stressed that all these techniques can be potencially realized in face-to-face computer-mediated communication.

   Using Internet resources and services significanatly enhances teachers’ and students’ participations in all classroom activities.

   Here are some examples of using IC technolgies in educational prossess.

WebQuests are probably the most talked-about and widely used Web-based activities in today's classrooms. What are WebQuests?

   According to Bernie Dodge, the originator of the WebQuest concept, "A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than on looking for it. WebQuests are also a wonderful way of capturing students' imagination and allowing them to explore in a guided, meaningful manner.

   WebQuests allow students to explore issues and find their own answers. Particularly with controversial issues - such as pollution, gambling, and nuclear waste disposal - students must do more than just memorize the information. They must process it in meaningful ways and reach moral and ethical decisions guided by facts.   

    WebQuests promote high-level thinking, develop problem-solving skills, and provide an avenue for seamlessly integrating technology into the curriculum. Many sites are available to walk you through the process. This activity includes several stages:

·                       The Introduction orients students and captures their interest.

·                       The Task describes the activity's end product.

·                       The Process explains strategies students should use to complete the task.

·                       The Resources are the Web sites students will use to complete the task.

·                       The Evaluation measures the results of the activity.

·                       The Conclusion sums up the activity and encourages students to reflect on its process and results.

Scribe Videos (Whiteboard Animation Videos)

   Videoscribes are videos that draw themselves. You can choose images, add texts, music, a hand, voiceovers and bring them to life.

   There is something unique about scribe videos. For some reason the viewers can’t take their eyes off of something being created. Scribe video not only grabs and keeps viewers attention. It also converts and explains your massage in such an engaging way that you will be remembered long after the screen goes blank.

Prezi

  Your Presentations Prezi is a new way to do the presentations. Prezi is a versatile app that lets you make professional-looking presentations. It's like a free, pared-down version of PowerPoint. Prezi lets you make presentations that are as casual or as professional as you want them to be. It allows you to add information to a prezi, organize it in a logical way, embellish it with audio and video and then share it with the people you need to reach.

   You may say “But we can use PowerPoint presentations. We know them quite well”.  Really PowerPoint is a great piece of software, but there is definitely a room for a change. Prezi feels fresh and easy, but still produces nice-looking presentations. It's also capable of dealing with feature-rich and complex material, and making it look good.

Nowadays teachers should be well-handed with the use of a Web 2.0. service.

A Web 2.0 site may allow users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social media dialogue as creators of user-generated content in a virtual community. Examples of Web 2.0 include social networking sites and social media sites (e.g., Facebook), blogs, wikis, video sharing sites (e.g., YouTube), hosted services (e.g. Glogster.com), cloud technology.

.Blogging

Blogging is a public post. Students can post case studies or other notes in a class blog. Teachers and students can analyze, evaluate and create the material. Blogging causes you to reflect. Teachers naturally think back on what has happened in their classroom, and often wonder what they could have done better. Blogging can help with this process, enabling teachers to keep an ongoing personal record of their actions, decisions, though processes, successes and failures, and issues they have to deal with. Blogging can crystallize your thinking. As we write, we invest a part of ourselves into the medium. The provisionality of the medium makes blogging conducive to drafting and redrafting. The act of composing and recomposing ideas can enable abstract thoughts to become more concrete. Your ideas are now on the screen in front of you; they can be stored, retrieved and reconstructed as your ideas become clearer. You don't have to publish if you want to keep those thoughts private. Save them and come back to them later. The blog can act as a kind of mirror to show you what you are thinking. Sometimes we don't really know what we are thinking until we actually write it down in a physical format.

 

   The rapid growth of information and communication technologies and rising computer knowledge of the students has led to the usage of such innovative technologies like e-learning, m-learning, Self Paced Virtual classes (SPVC), Instructor Led Online(ILO) and Virtual Classroom. Atually ICT support and promote educational innovations.

   As we see the impact of ICT on the educational precess is tremendous. That’s why schools should play an essential role in preparing students to act and live in the information society. In general the main goal of school is to provide the required skills for living and working in a world of continuous change.

