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.
