Hi guys,
Close to midnight and I think almost everybody has sent their assignments on time. Congratulations for a great job done and THANK YOU.
Good luck colleagues.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Feedback time!
Hi everybody,
It is time for you guys to give me some feedback so I can improve the contents and activities we worked on Module 3. I want to say I had a great time working with you and I am sure we will see each other around.
Please take a minute to post responding to some (or all) of the statements below:
1. Something I learned in this module
2. Something I will apply in my present/future teaching
situation
3. Something I would have liked to learn more
about
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Da rubric!
You guys rock!
Looking for the "perfect" book
I'm attaching the summary of ideas of the elements a good EFL textbook should have. Keep in mind all of this depends on the context, level and kind of students you have.
Take care!
Syllabus design
Hi guys,
Here is the summary of the four concepts kept in mind when designing a syllabus. See you in class!
LEARNABILITY
This concept explains
that some structural or lexical items are easier for students to learn than
others.
Based on this concept we
teach easier things first and then increase the level of difficulty as
students’ language level rises.
This concept might tell
us that, at beginner levels, it is better to teach uses of was and were
immediately after teaching uses of is and are, rather than
follow is and are with the third conditional.
FREQUENCY
This concept tells us
that it would make sense, especially at beginning levels, to include items
which are more common in the language, than ones that are only used
occasionally by native speakers.
Thanks to this concept
we are in a position to say with some authority, for example, that SEE is used
more often than UNDERSTAND, than it is to denote vision (e.g. Oh, I see). It
might make sense, therefore, to teach that meaning of SEE first.
COVERAGE
This concept explains
that some words and structures have greater scope for use than others.
We might decide, on the
basis of this concept, to introduce GOING TO future before the present
continuous with the future reference, if we could show that GOING TO could be
used in more situations than the present continuous.
USEFULNESS
This concept explains
the reason that words like BOOK and PEN figure so highly in classrooms (even
though they might not be that frequent in real language use) is because they
are words normally used in that situation.
This concept helps
understand that words for family members occur early on in a student’s learning
life because of the context of what students are linguistically able to talk
about.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Reasons to use supplementary material
Some
teachers tend to think that adding supplementary materials can create chaos and
mess during the class. But that is not true. Reasons that this kind of material
actually provides variety and improves creativity of teachers as well as
students are:
* to
provide extra practice in grammar, vocabulary and
pronunciation.
* to provide
extra practice in skills work.
* to add
variety in lessons.
* to
replace materials in the textbook that the teacher thinks is
unsuitable.
* to add
something that seems to be missing from the textbook.
* to
include more authentic material in lessons.
Read again
pages 177 to 180 of chapter 11 in our textbook and describe briefly an activity
you could do with realia, pictures or cards to support one of the reasons
stated above.
P.S. This our last forum! I'm missing you already.
P.S. This our last forum! I'm missing you already.
Monday, March 9, 2015
Web based activities
Hi everybody,
I see some of you might have still questions about the web based activity you are to share with your classmates for the second grade of the module. Here is a list of the steps and the link to access the samples I showed you the other day in class. Have a blast!
1. Select a non-educational web site.
2. Create a lesson using that web site.
3. Write a lesson plan for the class. (Keep in mind the elements and approaches we talked about as well as the instructional objectives material)
4. Talk briefly about the web page and the activity in class. (Wednesday March 11)
5. Send the lesson plan by mail. (Deadline: Thursday March 12) I know you are to start the next module that day but I am so nice that I am giving you an extra day. Isn't your teacher the best?
Textbooks and their flaws.
Hi everybody,
Hope you had a great weekend. Here is our third forum. We are going to talk about the use of some basic elements in class tomorrow. One of them is the textbook. Using a textbook has many different advantages but it might get some disadvantages as well. Look at the following chart presenting some common difficulties students and teachers might face when using books. Choose a problem and post a solution to overcome that difficulty. Thanks for sharing!"
