lunes, 28 de noviembre de 2016

Techniques in Teaching Writing

Hello Class!

Having watched all the presentations, please answer the specific question assigned to you on a comment in this entry. Before answering, please read well, think about your answer, and be clear and concise.



Deadline: Wednesday, Nov. 17th, at 11:59pm.

martes, 22 de noviembre de 2016

Managing Large Classes

Please watch:

"Shaping the Way we Teach English"  Module 06, Managing Large Classes

Then, answer the following:

Video Segment #1 - Pedagogical Planning

1. List five teacher suggestions (Planning techniques and teacher behaviors.)
2. What did you notice about student reaction and behaviors in the classroom pictured?

Video Segment #2 - Classroom Learning Systems

1. Please write no less than eight lines describing anything you particularly observe about any of the following aspects:
- Physical organization of classroom space.
- Student movement.
- Class routines and teacher behaviors.
- Training of students and responsibilities assigned. 

Video Segment #3 - Student Behavior (Discipline)

1. How do teachers maintain control and provide discipline in a way that puts the focus on learning? (Pedagogical basis or assumptions, teacher planning, teacher roles, routines, student roles, responsibilities, etc.)

Remember that opinions cannot be exactly the same.

Deadline: Saturday, Nov. 26th, at 11:59pm.

martes, 15 de noviembre de 2016

Learner Feedback

Please watch "Shaping the Way we Teach English" Module 05, Learner Feedback, and answer the following:

Video Segment #1 - General Dos and Don'ts

1. Who did the teacher give feedback to in order to increase student participation? What techniques do you use to get learners to participate actively?

2. How could you use peer feedback in your own situation?

Video Segment #2 - On-the-Spot Vs. Delayed Feedback

1. What student task(s) did you observe? Was the teacher’s feedback appropriate? Did it match the situation? Did it meet the students’ needs?

Video Segment #3 - Feedback on Written Production

1. After each activity, write one or two techniques that might be effective ways of giving feedback on the activity. These may be feedback techniques that you observed on the video, or they may
come from your own experiences or reading.


Remember that opinions cannot be exactly the same.


Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 17th, at 11:59pm.

Techniques in Teaching Writing

Hello Class!

Given all the techniques in teaching writing that we have learned in class, please select one, either in using pictures, readings, or all the language skills, and explain it in no less than ten lines.

You can't repeat a technique that someone else already explained, so please check every other comment before you write your own, or I will not count it in my grading book.

Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 17th, at 9:00pm.