Тестові завдання з англійської мови для 2-го класу

Тестові завдання з англійської мови для 2-го класу

English Holidays in March and April

   English Holidays (Almanac 2016 #3-4 (March-April)

Project Work and Multimedia Technologies

Project Work and Multimedia Technologies

   It is obvious that nowadays the biggest problem we face in teaching is to get students interested in learning. Project works prepared with the help of multimedia technologies can contribute significantly to solving this problem. They make the process of learning brighter and more involving.

   Such project works increase students’ motivation, develop thinking skills, reveal various inclinations and talents of children, make them feel more independent. It’s a kind of student’s activity, which involves their experience, imagination, knowledge and great desire to share them with others. Students become the creators but not mere receivers of knowledge. In such a way students learn by doing things themselves. It’s important that project works attract students of different levels. The result of the project work encourages the participants and makes them feel more confident and experienced.

   Furthermore, multimedia projects provide a variety of cross-subject connections.

   Projects can be prepared over a short period of time or can be extended up to several weeks.

   Multimedia projects can be divided into three categories:

1. Information and Research projects (Power Point and video presentation);
2. Survey projects (Power Point presentations including photos, charts, maps, graphs; different reports summarizing survey findings);
3. Production projects (students’ video films, electronic newspapers, e-cards, etc.)

Project Samples with the Use of Multimedia

Using Pictures and Photos

Technology and materials: photo cameras, photographs, Power Point presentations, a lap-top, a projector and a multimedia board.

Unit objectives:

Students will: 1) describe the photo in English;

2) identify and describe the basic composition terms (framing, arrangement, placement, lighting, colour);

3) discuss photo images;

4) take photos, display them for the class and explain their intentions as photographers. 

 Activity1. Meet My Family

   This is an individual project. For this activity ask your students to prepare Power Point presentations of their families. Tell them to be ready to describe appearances, characters, hobbies and favourite pastimes of the members of their families. Children can present the images of happy moments in their family life, like a birthday celebration, vacation, friend’s party, a new baby in the family etc. Talk to the students about photography in our lives. How many of them have ever taken a picture of family or friends? What are some other objects that they photographed (pets, landscape, historical sights etc.)?

   At the end a teacher can prepare media presentation of the students’ childhood photos.

Each student is to describe the child in the picture and, together with the class, guess who is depicted in the picture.

Activity2. Story Time

   For this activity you can use original photos or make photocopies of pictures from different sources or, if the computer lab is available, you can use Power Point. Split the class into groups of 4-5. Give each group a set of the same photographs (5-7). Each group should then put the photos in the order that, in their opinion, could tell a story. Pupils in groups develop the story and present it to their classmates.

Activity3. Virtual Excursions

   Divide the class into teams of 2. Tell them to take photos of some interesting places of their native town, which they would like to recommend to see or visit the guests of the town.  Then ask them to prepare Power Point presentation and some information about  these places. Pupils should present their project works to the class. The class chooses the most interesting presentations.

Using Films

Technology and materials: cameras, video-cameras, a lap-top, a projector and a multimedia board.

Unit objectives:

Students will: 1) discuss their film preferences;2) identify and describe general cinema  terms and professions in the media industry; 3) analyse the structure of a film poster; 4) create a movie or a movie poster; 5) explore the relationship between sound and image, the effects of basic camera shots.

Activity1. Analysis of the Opening or Clips

   Each student should choose and prepare a video of their favourite movie in English. Then in turn they play the opening sequence of their film to the class (3-5 minutes). Other students listen to the music without seeing the images. They have to guess what this movie might be about, what genre it is. After this, turn off the sound on your computer and let the students watch the same sequence but without sound. Draw the students’ attention to the relationship between the sound and image in an audiovisual medium like film.

   Students also should explain why they have chosen this or that film, and share their impressions on it. It’s very good to find additional information about the creators, actors, soundtrack and the plot of the movie.

