Using Using Song, Media & Corpora Song, Media & Corpora Linguistics Linguistics to Create to Create Content-based Gap-fill Content-based Gap-fill Materials Materials Gwen Atkinson Gwen Atkinson 23 April 2011 23 April 2011 The 15 The 15 th th Society for Teaching English through Media (STEM) Conference Busan National University of Education, Busan, Korea Society for Teaching English through Media (STEM) Conference Busan National University of Education, Busan, Korea Over the Rainbow YouTube Lesson
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This is a walk-through demonstration of an TESOL lesson sequence I designed using corpora linguistic insights and content- and text-based approaches. The lesson material is fun, useful and applicable across many teaching situations and English instructors of every level, elementary through university.
The YouTube video songs are Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World and Judy Garland’s original Wizard of Oz version of Over the Rainbow. The presentation cites background theory, including text-based and content-based teaching, Extensive Reading principles as applied to other text types, language as a social activity, and corpora linguistics for teachers; there is a brief introduction of how to use a corpora website for teachers.
Two New School courses influenced the development of this material: Language Analysis with Scott Thornbury and Materials Development with Steve Cornwell & Deryn Verity. The aim of the classroom materials is to help learners notice the fundamental patterns of English and encourage using the English they already know, in combination with listening, enjoyment and an exploratory, not-speed-driven, not-transmission-driven approach. Corpora data shows that song lyrics often share commonalities with spoken English, making them ideal texts for many language classrooms, while YouTube videos offer a platform for encouraging student-based inquiry and text-based exploration and dialog.
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Using Using
Song, Media & Corpora Linguistics
Song, Media & Corpora Linguistics
to Create to Create
Content-based Gap-fill Materials
Content-based Gap-fill Materials
Gwen Atkinson Gwen Atkinson 23 April 201123 April 2011
The 15The 15thth Society for Teaching English through Media (STEM) Conference Busan National University of Education, Busan, Korea Society for Teaching English through Media (STEM) Conference Busan National University of Education, Busan, Korea
Corpora Websites1. Cobb, T. (2007). The Complete Lexical Tutor: for data-driven
language learning on the Web. University of Quebec, Montreal. Retrieved October 2009 from http://www.lextutor.ca/.
2. Davies, M. (2008). BYU Corpus of American English. Brigham Young University. URL: http://www.americancorpus.org/. Retrieved October 2009.
3. The British National Corpus, version 3 (BNC XML Edition). 2007. Distributed by Oxford University Computing Services on behalf of the BNC Consortium. URL: http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/
4. Davies, M. (2007). British National Corpus (UK, 1980’s to 1993). Brigham Young University. Retrieved October 2009 from http://corpus.byu.edu/bnc/.
References1. Cornwell, Steve, Ed.D. and Verity, Deryn, PhD. (Spring 2008). Online class materials for the
course Writing ESOL Materials. The New School MA-TESOL graduate program,
http://www.newschool.edu/matesol/.
2.2. Day, Richard, Ph.D. “From Intensive to Extensive Reading: Building on Success”. Presentation Day, Richard, Ph.D. “From Intensive to Extensive Reading: Building on Success”. Presentation
at the 6at the 6thth Oxford Day, November 17 Oxford Day, November 17thth, 2007. , 2007.
3. Day & Bamford. “Top Ten Principles for Teaching Extensive Reading”. Reading in a Foreign
Language. Volume 14, Number 2, October 2002. Retrieved 20 October, 2009 from
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/october2002/day/day.html and
http://extensivereading.net/er/ERChar.html.
4. Kramsch, Claire. Language and Culture. OUP, 1998. (p.14).
5.5. Lewis, Michael.Lewis, Michael. The Lexical Approach: The State of ELT and a Way Forward The Lexical Approach: The State of ELT and a Way Forward . Thomson Heinle, . Thomson Heinle,
2002. (p.184).2002. (p.184).
6. Thornbury, Scott. Beyond the Sentence: Introducing Discourse Analysis. Macmillan Books for
Teachers, 2005. (p.111).
7. Tomlinson, B., editor. Developing Materials for Language Teaching. Chapter 23, “Materials for
Teaching Vocabulary” by Paul Nation and chapter 25, “Materials for Language Awareness” by
4. 4. IZ lyrics handout ~ IZ lyrics handout ~ ss do it together; teacher circulatesss do it together; teacher circulates
5. Listening to IZ song again ~ 5. Listening to IZ song again ~ no video; listen onlyno video; listen only
Somewhere over the RainbowSomewhere over the RainbowWhat a Wonderful WorldWhat a Wonderful World
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s nick-name
ukulele
focus on what you knowfocus on what you know
English word orderEnglish word order
Subject Verb ObjectSubject Verb Object
S S V O V O
Birds _____.Birds _____. S VS V
flyfly
He He __________ [upon a star]. [upon a star]. S V O S V O
wisheswishes
focus on what you knowfocus on what you know
ContractionsContractions
{ Subject +Verb } Object{ Subject +Verb } Object
{ { S’V } OS’V } O
As soon as I see a shooting As soon as I see a shooting star…star…
I I __________ [a wish]. [a wish].
