SKKN Some experiences in teaching new model sentences in English for class 3 effectively

1. INTRODUCTION
2. Reason to choose the topic:

Nowadays, English has been popular not only in the world but also in Viet Nam and it becomes an important subject in all schools in Viet Nam today. Therefore, the teaching and learning of English has major changes in the content and teaching methods to meet the objectives and requirements for this subject in the reform programs. This will help students improve their creativity and dynamism and develop the skills in using the language to communicate in English, especially in developing skills for reading and writing. With these perspective requests, the teacher can use the tips and classroom activities which are suitable for requirements of the program and all students.

2. Study purpose 

As an English teacher working in a primary school for ages, I have ever faced with a variety of difficulties, especially in introducing new model sentences for children in grade 3. In fact, this is the first year children are acquainted with this new models. Therefore, to remember and write the correct words is very difficult, but to understand the form is more difficult. However, teaching model sentences is very really important because we can not communicate with each other without using words and sentences, so it is all right if it will be possible to answer these questions: How to help children remember and make use of the new models effectively? How to help them love and have passion for this subject and use the language for communicative purposes? That is why I wish other colleagues to think about.

In the process of teaching English, I have been consulted by other colleagues, lectures as well as from reference books and useful websites to apply in this topic “Some experiences in teaching new model sentences in English for class 3 effectively”. 

3. Research object: Pupils for class 3
4. Study measure

I have used ways such as: story telling, creating close situations in everyday life with children, using games, songs and so on to both give children interesting motives to learn English and make them more enjoyable and easy to remember new models without having boring feelings.

1. CONTENT
2. The basis of reasoning:

With the development of using English in the society these days, it is increasingly becoming a communicative language in everyday life. Moreover, it is an important key for the Vietnamese people in exchanging and developing economics with foreign countries. For these reasons, learning English at an elementary level is very essential for children to have a solid foundation in the next grades. This requires each teacher to find out the best way to teach children the knowledge, skills of a new language, but to teach the elements of a new culture of both the similarities and differences from the background culture of our country.

For grade 3 pupils who are too young to absorb the complicated definitions or structures. In this age, they just know simple and familiar things, so it is very important for teachers to know their children’s characteristics. They are children that pick up languages in chunks. They focus on meaning rather than form and they learn through directly from experiences. From these, we should give them more suitable techniques to teach them best. The teacher ought to help them to acquire the meanings and the way to use new models to communicate without going into the grammar. In addition, children are very active, creative and they often like acting. Hence, we must use TPR, songs, chants, story-telling, meaningful situations, pictures or games into teaching new models. It will make class fun. Pupils feel exciting and involved in lessons. That’s why I choose the topic “Some experiences in teaching new model sentences in English for class 3 effectively”.

1. Basis, time and research subjects:
2. Background.

To conduct this study based on the theme:

• casting the experience through actual teaching time.
• referring a number of documents in English.
• using textbooks and teachers of English 3.
• giving results of the survey from the English quality of school.
• exchanging and learning from the colleagues in professional groups of English inside and outside the district.
• participating in training courses, workshops for primary school English teachers organized by the office.

2. Study time: From …………

III. Implementation measures:

Currently, I am teaching at a local school where people make living by raising cattle and planting rice. People’s life is so hard so many parents do not really care about the education of their children. The preparation of books and school appliances for their students is not still enough, even none. Besides, English at an elementary level is not attached special importance, even less important for some parents. For a few parents, it is not as important as other subjects like Math, literature and so on. Moreover, very few parents know English, so it is very difficult for them to check their study. As for me,  it  is not very easy to share ideas or ways to solve these problems in teaching with beginners because I am the only teacher of English in my school. I only refer to other comments with colleagues in other schools. Another reason is that there is a lack of the equipment to use in teaching English in my school. This affects children’s English learning and the quality of the lectures. I can really see this matter and try to make the quality go up at the same time, help children like this subject. Therefore, I decided to carry out an oral test to check the speaking ability of pupils for class 3.

1. The implementation process.

Beginning from the actual situation as described in section reason initiatives proposed in my own experience teaching process, I tried to figure out ways to help students be able to remember and understand the new models. I am pleased to present the measures which I have applied in my school in recent years, especially teaching new model sentences with steps as follows:

1. Revision:

It is an important part for teachers to consolidate the learned knowledge and to provide a familiar base that integrate a new language. Children remind of the knowledge they learned before. However, we often remind it in Warm-up section. These techniques consist of:

• revise learned language by using pictures or ask questions.
• ask and answer.
• learn chants or songs.