Skills Enhancement Seminar

1. Eastern Visayas State UniversityFebruary 12, 2011 Presented by Arlene Villasante and Mark Fullmer Skills Enhancement Seminar

2. ARLENE G. VILLASANTE Leyte Normal University Eastern Visayas State University GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER

3. GOALS FOR THIS SESSION • Quick pronunciation review • Understand subject/verb agreement in English • Discuss how to teach grammar in elementary or high school classes.

4. PRONUNCIATION: How to speak with an American accent • Remember: there is no “right” way to pronounce English, simply different accents. Let’s try a sample sentence: “I am going to go to the internet for some information on breakfast.”

5. PRONUNCIATION: What the scholars say… “...Traditionally, Filipino English is described as syllable timed with each syllable coming with even beats, rather than following the stress timing of American and British English where the stress is on nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.” --Roger Thompson, “Filipino English and Taglish” (2003)

6. PRONUNCIATION: Word Stress Filipino: even rhythm “I am going to go to the internet for some information on breakfast.” American: uneven rhythm

7. PRONUNCIATION “Instead of pronouncing unstressed vowels as a schwa, Filipinos pronounce each syllable with the full value indicated by the spelling.” -- Gonzales (1983)

8. PRONUNCIATION: The “Schwa” Filipino: ter American: tur “I am going to go to the internet for some information on breakfast.” Filipino: fast American: fust Say “Uhh”! In other words, Filipino speakers have more precise pronunciation than American speakers.

9. PRONUNCIATION: The “Schwa” In American pronunciation, the schwa, or “uhh” sound, is the most common vowel sound. Examples: • 'a' in about [əˈbaʊt] • 'e' in taken [ˈteɪkən] • 'i' in pencil [ˈpɛnsəl] • 'o' in eloquent [ˈɛləkwənt] • 'u' in supply [səˈplaɪ]

10. PRONUNCIATION: The “Schwa” Americans tend to omit medial posttonicsyllables.  Examples: • Sep(a)rate  “Seprate” • Choc(o)late  “Choclate” • Cam(e)ra “Camra” • Elab(o)rate  “Elabrate”

11. TRY TALKING LIKE AN AMERICAN tuh tuh I am going to go to the internet for some information on breakfast. tur fur fur fust Next: Subject-Verb Agreement

12. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT It’s simple. It’s all about… “Do I use the singularorplural form of the verb?”

13. Pre-Test 1. Everyone have arrived at the restaurant. 2. Some flowers were spilled on the floor. 3. Some rice were spilled on the floor. 4. All the food was eaten at the dinner. 5. All the people was satisfied after the meal. 6. All of us were drinking coke. 7. Each of the guests were on time to the party. 8. Everybody were singing their favorite songs. 9. Have each of you finished your meal? 10. The prince as well as the princess were born in February. 11. The dog and the cat were fighting in the yard. 12. Together with his friends, Sir Ruelwere travelling to Ormoc. Directions: Examine the following sentences. If the underlined word is used correctly, write “C”. If incorrect, write the correct word.

14. Example 1: Singular or Plural? A:Everyone has done their homework B:Everyone have done their homework singular? A: Everyonehas done theirhomework B: Everyonehave done theirhomework plural plural plural? plural A: Someof the water are gone. B: Someof the water is gone. A:Some of the water are gone. B:Some of the water is gone. Plural? Singular? singular

15. Method 1: Visual Reinforcement Use a spatial visual aid, like a chart or table, to help students memorize rules

16. Always singular • Anyoneis eligible for the scholarship. • Everyonehas done theirhomework • Nobodyis an expert on everything. his or her

17. Singular or Plural not countable Some of the water is gone Some of the beads are gone. Some of the waterisgone. Some of the beadsare gone. countable not countable All of the textbookis incorrect. All of the answers in the textbook are incorrect. All of the textbook is incorrect. All of the answers in the textbook are incorrect. countable

18. Always Plural All of us are going to the beach. Manywere at the seminar.

19. Example 2:Singular or Plural? A: Each of the students is responsible. B: Each of the students are responsible. plural subject

20. Method 2: Natural/Communicative Language Teaching Theory Instead of telling the answer, the teacher models correct grammar: Teacher: “Is each of the students responsible for their homework?” Student: “Yes, each of the students is responsible for their homework.”

21. Rule: each, everyone, and everybody are always singular! Right: Each of the students is responsible Wrong: Each of the students are responsible even though the noun is plural “each” always acts as singular

22. Naka gets? T: “Has each of you eaten breakfast?” S: “Yes, each of us has eaten breakfast.” T: “Is everyone following the instructions?” S: “Yes, everyone is following the instructions.” T: “Does everyone like ampalaya?” S: “No, everyone does not like ampalaya!”

23. Example 3: Singular or Plural? A: Precious as well her friend isgoing to the store. B:Precious as well as her friend are going to the store.

24. Method 3: Total Physical Response Students physically act out grammar rules: PRECIOUS ARE IS GOING TO THE STORE ALONG WITH HER FRIEND

25. Rule 1: inserted phrases do not change the subject from singular to plural Yes: Precious along with her friendis going to the store. No: Precious along with her friendare going to the store. Rule 1: inserted phrases do not change the subject from singular to plural Yes: Precious along with her friend isgoing to the store. No: Precious along with her friend are going to the store.

26. Inserted phrases Rule 2: the conjunction “and” doeschange the subject from singular to plural No: Precious and her friend is going to the store. Yes:Precious and her friend are going to the store.

27. Naka Gets? Singular or Plural? SIR RUEL IS PRECIOUS HER FRIEND AND ARE GOING TO THE STORE ALONG WITH MA’AM ARLENE COMING WITH ME

28. Method 4: Mother Tongue Scaffolding Teacher compares Waray grammar with English to bridge students’ old and new knowledge.

29. Method 5: Game Playing Teacher uses • Competition • Rewards • Total Physical Response • Visuals to motivate students.

30. What are the 5 interactive methods of teaching grammar introduced today? Visual Reinforcement Mother Tongue Scaffolding Natural/Communicative Language Game Playing Total Physical Response

31. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each method? • Pros • Cons Visual Reinforcement Mother Tongue Scaffolding Natural/Communicative Language Game Playing Total Physical Response

32. Post-Test 1. Everyone have arrived at the restaurant. 2. Some flowers were spilled on the floor. 3. Some rice were spilled on the floor. 4. All the food was eaten at the dinner. 5. All the people was satisfied after the meal. 6. All of us were drinking coke. 7. Each of the guests were on time to the party. 8. Everybody were singing their favorite songs. 9. Have each of you finished your meal? 10. The prince as well as the princess were born in February. 11. The dog and the cat were fighting in the yard. 12. Together with his friends, Sir Ruelwere travelling to Ormoc. Directions: Examine the following sentences. If the underlined word is used correctly, write “C”. If incorrect, write the correct word.

33. Tapos Na! Say “Uhh”! • Questions? • Comments? • Violent Reactions? “I am going to go to the internet for some information on breakfast.”