eso - next move talk: the challenge of motivating eso students in english, by michael brand, elena...
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The challenge of motivating ESO students in English
Michael Brand
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The world is…
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V: Volatile
U: Uncertain
C: Complex
A: Ambiguous
Right… But what does that mean for education?
VUCA?!
AND…
In a VUCA world,our students will need…
Memorising?Copying?Repeating?Comparing and contrasting Problem solvingExplaining cause-effectsInferringPredicting
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What is cooperative learning and what are the advantages and disadvantages?
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What did you learn?
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THE BASICS
• Go to this URL
• Double click to write something
• Write something (you can also write a title)
• You can add audio / video / images / pdfs
• You can share it via url or QRcodes
tinyurl.com/h7oc3eg
Alternative
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What is cooperative learning?
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What it isn’t…
Go and do that exercise in groups!
Students work in groups, but all studentshave a role to play for the group to succeed.Students learn from each other.
CLASSROOM USES
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• to gauge understanding on a topic• to brainstorm ideas• to gather information on a topic• to organize website links• to share information
… (other)?
To present a project
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How can we make cooperative learning happen in our classes?
With projects
What does a project need to be successful?
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Meaningful
Dynamic
Communication
Culture
CollaborativeReal use of language
Engaging
Exchange
Negotiation
PROJECT
VOCABULARY
GRAMMAR
READING
WRITING
LISTENING
SPEAKING
Learning journey
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Why projects? Training
Vs
Playing the game
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Training
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Play the
game
Around the world in 30 pets!
Students will have to find information about an unusual pet anywhere in the world. Finally, they will create a video explaining their pet. Outline learning intentions!
1st of ESO students
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Let’s move!
Before teaching something new…
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See what students already know: they can teach each other!
What animals do you know?
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VOCABULARY
1. Draw a big target
Back in pairs!
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1. Which of the animals on your list are pets?
2. Which of the animals on your list could be unusual pets?
Underline / highlight / circle …
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Vocabulary development increases when students have visual images of word meaning and when the words are categorized into
groups.
It takes a minimum of 15 encounters with a new word for a student to understand and apply
the word independently
Research says …
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How do you normally work with new vocabulary in
your classes?
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Word-Picture MatchingWord-Sound Matching
Classifying
Definitions
Speaking: guessing game
What is my (unusual) pet?
Can it…?
Is it…?
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Pic
Puc
Taboo
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Vocabulary in context
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Using vocabulary in conversation
Survey your class!
Find the common and unusual pets in your class…
Find someone who…Has a dog ______________Has a cat _______________Has a bird ______________Has a hamster ______________Has a rabbit ______________Has an iguana ______________Has a chicken ______________Has a turtle ______________
Report your findings
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Is an elephant an unusal pet?
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Real World Profiles
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Guided webquest!
PROJECT
VOCABULARY
GRAMMAR
READING
WRITING
LISTENING
SPEAKING
Learning journey
Around the world in 30 pets!
Students will have to find information about an unusual pet anywhere in the world. Finally, they will create a video explaining their pet.
1st of ESO students
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Morfo
Alternative: Talk about your pet, a pet you’d love to have…
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Another use of tellagami…
How does it work?
•Students create an avatar using a picture of themselves.
•SS add features to transform into an animal.
•SS make a recording: the app animates the face.
Animal Face Chatterpix Kids
Alternative: explain a pet
Students have uploaded their videos
What next?
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Watch 5 videos. Vote:
1.A pet you’d like to have2.The most original video3.The funniest video
Practice pronunciation!
Being recorded: make an effort!
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Conclusion
“Qui Docet Discet”Seneca, 16th century
“Contar cuentos enseña la lengua a quien los cuenta”
Artigal, 21st century
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