Teaching young learners through modern and traditional methods nowadays

T eac hing English to young Learnes(TEYL/)

Through

Traditional and modern methods

English teacher : Ipatii Olesea

Chisinau Moldova

School N 19

2017

SELF EVALUATION

REPORT

for the second degree conferral

English teacher

Ipatii Olesea

The school Nr 19

Vadul lui Voda

2015b -2016

Introduction

I decided to write about “Teaching English to young Learners through Traditional and Modern Methods” because I am a teacher, and like all my colleagues at the end of my studies I observed the difference between teaching at school and the model presented to me at the University during my studies. Therefore I decided to do my research and an experiment, which I will describe in my report .

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THE MAIN NOVELITY OF THE WORK

the comparation of the traditional and modern methods nowadays .This classification gives teachers a helping hand in order to know what kind of the method is better to use for English teaching

THE SPECIFIC TASKS :

1-to give a short review of the terminology of the method

2-to show the difference between the traditional methods and the modern methods

3- to show the possibilities of using methods in Language Teaching nowadays

Arguments in favor of achieved performances

Being a successful English teacher can be difficult, but there are steps which I usually use, to improve students ‘ English :

Developing Lesson Plans

-I choose material that will interest for my students.

-I give homework assignments that help students to understand the material.

Leading Discussions

-I encourage my students to respond to each other.   In a discussion, students shouldn't talk to me.

Knowing the Material

- Reading is the best way to discover new material to bring to the classroom.

Developing the Skills in the Classroom

-I always speak in front of the class.

-I am strict but fair.   I don't shout at the pupils. I show discipline.

-I make sure my students to understand what I teach.

2.1 The Pupils progress

Name of the Activity 3

Picture cover up

As a teacher ,I will try to show the students' result of the 4-th – A grade, during 3 years of studying English language : 2014-2015 ;2015 -2016 ;20016-2017 ;

Description

Find a Picture, cover it up as a whole or part of it and let them guess the covered part.

Language focus/aims

Good for visual students, practising new words, way of activating words, have/has.

Let’s see the percentage of comunication of the 4-th grade after Semester I

Analyzing the dates from the table, I reveal a dynamic increase of the students achievement at the English lessons.

Name of the Activity 3

Picture cover up

Description

Find a Picture, cover it up as a whole or part of it and let them guess the covered part.

Language focus/aims

Good for visual students, practising new words, way of activating words, have/has.

Method Greek  méthodos to  met-  meta-  +  hodós way, road

It is a manner or mode of procedure, or systematic way of instruction, investigation,

  experiment,presentation  

The functions of teaching method:

Communicative transmission of new knowledge

Here is a list of the traditional methods witch I used only with the group A

a) Vocabulary and grammar lessons without a textbook;

b) Create a text according to the model ;

c) Translation from English into Romanian ;

d) Translation from Romanian into English; e) Reading ;

I have noticed particularly at the lessons. The pupils appeared to be bored in the same way When I came to the classroom, I often heard “ Oh no, English again ! ”

Here is a list of the modern methods ,which I used with the group B :

a) Presentation of New Words – Flash cards; b) Songs; e) Silent movie;

f) Controlled Practice( Children work in their activity books. );

f) acrostic method-a poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word ;

g)spidergram ( children write the most   important   facts   on   lines   drawn   out from it;

h) diamond ( examination of the students ’ creativity , based on the text);

i )the stellar explosion (based on the questions ’ text);.

a spidegram a   drawing   that   shows   a   summary   of   facts   or   ideas , with the   main subject   in a   central   circle   and the most   important   facts   on   lines   drawn   out from it

a diamond for examination of the students’ creativity , based on the text

Name of the Activity 5

Hot potato game

Description

find a potato make maximum ten ss. make a circle, they hand the potato eachothers by saying ‘it’s hot, it’s hot, it’s very very hot’ while one student running outer side. Aim is to circle potato faster than the student running outside.

Language focus/aims

Practise adjectives, kinesthetic. They are physically involved in the lesson.

I used T-Chart to make comparisons between the animals . The topic “The animal world “

An acrostic method - It is a poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word

Name of the Activity 3

Picture cover up

Description

Find a Picture, cover it up as a whole or part of it and let them guess the covered part.

Language focus/aims

Good for visual students, practising new words, way of activating words, have/has.

Name of the Activity 3

Picture cover up

Description

Find a Picture, cover it up as a whole or part of it and let them guess the covered part.

Language focus/aims

Good for visual students, practising new words, way of activating words, have/has.

Name of the Activity 5

Hot potato game

Description

find a potato make maximum ten ss. make a circle, they hand the potato eachothers by saying ‘it’s hot, it’s hot, it’s very very hot’ while one student running outer side. Aim is to circle potato faster than the student running outside.

Language focus/aims

Practise adjectives, kinesthetic. They are physically involved in the lesson.

Brainstorming method helped usto develop creative solutions to a problem, and is particularly 

Name of the Activity 5

Hot potato game

Description

find a potato make maximum ten ss. make a circle, they hand the potato eachothers by saying ‘it’s hot, it’s hot, it’s very very hot’ while one student running outer side. Aim is to circle potato faster than the student running outside.

Language focus/aims

Practise adjectives, kinesthetic. They are physically involved in the lesson.

Name of the Activity 5

Hot potato game

Description

find a potato make maximum ten ss. make a circle, they hand the potato eachothers by saying ‘it’s hot, it’s hot, it’s very very hot’ while one student running outer side. Aim is to circle potato faster than the student running outside.

Language focus/aims

Practise adjectives, kinesthetic. They are physically involved in the lesson.

The testing results of the learners from the Group A, after 2 weeks of using modern methods.

FORM

Grading Scale

9-10

  4 “B”

15 learners

8

4

7

4

6

4

5

2

1

4-1

  Grade Point Average

QUALITY

0

SUCCESS

7,53

9%

100 %

Chart nr.2

The testing results, after of the learners from the Group A , after 2 weeks of using traditional methods

FORM

Grading Scale

9-10

4 “ B”

13 learners

3

8

7

3

6

6

5

1

4-1

1

  Grade Point Average

QUALITY

0

SUCCESS

%

7,4

43%

100 %

CONCLUSION :

The testing results after 2 weeks of the learners :

This experiment indicates that traditional teaching

is more successful than modern methodology in terms of spelling and grammar.

However, traditional teaching is more successful in speaking and communication practice

The best thing is be to combine the two methodologies and keep them in balance.

Blackboard and LCD projector can be used simultaneously in a classroom.

Teachers can teach the subject first through traditional methods and then can take the help of modern teaching methods for revising the subject.

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THE END

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