Activities Indulging the Heart and Minds: Journeys

Roni Lebauer

Saddleback College

What do we most want our students to do as language learners?

• We want them to be attentive

• We want them to be active learners

How can we do that?

Basic premise of the Journeys series

• second language learners have hearts and minds

• both need to be addressed

Hearts

feelings

• about the language

• about language learning

• about the content that is the vehicle for using the language

Minds

thoughts

• about the language

• about the subject matter

Why is the heart-mind connection important?

Issues relating to

• motivation and the effect on language learning

• affect and the effect on language acquisition

• the importance of meaningful use of language in the classroom

• learning styles and multiple intelligences

All of these relate to our students’ hearts and minds

JOURNEYS

• A Series for Young Adult and Adult EFL/ESL Learners

• 12 books• 4 skills• 3 levels

Design

Reading 1 ListeningSpeaking1

Writing 1 Grammar1

Reading 2 ListeningSpeaking2

Writing 2 Grammar2

Reading 3 ListeningSpeaking3

Writing 3 Grammar3

JOURNEYS

Principles• Lower level students have

brains and hearts.

• Lower level students can work with sophisticated content.

• Learning needs to be recycled in different contexts.

• Classroom needs and preferences vary and can best be met through interconnected single skill titles.

How can Journeys be used?

Flexibility is the key.

• Whole Class Use

• Individualized/Small Group Use

• Single Titles for Single Skills Classes

• Single Titles as Supplements for Basal Series in Multiskills Classes

• Grouped Single Titles for Multiskill Classes

Book 1 Unit 19 Schematizer

• Personalization of Unit Theme

Book 1 Unit 19 Reading 1: Informal Text

• Vocabulary and Comprehension Activities

• Personalization Activities

• Ideally lends itself to reading aloud after initial comprehension.

Book 1 Unit 19 Reading 2: “Real Life” Text

• Vocabulary and Comprehension Activities

• Tasks are appropriate for the text.

• The tasks are often easier than the language.

Book 1 Unit 19 Reading 3: Expository Text

– Readings of human interest and of general import. Appeal to intellect and heart

– Pre and Post-Reading Activities. – Comprehension Activities – Language Focus

Book 1 Unit 19 Consolidator

• Challenge Activity

• Quotes and Sayings

Fifth Unit: Extensive Reading

• Focus on global comprehension and pleasure reading

• Variety of Reading Genres

Supporting the Heart-Mind Language Learning Success Connection

Through supplementation, adaptation, and appropriate selection of texts

• Personalize material• Encourage communication• Make it relevant• Make it fun and enjoyable.• Appeal to different learning styles and intelligences.• Make it challenging. • Make sure it’s worthy of adult time. Treat adult

language learners as adults.