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Language, Culture and Learning. What messages do our students take away from their learning experiences? Melissa Gould- Drakeley & Alan Blake. Discussion. Learning/Teaching intentions – Comparison of what we expect our students to learn
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Language, Culture and Learning What messages do our students take away from their learning experiences? Melissa Gould-Drakeley & Alan Blake
Discussion • Learning/Teaching intentions – Comparison of what we expect our students to learn • Learning outcomes – Evaluation of what our students actually learn.
Focus on Intercultural outcomes Identify how Indonesians behave when meeting new people, particularly that they ask questions that we may consider to be “personal”. What sorts of things do you need to know when meeting an Indonesian (especially a teenager)? Understand ways of communicating without words - learn to understand and use appropriate language, etiquette and body language in order to initiate, respond to and sustain communication
Teacher Perceptions – How students made their role play intercultural
Closing comments from the mentee • This has been an invaluable experience for me as a developing teacher. What I have found the most insightful is the importance of involving students more in the learning and assessment process – making them aware of where they are on their learning continuum and where they need to improve. Alan Blake