Activity2. Film Makers

1. Read a short story with your students. Then ask them to imagine that they are producers of a movie based on the story. They must choose the director, actors and locations for shooting  the film. Let the students work in small groups and present their      ideas both visually (by using magazine cutouts, booklets, postcards, Power Point presentations etc.) and orally (explaining why they chose this or that director/actor, location etc.).
2. Choose some problems actual for teenagers and ask them to shoot a documentary revealing this topic. For this purpose students may use video-cameras and 
3. Windows Movie Maker, Windows Live programmes.

The Meaning of Television

Technology and materials: Power Point presentations, a lap-top, a projector and a multimedia board.

Unit objectives:

Students will: 1) identify and discuss different types of television programmes;

2) compare and contrast different television genres; 3) analyse representations of different groups of people on television; 4) identify/recognize stereotypes on television; 5) summarise plots, predict future events; 6) write script proposals.  

Activity1. What’s Your Favourite?

    Ask your students to form groups of 5 and discuss within the groups their favourite television programmes. Each group then prepare Power Point presentations of 1-3 most popular programmes. The students must say why they like these programmes, and what they do not like about them. In order to get a more detailed response than “I like it because it is interesting”, encourage  pupils to think in terms of time of the broadcast (convenient, inconvenient etc.); characters (realistic/unrealistic, funny, etc.); situations; action (fights, chases etc.); special effects etc.

Activity2.  Talk Show

   Divide the class into 4-5 teams. Tell them to choose some popular singer whom they would like to meet and ask some questions. They should prepare some information about the star, Power Point presentations, a person who will play the role of the star and a presentation of some of the star’s song. Then role-play the talk show.

With the Help of the Internet

Technology and materials: the Internet resources, the program Public Publisher, Power Point presentations, a lap-top, a projector and a multimedia board.

Unit objectives:

Students will: 1) use the Internet; 2) identify and discuss different types of websites;

3) develop creative skills; 4)write newspaper articles, e-cards, advertisements.     

Activity1. E-cards

   Connect this activity with a coming holiday, e.g. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, St. Valentines’ Day etc. As pre-task, give pupils a home assignment to do an Internet search and learn about the origin of the holiday, the customs of its celebration. In the classroom, ask the pupils if they celebrate this holiday. Then ask them to go to the website that provides free electronic greeting cards such as www.yahoo.com, www.hallmark.com, www.bluemountain.com etc., look at several cards in this category, write out the greeting expression in their notebook. Next, the pupils are to choose one card, write their own greeting and e-mail it to the classmate. If the pupils do not have e-mail accounts, you can help them to open one with www.yahoo.com or another free website.

   Activity2. Travel Agents

    Ask pupils to make teams of 3. Assign one city or country for every team, e.g. team 1 – London, team 2 – Ottawa, team 3 – Washington, team 4 – Sidney. Each team will represent a travel agency that develops a new itinerary for their clients. The task for (each team) is to do the Internet search on their city, find the information about the location, main sites, attractions etc. and develop the itinerary for the 4-day tour to that city/country. The itinerary should include daily sightseeing, evening entertainment, hotel description, suggestions about places to eat, cost of the 4-day tour including the hotel. Of course the idea is to “sell” the tour for travel agency’s clients – choose the most interesting and attractive sights for the pictures, find the cheaper prices for plain tickets and hotels. Pupils present their projects to their classmates by creating a travel brochure, a poster or Power Point presentation and giving an oral presentation.

Activity3. Advertisements

   Pupils work in groups of 2. They search some information about the world’s national parks and with the help of the programme Public Publisher create their own advertising brochure about this or that place. Then pupils should present their information both visually (by using, booklets, postcards, Power Point presentations etc.) and orally.

Activity4. Thematic Newspapers

   Pupils may work in groups or individually. Their task is to create a thematic newspaper with the help of the program Public Publisher. They create their own design and find necessary information on the Internet sights. Finally pupils should present their creative works.

References:

1. Buckingham, D. Media Education: Literary, Learning and Contemporary Culture. – Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2003.