Weakness
|
Teacher/Student Difficulty
|
Ways of Overcoming Problem
|
The textbook is designed as a the sole source of
information.
|
Students only see one perspective on a concept or
issue.
|
|
Textbook is old or outdated.
|
Information shared with students is not current
or relevant.
|
|
Textbook questions tend to be low level or
fact-based.
|
Students assume that learning is simply a
collection of facts and figures.
|
|
Textbook doesn't take students' background
knowledge into account.
|
Teacher does not tailor lessons to the specific
attributes and interests of students.
|
|
Reading level of the textbook is too difficult.
|
Students cannot read or understand important
concepts.
|
|
The textbook has all the answer to all the
questions.
|
Students tend to see learning as an accumulation
of correct answers.
|
|
Friday, March 6, 2015
Instructional objectives
Hi guys,
As we already know writing objectives is vital for teachers because it helps us to get a sense of direction as well as to know what kind of activities include in order to get what we want from students. Here are two links with the presentation on how to write instructional objectives and an article I put together with a more specific explanation on how the ABCD model works. Hope you like it and use it to write your lesson plan objectives. Have a lovely weekend!
Prezi presentation: https://prezi.com/bspn9-lqk9ff/what-are-instructional/
Article on the ABCD model: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/the-abcd-model-for-writing-objectives
Lesson plan samples
Hi guys,
Hope you are all excited about planning your lessons for the web site activity. As I promised here are the two sample lesson plans we checked in class and I have added one of my own lesson plans which is not perfect but it will help you get more ideas of what I want to see. Keep working hard!
PPP lesson plan: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/ppp-sample-lesson
PDP lesson plan: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/pdp-sample-lesson
Extra lesson plan: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/sample-lesson-plan-willy-45520268
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Team 1: Laura, Viviana, Juan David, Monica and Gina
Welcome team 1,
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to go through the following 4 steps individually (20 minutes), then with your partner discuss the use of the different tools in EFL teaching (10 minutes) and finally present your ideas to the rest of the groups (10 minutes). As always, should you or any of your team be lost surfing the internet or caught visiting other webpages, the teacher will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck!!
Step 1:
Watch the video on the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI
Think of what language skills a teacher could promote using blogs.
Step 2:
Check the following link. What skills could students practice with it? http://edu.glogster.com/
Step 3:
Go to: http://translation.babylon.com/
How could an English teacher use a site like this one?
Step 4:
Check the following two links. How could students benefit from using these two websites?
http://www.ted.com/talks/browse
http://esl-bits.net/
Team 2: Cesar, Xavier, Yaneth, Fabian and Huberto
Welcome team 2,
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to go through the following 4 steps individually (20 minutes), then your partner discuss the use of the different tools in EFL teaching (10 minutes) and finally present your ideas to the rest of the groups (10 minutes). As always, should you or any of your team be lost surfing the internet or caught visiting other webpages, the teacher will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck!!
Step 1
Go to the following link and listen for a while:http://splendidspeaking.podomatic.com/player/web/2006-10-26T05_07_12-07_00
This is an example of podcasting. How do you think a teacher can use this tool with his/her students?
Step 2
Check the following online dictionary: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Take a look at the different dictionaries they have in there. How could a teacher maximize the use of a tool like this with his/her students?
Step 3
Check the following sites:
http://online-voice-recorder.com/es/
https://voicethread.com/
What kind of activities could teachers ask students to do here?
Step 4
Check the following two sites:
https://storybird.com/
https://prezi.com/
How appealing do you think students will find them?
Team 3: Laura, Alberto, Dorian, Orlando and Hector
Welcome team 3,
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to go through the following 4 steps individually (20 minutes), then with your partner discuss the use of the different tools in EFL teaching (10 minutes) and finally present your ideas to the rest of the groups (10 minutes). As always, should you or any of your team be lost surfing the internet or caught visiting other webpages, the teacher will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck!!
Step 1
Go to google and find a page that can tell you a little more about what a wiki is. Think of some ways of using this with your students
Step 2
Check the following site: http://www.newspaperme.com/
How would you integrate a site like this to your classes?
Step 3
Check the following link: http://vocaroo.com/
Is a site like this of any help for a student? How could you help your students to use it?
Step 4
Find the name of two online encyclopedias. Take a tour of the site and make a list of advantages and disadvantages of using a site like these with your students.
Team 4: John, Sidney, Mariano, Camila and Ana
Welcome Team 4,
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to go through the following 4 steps individually (20 minutes), then with your partner discuss the use of the different tools in EFL teaching (10 minutes) and finally present your ideas to the rest of the groups (10 minutes). As always, should you or any of your team be lost surfing the internet or caught visiting other webpages, the teacher will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck!!
Step 1
Visit the following site: http://es.englishcentral.com/videos#!/index/all/all/trending/0
What kind of skills could students practice here?
