ENLT6704 S1 Intro to Psychosocial Perspectives

​ENLT6704 S1
Introduction to Psychosocial Perspectives on Language

By Paul Sze

ACT 1 : Listen to Daisy Lei's story: 'The Mentally Disabled Boy'

• https://paulsze.substack.com/p/the-mentally-disabled-boy?r=5cf74s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

ACT 3 (WG) : Put the following issues into 2 groups: Psychological, and sociological:

https://poe.com/preview/UgH5rSKo7sYRJzgV9qPl

Poll

ACT 4: IS IT GOOD TO USE SOME CHINESE IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH:

To what extent is this a psychological issue? (1=LOW; 5=HIGH)

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Poll

IS IT GOOD TO USE SOME CHINESE IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH:

To what extent is this a SOCIAL issue? (1=LOW; 5=HIGH)

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ACT 6: 'GOOD TEACHING STATEMENTS'
Respond to the following questionnaire: https://forms.gle/ens8ZDvhnXgtXf7t7

Open Ended

Put down one psychological perspective question about your students' learning of English that has been puzzling you. You may begin the question with 'Why ...' or 'How ...', or phrase it as a Yes/No question (Example: Why do some students acquire pronunciation accuracy easily while others don't?)

Open Ended

Put down one social perspective question about your students' learning of English that has been puzzling you. You may begin the question with 'Why ...' or 'How ...'. (Example: Do students need to acquire a native-like pronunciation?)