S ‘V OS ‘V O‘ll makell make
focus on what you knowfocus on what you know
What little word What little word
often comes before often comes before
a noun?a noun?
I’ll wish upon __ star.I’ll wish upon __ star.aa
focus on what you know
focus on what you know
aa
anan
thethe
the patterns of Englishthe patterns of English
nounnoun
focus on what you knowfocus on what you know
What kind of word What kind of word
can come before a noun…can come before a noun…
to describe it?to describe it?
My ____ hat.My ____ hat. redred
warmwarm
FrenchFrench
woolwool
cutecute
??
focus on what you knowfocus on what you know
use your use your
general knowledge general knowledge
about the worldabout the world
What do babies do?
fly? cry? love? think?crycry
up? down? over? under?up? down? over? under?
Rain falls…Rain falls…
down down
Use the patterns of English you knowUse the patterns of English you know
to help you: to help you:
[S V O] [S V O]
[S’V O] [S’V O]
[[aa//anan//thethe Noun] Noun]
Sit side-by-side with a partner. Sit side-by-side with a partner. Work together to guess the lyrics.Work together to guess the lyrics.
Do the lyrics handout…Do the lyrics handout…
……Then listen to the song again…Then listen to the song again…
……Then discuss the lyrics again with your partner Then discuss the lyrics again with your partner
to double-check them…to double-check them…
Lastly, listen to the song a 3Lastly, listen to the song a 3rdrd time, if you want, or time, if you want, or
just sing along…just sing along…
1.1. familiarityfamiliarity
2.2. memorymemory
3.3. guessing guessing by using the patterns of English & knowledge of the worldby using the patterns of English & knowledge of the world
4. working together4. working together
5. enjoyment5. enjoyment
6. listening 6. listening
Today you’re using theseToday you’re using theseimportant language learning skills:important language learning skills:
Let time pass….
Steps of the ‘OZ’ LessonSteps of the ‘OZ’ Lesson1. Recall IZ video & song ~1. Recall IZ video & song ~ group “culture” brainstormgroup “culture” brainstorm
2. Preview the OZ video ~ 2. Preview the OZ video ~ build schemabuild schema
3. Watch the OZ video ~ 3. Watch the OZ video ~ for pleasure & interestfor pleasure & interest
4. Guess the OZ date ~ 4. Guess the OZ date ~ group/partner guessing gamegroup/partner guessing game
5. Review OZ video & song 5. Review OZ video & song ~~ group “culture” brainstormgroup “culture” brainstorm
Notice any “culture” you see or hear.Notice any “culture” you see or hear.
What year?What year?
Watch the Oz video
What year?What year?
Scan your lyrics paper
Scan your lyrics paper
to find the answer.
to find the answer.
What ‘culture’ did you notice?What ‘culture’ did you notice?
Steps of the ‘OZ’ LessonSteps of the ‘OZ’ Lesson1. Recall IZ video & song ~1. Recall IZ video & song ~ group “culture” brainstormgroup “culture” brainstorm
2. Preview the OZ video ~ 2. Preview the OZ video ~ build schemabuild schema
3. Watch the OZ video ~ 3. Watch the OZ video ~ for pleasure & interestfor pleasure & interest
4. Guess the OZ date ~ 4. Guess the OZ date ~ group guessing gamegroup guessing game
5. Review OZ video & song 5. Review OZ video & song ~~ group “culture” brainstormgroup “culture” brainstorm
Here is the APA reference citation for this ppt & presentation:Here is the APA reference citation for this ppt & presentation:
Atkinson, Gwen. (2011, April 23). Using Song, Media, and Corpora Linguistics to Create Content-based Gap-fill Materials. PowerPoint presentation at the 15th Society for Teaching English through Media (STEM) Conference, Busan National University of Education, Busan, Korea. Presentation information retrieved April 18, 2011 from [http://www.stemedia.co.kr/index.htm]. PowerPoint presentation and lyrics handouts retrieved April 18, 2011 from [http://www.slideshare.net/GwenAtkinsonTESOL] and [http://www.slideshare.net/GwenAtkinsonTESOL/documents].