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YL Material Design & Development. Week 4 Sample Lesson 1 & Processing YL’s Halliwell & Paul. Housekeeping: Name Cards. Name: _________________ English Nickname: _________. Email address: ______________ Phone #: __________________. Your Picture.
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YL Material Design & Development Week 4 Sample Lesson 1 & Processing YL’s Halliwell & Paul
Housekeeping:Name Cards Name: _________________ English Nickname: _________ Email address: ______________ Phone #: __________________ Your Picture Something about your self:_________ ______________________________
Homework for Next Week • Read and answer the questions to EIF Framework and Kurzweil & Scholl’s “Chapter 4” p. 178 (Qs) pp. 179-187 (reading) Reflection on Homework • Discuss in small groups or with a partner: • Describe the 5th or 6th stages in the active learning cycle. What happens in each stage? • How are thinking and learning related? Why do we want to make our Ss think? Who initiates the learning when Ss are thinking? • Why is personal involvement important How does it help Ss learning?
Sample Lesson #1 • Please pretend that you are second grade, low-intermediate/intermediate level middle school students. • As you participate in this lesson, please try to take mental note of: • the different features of materials that are used in the lesson. • how it illustrates the basic principles of lesson planning.
Sample Lesson 1 Let’s Talk about People
Ais ___ than B. Alice Cindy Jane Mary
A: Is A ___ than B? B: Yes, A is ___ than B. No, B is ___ than A . // No, A isn’t ___ than B. Jane Alice Cindy Mary
Is Bibetter than SG Wanna Be? No, Bi isn’t better than SG Wanna Be. A: Is A ____ than B ? B: Yes, A is ____ than B . No, B is ____ than A . No, A isn’t ____ than B .
Processing The Lesson • What are the productive skills? What are the receptive skills? What skill was taught in this lesson? • How was Ss prior knowledge assessed? • What were the materials I used in this lesson? Make a list? • What role did those materials play? How did they help Ss learning? • How does the lesson and/or materials conform/differ from Tomlinson’s recommendations for good materials?
Materials Used in Sample Lesson 1 • laminated pictures on walls • additional pictures on desk • White board • PowerPoint • Students • The monkey • worksheets and handouts • Teacher Re-grouping at end of lesson • Graphic Organizer (chart on WB)
Features of Good Materials in Lesson 1 1. Impact 2. Puts Ss at ease 3. Develops confidence 4. Relevant and useful because Ss talk about famous people they care about 5. Self-Investment & discovery (puzzle game) 8. Communicative purpose (survey) 11. Learning styles (visual and kinesthetic learners accommodated) 13. Silent period 15. Not too much controlled practice 16. Outcome feedback
Discussing Halliwell • Can you think of examples of how children are good at the following: • Interpreting meaning • Using language creatively • Learning indirectly • Having fun • Imagination • No fear of talking/Desire for interaction
Discussing Halliwell • The implications: • Use gestures facial expressions and actions to help convey your meaning • Allow Ss to guess and play creatively with the language and guide their guessing to help them find the correct expression indirectly • Use games and fun activities • Allow Ss to use their imaginations to create something new with the language they are learning • Let Ss talk; give them opportunities to choose what they will talk about
Discussing Halliwell • What does Halliwell believe teachers should base their teaching approaches on? • The author talks about content and attitude goals; what are content and attitude goals and why does the author say attitude goals are to prioritized?
Discussing Haliwell • Summarize the following in your groups • Special nature of language • Checking understanding • Treating Mistakes • Real exchanges • Teaching in the target language (TL)
The author says “in a child-centered lesson the children are active learners exploring the world of English.” Discuss the following questions with a partner: What does an active learner do? What is the teacher’s role in this type of classroom? What do you think you would see in the classroom?
As I read the story, see if you can hear these stages (make notes to discuss later with the class): Notice Notice Link Want Succeed Challenge Play