Review on Friday, August 16th

Content-based Instruction-logic&Language

Today is sandwich day. Dr.Schwab mentioned dictowatch which we did last Wednesday with Brad. I thought Dr.Schwab said we can call him Bob, but all of us call him Dr.Schwab. I don’t know why. He is the only man we call with sir name.

Today’s topic was writing. It is a good way to notice the gap and for grammar understanding.

TOEIC shows us well about a graded method for providing students with writing tasks. It stars with small things and then goes to more complicated writing.

1) Start with sentence and paragraph construction.

2) simple essay: manage simple paragraph.

3) context: academic writing.

He mentioned ‘fishing rod’ but I can’t remember what it was. Already 4 days past.

 

To give students a task like 1), it would be okay to let students make pairs or groups of three. If there are more people, someone must be left alone. In pair or group, students can do social discussion. The teacher should give them short writing because with a long passage, students would focus on content, not the language. By describing the picture, students can manage small pieces. In other words, they need to write basic sentences first. It could be a good practice.

 

It may be done every class. Give just five minutes a day. Give students a picture and two or three words(not more than three). Students could make a sentence with them. The given words should create some context like words in story board. They act like a trigger.

 

We have to build student’s basic skills and maintain them on a regular basis. That’s why we should provide them with everyday writing work and teach them from foundation.

 

Korean students are VISUAL learners. Use their strong point: give them visual things/material like photos.

 

On the other side of strong at visual materials, we are weak at auditory stimulus. That’s why we turn up the volume when we try to look at and listen to something at the same time. By turning up the volume, we can help our brains pay attention to the thing.

 

 

Can, CAN’T. They are hard to differentiate. I usually guess them from the context.

 

Practicum and Microteaching

I Should Watch the Video Again!!!