2. Lozytskaya T. The Benefits of Using New Technologies: “English” #9, 2010 – 4-7pp. 3.

3. Novikova A. Teaching Media in the English Language Classroom. Activities for Media Education. – Taganrog: Kuchma Publishing House, 2004. – 52p.

Brain Ring “ENGLISH IN OUR LIFE”

Brain Ring

“ENGLISH  IN  OUR  LIFE”

для учнів 7-х класів

Мета заходу: 1. Узагальнити знання учнів про значення англійської мови

                        у світі, важливість її вивчення;

                            2. Розширити знання учнів про визначні місця Лондона та

                        англійські прислів’я;

                            3. Формувати естетичні смаки в учнів;

                            4. Вчити дітей працювати колективно в команді.

Обладнання: тематичні газети, зображення визначних місць Лондона,

                         обладнання для проведення брейн рингу, комп’ютер, мелодії

                         пісень „If YOU ARE HAPPY”, “Hockey Pockey”, “Come and

                         Meet My Family”, пісочний годинник, нагороди.

Teacher: Dear children, you know that English is very popular in the world now.

               Because, it is the language of international communication and friendship

               The English language helps people to work together. It also helps us learn

               more about English-speaking countries, their culture and traditions. It

               helps children use the computer, make new friends and learn a lot of

               interesting things.

                   Today we have a smart game – Brain ring “English In Our Life”.

                   Let’s meet our 4 team-participants and their presentations.

Song “We Are So Glad…”

Team 1 / “Red Rose” /

-         Today we have a game and we are happy to greet all the players and all the guests. My team consists of 6 members. They are…

-         My name is … I’m joyful. My name is… I’m a lazybone….

-         The emblem of our team is a flower with tender smell. It has thorns on its stem. And it is not only our emblem, but also the emblem of England.

Team 2 / “Big Ben” /

-         Hi, we are the pupils of the … form. Our team consists of 6 players.

     They are…

-         My name is… I’m happy. ….

-         Our emblem is a tower. It is one of the towers of the Houses of Parliament. It is a tower with a clock. The clock has 4 faces and a very

     big loud bell. The man in charge of the building of the Houses of

     Parliament was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man was very tall, and 

     workers and his friends called him ….  So, they called the bell and the

    Clock Tower …  too.

Team 3 / “Happiness” /

-         All of us are the pupils of the 7^th form and we are friends. We wish you to win this game, to be stronger than we are. These are the members

     of our team …

-         My name is…. I like to help people. ….

-         This song will help you to guess the emblem of our team.

     Song “If You Are Happy..”

Team 4 / “Thames” /

-         Good afternoon! We are glad to see you. Meet the members of our team.

-         I’m …. I’m cheerful.

-         Our emblem is a very beautiful river. But you cannot see it in Ukraine. A very old town Londinium was situated on the Tins River. The town

     was renamed but the name of the river is the same.

Teacher:  We  have 4 teams and I want to introduce our honourable jury that

                will judge today’s competition. These are…..

                    And for you, dear pupils, I wish good luck and success. Be very

                 attentive and don’t be afraid, everything will be all right.

                     We’ve come to Round 1 of the competition. It is very easy and very

                 difficult at the same time, because you must complete the proverbs.

                 During the round we’ll have 4 games. So, each team will have the

                 opportunity to meat one another. Let’s recollect the rules of our smart

                 game. After the question is asked, you have one minute for discussion.

                 The team which will switch on the lamp first will have the right to

                 answer. If your answer is not correct, another team has the opportunity

                 to answer.

