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Budget-Friendly Task-Based Learning Strategies for Engaging ESL Classes

Discover practical and cost-effective methods to enhance English language teaching using tasks and performance assessment. Learn efficient ways to engage students with low prep and budget resources in this insightful guide by Sara Davila.

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Budget-Friendly Task-Based Learning Strategies for Engaging ESL Classes

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  1. Task Based Learning and Performance Assessment Low Budget, No Budget, Low Prep Sara Davila 2009

  2. Analyzing your Program • Books and Materials • Co-teachers • Language Goals • Communicative Goals • Student Interaction Sara Davila 2009

  3. Budgets • Teacher’s aren’t rich. • Large investments of money are not necessary to have a great class. • Think about what is in the classroom and how it can be used • Consider what you need and save the money for things that will be useful and engaging long term • Lot’s can be done with paper, pencils, a notebook, scissors and some tape (most of these items are free) Sara Davila 2009

  4. On Prep Time • Don’t work harder than your students. • Prep time can take less than half the time students will use the materials • 45 minutes Students Talking • 10-15 minutes prep Sara Davila 2009

  5. Teacher Talk Time • How much time does the teacher spend talking? • Aim for less than 15 minutes of talking time per class • Burden of speaking and engaging is on the students Sara Davila 2009

  6. Task Based Learning • Learning in which students work together to complete an item of work using English as a tool to communicate. • Provide an opportunity for students to speak to others in the class. Sara Davila 2009

  7. Stages • Pre-Task • Short language introduction or review • Task • What students will do • Post Task • Presentation or Reflection Sara Davila 2009

  8. Low Prep Low Budget Tasks • Information Gaps • Have students create information personally or in teams • Rearrange the class to discuss and find the information Sara Davila 2009

  9. Information Gaps • In a basic information gap • One or both students have different information • Students use language to share information • When finished students have the same information Sara Davila 2009

  10. Interview • Questions from materials • Students ask and answer each other • Can be designed for small group or large whole group communication Sara Davila 2009

  11. Card Games • Have students make the games and the cards • Students keep the materials, part of the portfolio • Sharing materials between classes so peers can see what others are doing Sara Davila 2009

  12. Diagrams • Diagrams and charts can help organize information • Bar Graphs and Line Graphs can be used with and interview to find out what students have learned • (excellent with a Jigsaw) • Venn Diagrams excellent for comparing information in different areas • Builds higher level critical thinking skills Sara Davila 2009

  13. Sample Diagrams Sara Davila 2009

  14. Hole Stories/Dialogues • Using a dialogue or story from the materials • Students re-write to create missing spaces • Working in pairs, one reads, partners listen and fill in the holes Sara Davila 2009

  15. Bingo • Fun for the Students • Expands on learner creativity and control • Easy to create several games in a single class Sara Davila 2009

  16. Assessment Observation Sara Davila 2009

  17. Teachers Role • Teacher’s role is observation • Observation affords fantastic opportunity for performance assessment • See communication happen Sara Davila 2009

  18. Seating Chart • Charts help teachers organize and collect information Sara Davila 2009

  19. Observation Criteria • Know what you are looking for • Be specific Sara Davila 2009

  20. Today’s Observation Critera • Speaking • Talking to others • Giving new ideas • Participation • Helping others • Listening • Asking questions • Adding new ideas • Taking notes Sara Davila 2009

  21. Points System • Assign point values for a daily class. • Average number of daily points • Student observation above or below average • Look for above and below average participation Sara Davila 2009

  22. Excel or Word • Excel and Word have functions that will automatically calculate formulas • Search on the internet for Grade Book templates. Find one that works for you Sara Davila 2009

  23. Questions • More information • http://www.saradavila.com • Includes this presentation for your convenience • teacher@saradavila.com Sara Davila 2009

  24. Sara Davila 2009

  25. Speaking • Talking to others • Giving new ideas • Participation • Helping others • Listening • Asking questions • Adding new ideas • Taking notes Sara Davila 2009

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