1. What is language?

2 what is learning and teaching?

learning is getting of knowledge of a subjecgts;

retention of imformatin or skill

is relative permanent but subject to forgeting 

3. what is teaching?

gudie and set guidence for learinging.

4. Tranditioal and contextualized orienttaion to teaching and learning?

5. some questions about teaching.

6. Academic language proficiency--- cognitive academic language

7. how can chinese students learn foreign language?

a good learner's characteristics:( picture)

8 what is language and the parts of language

language contains:  thinking---content---culture 

language is a medium of thikning and contents and culture.

9 formal and functional view of language education: 

the roles of teacher and learners in different views) see picture 

10  The Developemnt of academic expertise

   focus on language, meaning 

11. the different language learner:

visual students; auditory ; kinesthetic tactile learning

extroverted and introverted

closure-oriented and jludging and open and perceiving learners

12  how to teach different learner( age) 

affective facotors,  sensor input attention input, intellectual development should be paid attention to 

in different stage, we should teaching different contents, authentic meaning 

13 how to different proficiency? 

we should have different goals for different proficiency.

14. what is a good teacher?

should be a good language learner;

15. what kind of teaching is efficient?

16.  twelve principles by Brown(2007)

classified into three gourps
conitive priniciples, socipoaffective principles, Linguistiv principles.

cognitive priniciples: (5 principles)

automaitcity--enough parctice make learning automatically;

meaning learning; create meaning learning

teaching should give reward;

motivation

strategoc investment

how a teacher motivate students?

1) set a personal example with your own behavior 

2) create a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere in the class

3) teacher present the tasks properly with clear instructions

4) develop a good relationship with the learners

5) increase the learners' self confidence

6) make the language classes interesting 

7) personlize the learning p*ess.

How to give students strategic investment?

1)give students  opportunities to learn stregies  for communication and learning.