HOW TO GET YOUR STUDENTS
TO SPEAK 100% ENGLISH?
UNIT 1
INTRODUCTION
Your first reaction may be that this is an unrealistic goal, one that you may have presented to your students before, but a goal they have always failed to achieve. You may be in a classroom situation where the students speak 20-50% Japanese. Alternatively, your students may not speak much at all.
Is a 100% English goal unrealistic? First, let me explain that by setting a 100% goal this does not imply that Indonesian will be outlawed in the classroom. You should in no way hint that Japanese is forbidden, wrong, or in any way inferior to English. At times using Japanese is advantageous to an English-only paradigm. Using Indonesian to translate (rather than explain) difficult vocabulary is expedient. This shortens the explanation time and thus gives the learners more time to communicate in English. Another example where using Indonesian is necessary is when a student asks the teacher (or another student), "How do you say...in English?" The thrust of this paper is that the bulk of conversation in class, especially when real communication is going on, should be done as much as possible in English
Minggu, 30 Januari 2011
Teaching Grammar at Junior High School
AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1. Introduction
There has been much questioning by teachers about the teaching of grammar. Two decades ago, grammar was supposedly discarded from the classroom. However, text books on grammar still remain in classroom cupboards and from time to time are dragged out for use and new grammar books are being published for classroom use, there are many teachers use the books to teach grammar although the student not interested to study and attention the teacher’s explanation.
Studying grammar is very bored because we will study of pattern and the students must memorize those patterns. Tha for teachers must be cleaver to look for strategy in order student interest the lesson. Moreover, the students of Junior High School need interest of condition ? to make understanding the lesson because they have been still children. So, they are easier to be bored to study they always play with their other friends. So, the teacher must take student’s attentions.
1. Introduction
There has been much questioning by teachers about the teaching of grammar. Two decades ago, grammar was supposedly discarded from the classroom. However, text books on grammar still remain in classroom cupboards and from time to time are dragged out for use and new grammar books are being published for classroom use, there are many teachers use the books to teach grammar although the student not interested to study and attention the teacher’s explanation.
Studying grammar is very bored because we will study of pattern and the students must memorize those patterns. Tha for teachers must be cleaver to look for strategy in order student interest the lesson. Moreover, the students of Junior High School need interest of condition ? to make understanding the lesson because they have been still children. So, they are easier to be bored to study they always play with their other friends. So, the teacher must take student’s attentions.
Sabtu, 22 Januari 2011
parts of speech
Parts of Speech
A part of speech explains how a word is used. In traditional English grammar, there are eight parts of speech. Knowing about each part of speech will help you use words correctly when speaking and writing. Your communication skills will be enhanced.
Here are the eight parts of speech and their most common meanings:
Noun: A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing.
Examples:
(person) - Michael Jordan was a great basketball player.
(place) - I left my notebook at school.
(thing) - I enjoy reading a good book.
A noun that names only one person, place, or thing is a singular noun. A noun that names more than one person, place, or thing is a plural noun. For example, automobile is a singular noun, while automobiles is a plural noun.
Pronoun: A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun. Pronouns act just like nouns.
Examples:
Bob gave me the best puppy in the litter.
Now that cute puppy is mine.
Adjective: An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It can tell what kind or how many.
Examples:
(what kind) That was a wonderful movie.
(how many) Only several people attended the town meeting.
Verb: A verb is a word that shows action. A present tense verb shows action that is happening now. A past tense verb shows action that has already happened. A future tense verb shows action that will happen.
Examples:
(present tense) Please move the chair away from the wall.
(past tense) I walked home from school yesterday.
(future tense) We are going on vacation in the middle of July.
Adverb: An adverb is a word that describes a verb. It can tell how or when.
Examples:
(how) I try to eat my food slowly.
(when) I like Jamie because he never lies.
Conjunction: A conjunction is a word that connects words in a sentence.
Examples:
Susan and Anna are very close friends.
I will go to the park if you come too.
Preposition: A preposition is a word that links and relates a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence.
Examples:
I haven't gone to the gym since Tuesday.
Tom said that he was against Bill's idea.
Interjection: An interjection is a word that expresses emotion. It is usually an exclamation that is followed by an exclamation point (!). Sometimes, an interjection is followed by a comma (,).
Examples:
Wow! That movie was scary.
Oops, I didn't mean to do that.
Knowing these eight parts of speech will improve your writing and speaking.
