主講人 : 中央大學語言中心 劉詠華老師

April 30th, 2010

OutlineOutline

1.1. 何謂何謂【【自學自學】】2. 2. 英語自學英語自學 Know-HowKnow-How -- Listening & Speaking -- Listening & Speaking -- Reading & Writing -- Reading & Writing3. 3. 英語自學資源導覽英語自學資源導覽4. Q & A4. Q & A

Self-paced Learning Self-paced Learning

DefinitionDefinitionIn self-paced learning, In self-paced learning, the content,the content, learning sequencelearning sequence, , pace of learningpace of learning and and possibly even possibly even the mediathe media are determined by are determined by the individual.the individual.

ListeningListeningTwo basic processes: 1. Top-down processingTop-down processing Meaning Language

2. Bottom-up processingBottom-up processing Language Meaning

How to Practice How to Practice Top-down ListeningTop-down Listening

1. Pre-listening a. Background knowledge b. Related vocabulary

2. While-listening 3. Post-listening

How to Practice Bottom-upHow to Practice Bottom-up Listening Listening

1. Sounds words sentences meaning

2. Implications for learning: -- Meaningful chunks

Interesting HotelsInteresting Hotels (Touchstone 2, Unit 7 Going Away) Lisa When I arrived at my hotel in Cappadocia, in Turkey, I looked up at my room and thought, “Uh-oh. How am I going to get up there?” You actually stay in caves in the rocks, and you have to climb a ladder to get to your room.

SpeakingSpeaking

1. Material: TV Series; Movies1. Material: TV Series; Movies2. How to practice speaking:2. How to practice speaking: a. 3’s a Charm d. Role-playing a. 3’s a Charm d. Role-playing b. Mimicking e. Retelling the story b. Mimicking e. Retelling the story c. In other words c. In other words

TV SeriesTV Series

台科大圖書館 1 樓視聽資料區—

Two kinds of ReadingTwo kinds of Reading

* Intensive reading * Intensive reading * Extensive reading * Extensive reading

Intensive ReadingIntensive Reading

• Texts: short and difficultTexts: short and difficult

• Aims: Aims: to learn vocabulary and grammarto learn vocabulary and grammar

to develop reading skillsto develop reading skills • Process: Process: close guidance from the teacherclose guidance from the teacher

Benefits of Extensive ReadingBenefits of Extensive Reading• Enhance vocabulary, grammar, and text Enhance vocabulary, grammar, and text

structurestructure• Increase knowledge of the worldIncrease knowledge of the world• Improve reading and writing skillsImprove reading and writing skills• Develop a reading habitDevelop a reading habit• Pleasure of readingPleasure of reading

Materials for Extensive ReadingMaterials for Extensive Reading

What to read?What to read?• Choice: your own interestChoice: your own interest• Level: your current proficiency levelLevel: your current proficiency level• Quantity: large amounts Quantity: large amounts

(50 pages a week)(50 pages a week)• Variety: different topics and genresVariety: different topics and genres

Extensive Reading ProcesExtensive Reading Processs

How to read?How to read?• Read for general understandingRead for general understanding• Focus on meaning, rather than on the languageFocus on meaning, rather than on the language• Read rapidlyRead rapidly• Compete only against yourselfCompete only against yourself• No pressures of testingNo pressures of testing

Suggested Word-levelSuggested Word-level

• Basic: Readers 300-1000+Basic: Readers 300-1000+• Intermediate: Readers 1200+Intermediate: Readers 1200+• Advanced: Readers 1700+Advanced: Readers 1700+

Young Adult LiteratureYoung Adult Literature

BestsellersBestsellers

Oxford BookwormsOxford Bookworms

A Bouquet of Flowers (1)A Bouquet of Flowers (1)

When I graduated from When I graduated from college I took a job at an college I took a job at an insurance company in insurance company in this huge downtown office this huge downtown office building. On my first day, I building. On my first day, I was escorted to this tiny was escorted to this tiny cubicle surrounded by cubicle surrounded by what seemed like what seemed like thousands of other tiny thousands of other tiny cubicles, and put to work cubicles, and put to work doing some meaningless doing some meaningless thing…thing…

A Bouquet of Flowers (2)A Bouquet of Flowers (2)

It was so terribly It was so terribly depressing I almost broke depressing I almost broke down crying. At lunch, all down crying. At lunch, all I could think about was I could think about was how much I wanted to how much I wanted to quit, but I couldn’t quit, but I couldn’t because I desperately because I desperately needed the money.needed the money.

When I got back to my When I got back to my cubicle after lunch, there cubicle after lunch, there was a beautiful bouquet was a beautiful bouquet of flowers sitting on my of flowers sitting on my desk. desk.

For the whole first month For the whole first month I worked there, flowers I worked there, flowers just kept arriving on my just kept arriving on my desk. I found out later desk. I found out later that it had been a kind of that it had been a kind of spontaneous office spontaneous office project. A woman in the project. A woman in the cubicle next to me cubicle next to me brought in the first flowers brought in the first flowers to try to cheer me up, and to try to cheer me up, and then other people just then other people just began replenishing my began replenishing my vase. vase.

A Bouquet of Flowers (3)A Bouquet of Flowers (3)

I ended up working I ended up working there for two years, there for two years, and many of my and many of my best, longest-best, longest-lasting friendships lasting friendships grew out of that grew out of that experience.experience.

One more thing…

Source: Second Thoughts on Teaching ListeningSecond Thoughts on Teaching Listening by Jack C. Richards by Jack C. Richards

Touchstone 2, Touchstone 2, Cambridge University PressCambridge University Press

「自學英文：視聽資料停看聽」中央大學語言中心許玉珍老師「自學英文：視聽資料停看聽」中央大學語言中心許玉珍老師Extensive Reading , Extensive Reading , Workshop given by Prof. Pi-feng Liu, Workshop given by Prof. Pi-feng Liu, Language Center, Central University Language Center, Central University