LEARNING MATERIALS

The following is the schedule for the two weeks in London.

The first week

The second week

The notes for the sessions are provided below:

TOPIC       : WHAT DOES OUTSTANDING TEACHING & LEARNING LOOK LIKE with SIMON GOODIER - 24/11/2014
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TOPIC       : TEACHING RECEPTIVE SKILLS AND LESSON SHAPES (ARC) with KATERINA ASHIOTIS - 25/11/14
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TOPIC: GLOBALLY SPEAKING: WHAT ARE THE TEACHING IMPLICATIONS FOR NON NATIVE SPEAKERS & PRONUNCIATION: SEGMENTAL & SUPRA SEGMENTAL PHONOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION with KATERINA ASHIOTIS - 25/11/14

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TOPIC : WORKING WITH PUBLISHED RESOURCES: WHAT TO ADOPT, WHAT TO ADAPT with  KATERINA ASHIOTIS - 26/11/14
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TOPIC : TEACHER DEVELOPMENT: DEVELOPING A CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION (CPD) with CAROLE ALLSOP - 28/11/14

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TOPIC : OBSERVING GOOD PRACTICES with SIMON GOODIER -1.12.2014
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TOPIC : QUALITY ASSURANCE & THE LEARNER VOICE with ANGELA EDWARDS -1.12.2014
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TOPIC: DIFFERENTIATION


SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:

1.      Ice breaking – Write “ How do you handle a mixed ability class?”

         Participants brainstorm and write their experiences on a white sheet of paper (Mahjong paper). The paper is then pasted on the wall and the Gallery Walk approach is used. Common experiences are highlighted.

2.       Input – input is provided through jigsaw reading and a bingo question card is given to participants for them to fill in the information. Participants evaluate the level and appropriateness of the text. Then have an open discussion.

4.       Activity – give a similar text to groups. Each group is labelled as elementary, intermediate and advance. Groups have to design a task appropriate to the assigned level of proficiency. The activities are displayed to be commented by other participants using the gallery walk approach.

Prepared By:
Marina
Ooi Kien Bee
Dr Prasanna
Aliza 

TOPIC : DIGITAL LITERACY WITH GAVIN DUDENEY

To create an interesting learning environment using technology doesn't need to be expensive. We can just use what's already out there on the net. Click on the links below for the websites mentioned, or click Digital Class for ideas on how to use these websites.

www.lessonstream.org  -  working with videos

Working with words - wordle.net

Gavin Dudeney's powerpoint notes
Working with audios - podomatic - a website full of recordings - I didn't do my homework because...
Audioboom is an app that can help to make sound louder.
Working with dialogues - www.dfilm.com - create your own movie

Working with presentation - www.voicethread.com - recipes
sonicpics.com does the same thing too
Webquests - http://www.theconsultants-e.com/resources/webquests/repository.aspx

Welcome to the easiest way to create and collaborate in the world You'll feel like a superhero - http://padlet.com/
Simon said Padlet is great for lessons when you want to get students to talk to each other
Gap fill activity on lyricstraining.com

Topic: Interactive Drilling Activity 

Activity 1: Whole Class Interaction

The teacher revised structures taught in previous lesson by eliciting structures from students before flashing them on the board. A picture of a restaurant was flashed, and students were randomly chosen to make a suggestion to go to the place in the picture. This went on with different students using different pictures, such as the cinema, shopping complex etc., but maintaining the same structures.

Activity 2: Group Interaction

The same pictures from the 1st activity were cut and 1 set was given to every table facing downwards. The teacher then made the class crowd around a table to demonstrate the activity. Student A picked up a card and suggested to go to the given place. Student B disagreed by saying ‘ I’d rather not’, picked up the next picture and suggested to go to a new place based on the picture taken. This went on till all the cards were finished.

Activity 3: Class and Pair Interaction

The students stood forming a circle and the teacher shuffled the same/new pictures before distributing them to the students.  The teacher appointed a student to make a suggestion to go to the given place. The student had to decide whom he/she wanted to target the suggestion to. The next chosen student has a right to agree or disagree to the suggestion. Then 2-3 other students were picked on before the whole class was let loose to mingle and suggest to each other.

Observation ended here but the teacher said that there would be a follow up of a written activity.

Further Comments:

I see drilling differently now. Students seem to be having fun. Drilling of the same structure was done but through different activities. Minimum preparation was done with the same set of materials for the different activities. One can change the pictures for the different pictures so students don’t get bored. I will try this in one of my lessons to see how Malaysian students respond to drilling. A setback that i see is that our students get 3 hours of English a week, while the students in WKC have 3 hours every day. Contact hours definitely affect quality as ample time is given for drilling and reinforcement.

Prepared by:
Marina Abu Bakar

Micro Teaching

As part of the course, we, the participants were given the chance to teach English to non-native speakers. Below are the links for the lesson plans and materials used in the teaching sessions.

Comparisons of People by Kala & Fadzli

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b6t7a9sahy7396r/AAAZcUAzlBZyydxVV-O4mAbWa?dl=0

Job Interview by Jamie & Marina

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eb5dp0vb8uz42sq/AABlNITaWzkSfKfWL19XSC12a?dl=0

Transportation (London Underground) by Charles & Gurmin

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/m9ypcarlgod58qp/AADgKe68o8Nbx1-f9SxfHS2fa?dl=0

Making Oral Complaints by Azmir & Bee

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7fhin6acsc7r78q/AACIIr3nlKsj649BMibD4lTJa?dl=0

Planning a Day Out by Ros Hana & Roza

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g789mqrf96yep13/AABfzdeyFAI_dnRbQjx99Yyaa?dl=0

Verb Patterns – Verb + ‘ING’ & Infinitive by Roslan & Alfred

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3e6ttam6auba59a/AABBP0MASJip_Nm8eijcqYsEa?dl=0

Interesting Places in Kuala Lumpur by Azmira & Anita

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yf0y3z14thtf07m/AACqNHjmlnhlc4iq4JaPUQjga?dl=0

Comparatives by Tan & Prasanna
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fmzxme5ypa2ghwy/AAC5gdNiIDlEb1XOyP8bf9pxa?dl=0