Episode 014: What is the last P in PARSNIP?

Update: 2014-08-10

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Show Notes: The Minimal Pair

Title: What is the last P in PARSNIP?

Episode no: 014

Date: Recorded on 8/7/14

Topics in Language Learning

EFL vs. ESL

What’s the difference?
- EFL – English as a Foreign Language is taught to a mostly homogenous group of ELLs in a non-English speaking country
- ESL – English as a Second Language is taught to any group of ELLs, primarily immigrants, in an English speaking country)
Objectives

EFL
- Less urgency/ irrelevant to daily routine – speakers don’t need English in their everyday lives
- Topical– literature, cinema, art, culture, conversation, etc. are all courses that could be offered
ESL
- More urgency/practical – speakers need to use English to survive, so they’re less concerned with technicalities
- Holistic – communication skills, reading, writing, ESP, “big picture”/long-term purposes

Our experiences…
Planning/preparation:
- EFL
  - Focus on practice, especially speaking, pronunciation, and conversation
  - Exposure to authentic English
  - Reasons/motivation
- ESL
  - Hands on/suitable for immediate needs
  - Explicit cultural instruction
  - Integration
Sources:
- Oxford University Press, English Language Teaching Global Blog, article by Kate Bell – oupeltglobalblog.com
- Teaching ESL to Adults – www.teaching-esl-to-adults.com

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Methodology

Audio learners

Identifying auditory learners

Good memory for conversations, jokes, music, lyrics, etc.
Enjoy discussion, debate, conversation, listening to music, etc.
Sing/hum/whistle to themselves
Prefer oral presentations to written reports
May read slowly and/or have trouble interpreting graphs, maps, charts, etc.

Teaching Tips

Beginning
- Read directions aloud (while projecting them on the board or providing a handout)
- Paraphrase/restate directions, especially difficult words
- Allow students to record lectures
- Word association/verbal mapping
- Reading aloud (alone or with someone)
- Books on tape
- Mnemonic devices, like PARSNIP (stay tuned!)
Intermediate
- Assigning oral presentations to supplement written work
- Incorporating music and videos to supplement reading/lecture
- Allow students to record lectures
- Word association/verbal mapping
- Reading groups to share/supplement written journals
Advanced
- Assigning oral presentations to supplement written work
- “What questions do you have?” (rather than “Do you have any questions?”)
- Ask them questions, too
- Encourage active participation so students get a variety of input from people with different backgrounds, levels of fluency, accents, etc.
- Listening to/creating podcasts

Source:

The Study Gurus, “Study Advice for Auditory Learners,” article by Clare – www.thestudygurus.com

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Culturally speaking…

Taboo topics

PARSNIP

Politics
Alcohol
Religion
Sex
Narcotics
–isms
What does the last P in PARSNIP stand for?

Tips for teachers – countdown:

5. Raising cultural awareness

4. Know your audience

3. Warm, but not hot (let them discuss something without it getting too heated)

2. R-E-S-P-E-C-T

1. Keep it neutral

Source:

LinkedIn Group, TESOL International Association, discussion started by Anes Abdelrahim Mohamed on July 4^th

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