Step 2
Check the following site: http://penzu.com/
Is there anything a teacher could do with his/her students in class using this site?
Step 3
Visit the following cartoon genrator: www.toondo.com
What kind of skills could students practice here?
Step 4
Find out what a wordle is. What could teachers do with this tool?
Your mission should you choose to accept it is to go through the following 4 steps individually (20 minutes), then with your partner discuss the use of the different tools in EFL teaching (10 minutes) and finally present your ideas to the rest of the groups (10 minutes). As always, should you or any of your team be lost surfing the internet or caught visiting other webpages, the teacher will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck!!
Step 1
Visit the following site: http://es.englishcentral.com/videos#!/index/all/all/trending/0
What kind of skills could students practice here?
Step 2
Check the following site: http://penzu.com/
Is there anything a teacher could do with his/her students in class using this site?
Step 3
Visit the following cartoon genrator: www.toondo.com
What kind of skills could students practice here?
Step 4
Find out what a wordle is. What could teachers do with this tool?
Educational Technology: Good or Evil?
Hi everybody,
Here are the link to the two videos we watched in class. If needed, watch them again and post your comments to the following question: Is the use of Educational technology taking us away from the real nature of teaching?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA1Aqp0sPQo
http://www.ted.com/talks/ramsey_musallam_3_rules_to_spark_learning#t-381128
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Approaches to lesson planning: The process
More on lesson planning
Here is a list of the links where you can get the information we discussed today in class. Good luck!
The planning continuum: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/lesson-planning-45441568
PDP: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/pdp-framework-45441887
PPP: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/ppp-approach-45441916
Elements of lesson planning: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/elements-of-lesson-plans
Advantages and disadvantages of lesson planning
Here is a short list of pros and cons of lesson planning. Do you think it is necessary to have a written lesson plan for every single class we teach?
Some
advantages and disadvantages of lesson planning - HIMANSHU MALLICK
Advantages
of Lesson Planning
1. It inspires the teacher to improve the further
lessons.
2. It helps the teacher in evaluating his teaching.
3. It develops self confidence in the teacher.
4. Proper care is taken on take into consideration,
the level and previous knowledge of students.
5. The teaching matter is organized in a time-frame.
6. It inspires the teacher to ask proper and important
questions.
7. It provides guidance to the teacher as to what and
home he should teach.
8. It helps in creating the interest of students
towards the lesson.
9. It stimulates the teacher to think in an organized
manner.
10. It helps the teacher to understand to objectives
properly.
Limitations
of Lesson-Planning
1. In new or odd situations teacher feels himself
helpless.
2. Sometimes simple matters become complicated.
3. More time is required to plan a lesson.
4. Teacher cannot work/teach independently.
5. There is lack of flexibility in lesson-planning.
6. The teaching process becomes more difficult.
TEFL Module 3 Overview
Hi everybody,
Here is the tentative plan with the goals for Module 3. Enjoy!
TEFL - MODULE 3 - WILLY S.
CURRICULUM AND MATERIAL DESIGN
CHAPTER
21 – PLANNING LESSONS
CHAPTER
11 – EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER LEARNING RESOURCES
DAY 1: March 4, 2015 (5:00 – 9:00)
Goals:
Understand goals and work plan.
Talk about the importance of planning a lesson by
discussing some general beliefs.
Learn
about the main elements of a lesson plan by prioritizing from a list.
Discuss two different planning approaches by making
posters.
Learn how to work with the virtual course by creating
our profiles.
DAY 2: March 5, 2015 (5:00 – 9:00)
Goals:
Understand how educational technology has impacted ELT
by learning about its development.
Research
on different ways of using technology to enrich EFL classes by having a virtual
quest.
Talk
about textbooks by discussing their pros and cons.
Practice
how to write instructional objectives by following a model.
DAY 3: March 10, 2015 (5:00 – 9:00)
Goals:
Discuss tips to use a textbook by reflecting on a
graph
Talk
about syllabus criteria by learning the features of different types of syllabus
Talk about the different uses of objects, pictures and
things in the EFL class by making presentations.
Share
some hints on how to use some presentation aids by preparing an activity.
DAY 4: March 11, 2015 (5:00 – 9:00)
Goals:
Review
the contents of the module by experiencing some communicative activities.
Present
web based activities and their lesson plans.
Assignment
1: Participation in the support course (A minimum of 2 entries per activity)
Assignment
2: Lesson plan for the web-based activity and presentation.
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