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Teaching Performance: what it is and why it matters

Teaching Performance: what it is and why it matters. Colin Walker P rofessor at Hoseo University. The Boredom Monster. * Too much explicit instruction. * Limited language learning. Going to war against the boredom ghost. _____________________________________ 1) Teaching Performance

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Teaching Performance: what it is and why it matters

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  1. Teaching Performance: what it is and why it matters Colin Walker Professor at Hoseo University

  2. The Boredom Monster * Too much explicit instruction * Limited language learning

  3. Going to war against the boredom ghost _____________________________________ 1) Teaching Performance 2) The Writing Box _____________________________________

  4. ZoltánDörnyei

  5. 1) Teaching performance ___________________ Dörnyei, Z. (1998) Demotivation in language learning. Paper presented at the TESOL ’98 Congress, Seattle, WA, March cited in Dörnyei, Z. and Ushioda, E. (2011) Teaching and Researching Motivation. 2nd Edition. Pearson Education Limited. Great Britain. P. 148

  6. Battling the Boredum Monster Crookes and Schmidt (1991) way to motivate students: Relevant Interesting Meets student expectancy Satisfaction _____________________ Crookes, G. and Schmidt, R. (1991) 'Motivation: Reopening the research agenda'. Language Learning 41(4): pp. 469-512. Walker, C. (2011) Managing student motivation through teaching performance University of Birmingham, CELS Essay Bank (in press).

  7. How to make lessons that are: 1) Relevant, 2) Interesting , 3)Meet student expectancy, and 4) give satisfaction • Leadership – supportive error feedback • Student rapport • Encourage students to make good mistakes

  8. Why is teaching performance important? • Ben Cecil (Dean of Niagara College) • Students: L2 learning outside the class • Teachers: it can advance your career

  9. 2) The Writing Box

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  13. #4

  14. Who was born in Japan?

  15. Topic sentence and Closing sentences.

  16. Korean Food Famous Koreans Famous places in Korea Unique Facts

  17. The Writing Box summarized • ‘Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication’ – Steve Jobs. Start from the middle (eg body sentences) Add topic and closing sentences later.

  18. 4)Evaluation • Show the students what you are looking for. I like writing that has: • Expectancy • Grammar • Creativity • Organization • /10 • /5 • /5 • /10

  19. Summing up • Teaching Performance: • Student rapport • Encourage students to make good mistakes • Leadership – supportive error feedback • The Writing Box – helps students organize their ideas • Encourage student creativity

  20. Oh and 1 more thing…

  21. Contact Colin Walker www.walkercolin.com colinjerwalker@gmail.com @colinjerwalker

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