SKKN Using some communicative activities to adapt post – reading parts in Tieng Anh 12

PART I: INTRODUCTION 

1. Reasons for the study 

According to Oksana Bratanish:”Education must create and integrade new teaching methods in order to be able to capture the fundamental changes that are taking place with new technology”. His words give a deep impression on my mind and urgue me to find suitable methods to teach better. To be one of English teachers at Tan Ky high school, I always want my students to be full of energy to study English. If they become eager, they will be easier to get knowledge. That is why, I have made every effort to think of activities getting my students’attention. 

It is obvious that students can collect a wide range of information thanks to reading skill so that every activity in reading part should be clear and interesting for them to learn and discover. For that reason above, I would like to conduct teaching Experience for 12th graders namely: “Using some communicative activities to adapt post – reading parts in Tieng Anh 12 at Tan Ky high school.” 

2. Aims of the study 

The aim of study is to investigate a lot of different communicative activities to improve and develop students’ communicative skill in post – reading part. 

3. Methods of the study. 

To complete my study, I – Read reference books. 

• Draw from experience of my own teaching 
• Learn and exchange teaching experiences with my colleagues. 
• Carry out surveys and tests among grade 12 students. 

4. Object for study 

Students in grade 12. 

5. Scope of the study 

Apply in the reading lessons in Tieng Anh 12. 

PART II: CONTENT 

1. Theoretical and practical background 

1.1. Theoretical background 

1.1.1. Definition of adaptation 

Here are a large number of definitions of adaptation mentioned in some believable sources as follow. 

+ Cambridge dictionary: Adaptation is the process of changing to suit different conditions. 

+ Collins English dictionary: Adaptation is the act of changing something or changing your behaviour to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation. 

+ Policy Document: Special Education: Adaptations are teaching and assessment strategies especially designed to accommodate a student’s needs so he or she can achieve the learning outcomes of the subject or course and to demonstrate mastery of concepts. Essentially, adaptations are “best practice” in teaching. A student working on learning outcomes of any grade or course level may be supported through use of adaptations.    

1.1.2. The roles of adaptation in teaching 

Below are some basic characteristics of effective communication: 

+ Motivate students to get knowledge effective and eager. 

+ Change teaching activities abundantly to be able to acclimate in the Covid -19 epidemic. 

+ Encourage students to discover and get acquainted with new methods in 4.0 period. 

1.1.3. Steps to adapt an activity 

+ Try to find out what is appealing for students like: role play, discussion, talk show, miming a story, etc. 

+ Know what students want to find out and approach them. 

+ Use everything that is part of their lives to build knowledge. 

1.1.4. What are communicative activities? 

+ Communicative activities include any activities that encourage and require a learner to speak with and listen to other learners, as well as people in the program and community. 

+ Communicative activities have real purposes: to find information, break down barriers, talk about self and learn about culture. 

1.1.5. The importance of English communicative skill 

+ Help students become more confident and talk a lot. 

+ Motivate students to use English in various situations. 

+ Encourage students to get on well together in pairs, teams, and groups. 

1.2. Practical background 

Through my teaching, I have realized that my students are really curiuos about post – reading parts. Honestly, they don’t know what they want to talk and how they can express their ideas naturally and fluently.  They have difficulties in respresenting effectively a post – reading activity. More often, they mainly concentrate on vacabulary, grammar and they do not pay attention to communicative skills. Finding useful solutions is mainly duty of my experience. 

2. Solutions 

To help students improve their communicative skills in post – reading parts, I have organized these following communicative activivies in the classroom. 

• Reporting the video 

• Role play and report 

• Miming a story 

• Discussion 

• Oral presentation through pictures 

• Talk show 

• Summarizing by using mind map 

2.1. Reporting the video 

Objective: Help students recall the important events mentioned in the lesson and improve students’ video reporting skill. 

Time: 8 – 10 minutes 

Preparations: Lesson plan, handouts, recorders… Procedure : 

Step 1: Teacher lets students work in two teams. 

Step 2: Teacher tells them to make a video relating to the lesson. 

Step 3: Teacher asks them to try  to remember the events happening in the cenes of the video then talk about them in front of the class. 

Step 4: Teacher calls on each group to take turn saying them out. 

Step 5: Teacher gives help when needed. 

Step 6: Teacher gives comments and chooses the best presentation Example 1: 

UNIT 1: HOME LIFE  

Lesson A: Reading 

. Objective: Help students know how to talk about their family through some stunning videos made by themselves. . Time: 7- 9 minutes . Procedure: 

• Teacher asks students to work in group of five to talk about their family. 
• Teacher lets students use Animiz app to make videos relating to their topic. 
• Teacher invites some representatives to report their videos. 

Suggessted questions: 

• How many people are there in your family? 

• What are their jobs? 

• What are their hobbies? 

• How do you share house work? 

• How do you feel about your family? 

Suggested anwers: 

• There are 4 people in my family / I come from a family of four people. 

• My parents work as teachers at Tan Ky primary school. My younger brother is a pupil at Thi Tran primary school. 

• My mother loves cooking and playing sports, my father is a big fan of doing the gardening and my brother is really interested in learning English. 

• I always make time to help my mother with housework and my  brother with homework. 

• We are a very close knit family and I’m really proud of my family. 

Example 2: 

UNIT 8: Life in the future  

Lesson A: Reading 

. Objective: Help students to express their ideas and make predictions about life in the future.