Round 1

Game 1  1. East or West ……  / home is best. /

               2. Good health is ….  / above wealth. /

                 3. So many countries …. / so many customs. /

                 4. A Friend in need ….  / is a friend indeed. /

Game 2  1. Everything is good  ….  / in its season. /

                 2. An apple a day  ….  / keeps the doctor away. /

                 3. It’s never too late  ….  / to learn. /

                 4. The smallest friend can be ….  / the strongest help. /

Game 3  1. Tastes  ….  / differ. /

                 2. Early to bed, early to rise  ….  / makes a person healthy and wise. /

                 3. All is well  ….  / that ends well. /

                 4. Better late  ….  / than never. /

Game 4  1. There is no bad weather  ….  / there are bad clothes. /

                 2. Early bird  ….  / catches the worm. /

                 3. There is no place  ….  / like home. /

                 4. First think  ….  / then speak. /

Teacher:  As I’ve mantioned, English is very popular nowadays. Many people

                 study it. And you began to learn English when you were junior pupils.

                 Today I invited the pupils of the second form to show how they know

                 English.

Song “Come and Meet My Family”

Teacher: Let’s come to Round 2. We are going to talk about the English

                language and its role in the world.

Round 2

Game 1 1. Name 5 reasons why we should learn English.

                2. Is it true that an Italion pilot in an Italian airplane speaks to an Italian

                airport in English?                                      / Yes, it’s true. /

                3. What year was announced the European year of languages?

                                                                                    / 2000 /

                4. How many world’s newspapers are in English ?       / a half of 10,000 /

Game 2 1. Is it true that English is the first most widely used language in the

               world?                                 / No, it isn’t. It is the second after Chinese. /

                2. What are the differences between British and American English?

                   / They are in spelling, pronunciation and vocabulary /

                3. What per cent of the world’s letters are in English?          / 75 % /

                4. What is the American equivalent to the British word “autumn”?

                                                                                                        / Fall /

Game 3 1. Why is English a multicultural language?

                                                                / It has taken words from other countries /

                2. Is it true that there are 370 native speakers of English?

                                                                / No, it isn’t. There are 372 mln. /

                3. What per cent of the world’s computer information is in English?

                                                                                                         / 80% /

                4. What is the American equivalent to the British word “shop”?

                                                                                                        / Store /

Game 4 1. How has international communication influenced English?

                       / International communication has created specialised English,

                         such as Internet English or text message English. /

                2. How many world’s telephones ring in English-speaking countries?

                                                                                                        / half /

                3. Is it true that 80% of world’s population use English in their lives?

                                                                                       /  No, it isn’t. 20% /

                4. What is the American equivalent of the British word “post”?

                                                                                          / Mail /

Song “Hockey Pockey”

Teacher:  And now Round 3. Our next task will deal with the topic “London”.

                 Guess the famous places of interest in London. Switch on the light.

Round 3

Game 1 1. A place which was a fortress, a prison, the King’s Zoo and now it

                is a museum.                       / The Tower of London /

                2. The largest park in London where there is Speaker’s Corner.

                                                             / Hyde Park /

                3. What is the name of the most famous English writer?

                                                               / William Shakespeare /

                4. What is the official royal residence in London?

                                                               / Buckingham Palace /

Game 2 1. The place where many English queens and kings were crowned and

               buried.                                       / Westminster Abbey /

                2. The name of the most famous bridge in London – a symbol of the city.

                                                                 / Tower Bridge /

                3. One of the central squares in London. It is the meeting point of 6

               streets.                                        / Piccadilly Circus /

                 4. Do you know the legend of the ravens which live in the tower of

                London?             / If there is no ravens in the Tower it will fall /

Game 3 1. A large clock, a bell – the symbol of London. / Big Ben /

                2. One of the greatest English cathedrals which was built by Sir

                Christofer Wren.                        / St. Paul’s Cathedral /

                 3.Name the most favourite holiday of the English people.

                                                                   / Christmas /

                 4. The seat of the British Parliament.   / The Houses of Parliament /

Game 4 1. One of the central squares in London with Nelson’s Column in the

               centre.                                         / Trafalgar Square /

                2. What park contains the famous London Zoo?  / Regent’s Park /

                3. Where can we see the ceremony of changing of the guard?

                                                                   / At Buckingham Palace /

                4. How do Englishmen call their famous red buses?

                                                                  / Double-deckers /

Teacher: Thank you for the game. It is over . Now our jury will tell us the score

                and we’ll greet the winner.