1. SLA Teacher Interview
How SLA Theories Play a Role
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2. Contents
How SLA theories play a role
1. Profile
2. Before class
3. During class
4. Suggestions

3. Teacher/Student Profile
Teacher’s Country of
Origin
Type of Class
The United States
Sookmyung University GEP Class
Age/Grade Level
University Students
Proficiency Level
Novice to Advanced
Number of Students
15-20

4. Before Class
1. Swain’s Output Hypothesis
SLA
Theories
2. Krashen’s Comprehensible Input
3. McLaughlin’s Information Processing

5. 1. Output Hypothesis
“What is important in my class is
having students SPEAK more, even
writing and reading classes”

6. 1. Output Hypothesis
Opportunities to Produce
Language
- T speaks less than 20 minutes
- A lot of discussions

7. 2. Comprehensible Input
“i+1” Theory
Flexible
Unit Plans
i-2
Depending on the students’
understanding
i+1
i+2

8. 2. Comprehensible Input
EDMODO
To assess the students’
comprehension
“The Social learning platform”
for teachers and students

9. 2. Comprehensible Input
“EDMODO”

10. 3. Information Processing
Planning a Sequence of Activity
1
5 warm-up questions
2 Picture activity (describing)
3
Reading
4 Vocabulary/Comprehension Qs

11. 3. Information Processing
Planning a Sequence of Activity
5
15-20 follow-up Qs to discuss
6
Controlled
processing
(STM)
Presentation
PRACTICE
Automatic
processing
(LTM)

12. During class
1. Swain’s Pushed Output
2. Bloom’s Taxonomy
3. Vygotsky’s ZPD

13. 1. Pushed Output
S1, can you describe
“Chimney”?

14. 2. Bloom’s Taxonomy
Remember
Understand
Apply
- What is an essay?
- Complex/Compound
sentences
- How to write an essay
- Unity, Cohesion, Logic
- Apply the knowledge
to write an essay

15. 3. ZPD
Collaborative activities

16. Suggestions
1. Krashen’s Input
Lower Affective Filter
2. Memory
More WB Use
3. Bloom’s
Taxonomy
CREATE More

17. Lower Affective Filter
Students are allowed to sleep
- Engaging Activities
- Personalized Questions

18. Use WB More
- Stimulating 5 senses
- Dual Coding
LTM
Create More
Making
Stories
Various Activities
Posters Skits

19. Thank You!
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