Language Task 4 of Icelt

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| Language Task 4: Focus on the teacher’s spoken language Candidate name: Matthew Hong Candidate number: Date submitted: Sept.14th Word Count: 899 (Limit: 750-1000 words) I verify that the work submitted is all my own work and I have sourced and referenced any published materials used. Signed: _____________________ Before the assignment: Record yourself teaching a lesson through English. Listen back and choose a minimum of 6 samples of your teacher language-at least one of these should be example of good language use. Find samples through which you will be able to discuss a range of issues: grammar, word choice, grading to the level of the class, word order, pronunciation / intonation. Class Description: (100-150 words) ------------------------------------------------- This class consists of 28 female students, 2nd graders in high school, and their proficiency in English is high. The strength of this class is their enthusiasm. Since they are fluent in English and are very eager in participating, the atmosphere is upbeat and lively. Their weakness is that they have trouble focusing when it is Period 5 or Period 7. In the former, the students come to class right after lunch and they tend to doze off. In the latter, the students’ minds are already at home so I have difficulty having them focused to the lesson. As a follow-up lesson on figurative language, the main idea of this lesson is for students to understand the format of haikus and ultimately write their own haikus. Analysis of Teacher’s Language: | Examples of spoken language | Context (what was happening in the lesson?) | 1 | “I know that this is the first time we’re greeting each other in English so you might be very awkward…” | Introduction Phase. The students and I were greeting each other in
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