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Student-Led Classes as a Technique for Teaching and Assessing Foreign Languages . Elena P. Clark UNC-Chapel Hill. “Why exactly are we here ?”. Sometimes Class Feels Like This. ''The best of the best of the best, sir ! With honors.''.
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Student-Led Classes as a Technique for Teaching and Assessing Foreign Languages Elena P. Clark UNC-Chapel Hill
''The best of the best of the best, sir! With honors.''
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How does student teaching combat these problems? • Gives students sovereignty over and responsibility for the learning process
How does student teaching combat these problems? • Gives students sovereignty over and responsibility for the learning process • Allows students to research areas of personal interest
How does student teaching combat these problems? • Gives students sovereignty over and responsibility for the learning process • Allows students to research areas of personal interest • Breaks down student/teacher divide
How does student teaching combat these problems? • Gives students sovereignty over and responsibility for the learning process • Allows students to research areas of personal interest • Breaks down student/teacher divide • Causes students to think about process of language/knowledge acquisition
Potential Pitfalls • Poor quality teaching/use of target language • Students overwhelmed with terror • Is it “fair”?
The Process—Part 1 • Choose dates
The Process—Part 1 • Choose dates • In-class brainstorming for topic ideas
The Process—Part 1 • Choose dates • In-class brainstorming for topic ideas • Encourages discussion in target language of potential topics
The Process—Part 1 • Choose dates • In-class brainstorming for topic ideas • Encourages discussion in target language of potential topics • In-class discussion of what makes good teachers and good students
The Process—Part 1 • Choose dates • In-class brainstorming for topic ideas • Encourages discussion in target language of potential topics • In-class discussion of what makes good teachers and good students • Encourages students to play their part when others are teaching
The Process—Part 2 • Individual meeting with students to discuss topic ideas, potential materials, and lesson plans
The Process—Part 2 • Individual meeting with students to discuss topic ideas, potential materials, and lesson plans • Review of materials and lesson plan
The Process—Part 3 • Students teach class
The Process—Part 3 • Students teach class • I grade their efforts with grading rubric posted on class website
The Process—Part 4 • Students write reflection essay in target language
The Process—Part 4 • Students write reflection essay in target language • I grade reflection essay with grading rubric posted on class website
Discussion • Group 1: Discuss potential lesson topics • Group 2: Discuss potential materials and exercises • Group 3: Discuss potential pitfalls and how to avoid them • Group 4: Discuss how to utilize student teaching in the beginning or low-intermediate language classroom