The Art of APS Teaching

顾秋蓓English College of

Shanghai International Studies University

May 2013

What is APS course to us?

• A language course?

• A communication course? (mass or interpersonal?)

• An art course?

• A leadership course?• Or a bit of everything…

Teaching as Communication

Verbal 7% Audio 38% Visual 55%

Make APS course audial!

Examples: “Where are the books?”

Boxes of books and boxes of books.Big books, small books,Old books, new books.Books on the bookshelf.Books on the floor.Books on the tableNext to the door.Books in the kitchen.Books in the hall.Books in the bedroom,Big and small. ----( 摘自 Grammar Chants ， 1993) A little book with a big idea

Jazz Chants: 用一种不同而有趣的方式教英语

‘It’s never as good as the first time.’ --- Sade

Music and English Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!

------ 哈利波特 与魔法石 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 J.K.Rowling

• Jazz 爵士• Rock 摇滚• R&B 与说唱 • Country 乡村与民谣 • World 世界音乐• Gospel 福音与灵魂乐• Movies 电影音乐• Musicals 音乐剧

-Music to our ears:the unforgettable songs of the 20th century用耳朵聆听的音乐：二十世纪的难忘旋律

Delivery

(To show the perfect marriage of rhythm and language)

-“Yes we can” speech in New Hampshire, Jan.8, 08

- “Yes we can”, the pop song

A typical example of Barack Obama with musical sense in his speeches :

• Jay Zhou’s speech in Beida 2013 4.22 Lihong Wong’s speech in Oxford

Make APS course visual!

Motion Pictures• Movie 电影• TV Drama 电视• Cartoon 卡通• Documentary 纪录片• Talk Show 脱口秀• Commercial 广告• Award Ceremony 颁奖典礼 。。。。。。

“Films are supposed to move us that why

we call them movies.” ----Prof. Mei Deming

Examples:

• movie speeches from www.americanrhetoric.com

• Understand persuasion from the classic movie

Catch me if you can (combined with the study of ethics)……

Real Storyteller: Documentary

Tips: It’s not about what you show them but

how and why you show it!

Commercials: some of my personal favorites

Basic Functions of FLCT

•激发和保持学生的学习兴趣• 提供充分的外语学习资源和机会• 培训外语学习策略• 帮助解决外语学习中的困难

‘ 外语课堂教学新模式’，束定芳， 2006

激发学生兴趣四要素：• Teachers 教师本身 (manners, knowledge, speech art, teaching competence, a

cademic achievements, etc.)

• Class design 课堂活动安排• Learning resource 学习资源• Students 学生学习外语的成就感 (sense of accomplishments)

My Idol Speaker

2007

MacworldKeynote speech

introducing

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the GREAT

Steve Jobs

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• Intensive/Extensive Listening (听力能力 )

• Extensive reading/watching (阅读能力 )

• Effortless writing（写作能力）• Communicative speaking（演讲能力）• Critical thinking （思辨能力）

It’s about idea, style and taste,

not only in APS, but in Life as well.

Thank You!

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