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English Language Skills School Amazing Paradox Enric Calvet. Manresa, July 2013

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English Language Skills

School Amazing Paradox

Enric Calvet. Manresa, July 2013

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Reading

Writing

Grammar

Interacting

Listening

SpeakingThis is how school has been teaching language skills for

many years

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But, language in life is completely different

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Main objective: to be creative!

Jackson Pollock, Convergence, 1952

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But not whatever the cost!

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How to do that?

Language Arts

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Top Six hints

• Activities, tasks or projects must include as many skills as possible

• Variety of resources and formats• Variety of assessment tools: process and

output• Engaging and creative tasks• Cognitive challanging• Integrated grammar practice

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The difference between school and life?

In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.

Tom Bodett