The Birkenbihl Approach: Brain-Friendly Accelerated Language Learning
von: Nathalie V. Fairbanks
SpeakEZ Languages, 2006
ISBN: 9781411680999
Sprache: Englisch
54 Seiten, Download: 656 KB
Format: PDF, auch als Online-Lesen
| Content | 3 | ||
| Preface by Vera F. Birkenbihl | 4 | ||
| Preface by Nathalie V. Fairbanks | 7 | ||
| I. Contrasting Traditional Approaches to Language Learning and the Birkenbihl Approach | 8 | ||
| 1. The 4 Steps of Conventional Approaches | 8 | ||
| Step 1: Vocabulary Memorization | 8 | ||
| Step 2: Attempting to understand the lesson | 9 | ||
| Step 3: Pronouncing | 10 | ||
| Step 4: Practicing / Grammar exercises | 10 | ||
| 2. Birkenbihl Approach vs. Conventional Approaches: Fundamental Differences | 11 | ||
| 3. The 4 Steps of the Birkenbihl Approach: Using “Brain-Friendly” Learning | 12 | ||
| Step 1: Decoding - Understanding the Meaning of Words | 12 | ||
| Step 2: Active Listening | 15 | ||
| Step 3: Passive Listening | 16 | ||
| Step 4: Integration | 17 | ||
| II. Studies and Experience Applying the Birkenbihl Approach in the Classroom | 22 | ||
| 1. Study I: Teaching English in Chinatown I | 22 | ||
| I. Project Description | 24 | ||
| II. Creating the Materials | 24 | ||
| III. Designing a Test | 25 | ||
| IV. Teaching with the Birkenbihl Method | 27 | ||
| V. Testing | 30 | ||
| VI. Conclusion | 32 | ||
| 2. Study II: Teaching English in Chinatown: Indochina Sino-American Community Center | 33 | ||
| I. Setting of the Study | 33 | ||
| II. The Study and the Lesson Plans | 33 | ||
| III. Results | 36 | ||
| IV. Challenges and Outlook | 38 | ||
| 3. Observations: Teaching German in U.S. Colleges | 39 | ||
| III. Outlook | 44 | ||
| IV. Resources | 44 | ||
| VI. Acknowledgments | 46 | ||
| Appendix I: Listening Comprehension Test | 47 | ||
| Appendix II: Sample ESL Lesson for Chinese speakers | 50 | ||
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