This document provides an overview of an English B1 module taking place from March to May 2012 with 10 lessons. It discusses strategies for progressing past the intermediate plateau, including separating language study and practice and focusing on different areas like grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, speaking, listening, writing and reading. Resources recommended for language learning include Oxford dictionaries, BBC Learning English, UCL phonetic games, iTunes U, TED talks, and the CLACSON e-learning platform for this course.

1. English B1 module 6-7 blended
12 March – 21 May 2012
10 lessons

2. Hi! I’m David.

4. I was born
here

5. I grew up
here

6. I went to
university
here

7. I’ve lived in
Rome for 19
years.
In that time,
I’ve taught
English to a
lot of people!

8. DISCUSSION
What do you want from this course?

9. talk about
previous positive experiences
specific aims
- academic
- personal
What strategies can you adopt?

10. SOME INDICATIONS
David’s experience!

11. intermediate is different
it’s difficult to make progress
don’t drift!

13. progress
the
intermediate
plateau
time

14. English as English as
object of means of
study communication

15. strategies to get past the
intermediate plateau

16. separate study and practice
make sure you do some studying and practice
make sure you know which you are doing
(but when we talk about language, it’s both!)

17. language study is 3 different
disciplines
grammar
vocab
pronunciation

18. language practice happens in 4
different areas
speaking listening
writing reading

19. practise ‘real English’

20. resources: I
dictionaries

21. Oxford Advanced Learner’s
Dictionary (OALD)
www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com

23. Bi-lingual dictionaries
don’t use them!

24. Bi-lingual dictionaries
but if you must…

25. WordReference
http://www.wordreference.com/

27. Oxford Collocations Dictionary
www.lixiaolai.com/ocd/index.html

29. resources: II
sites where you can study English

30. The BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.s
html

32. UCL phonetic games
word to vowel symbol
symbol to words
sound to spelling/symbol

36. resources: III
sites where you can practice English

37. iTunes U
http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u

39. TED
(Technology, Entertainment, Design)
www.ted.com

41. RESOURCES: links summary
https://pinboard.in/u:davidatrome/t:Roma3/

43. What you need for this course
CLACSON

44. CLACSON
http://webdev3.caspur.it/cla/

47. Username:
CLA number

48. Password:
surname