Announcement: If you plan to attend the KnightED Talks Student Showcase on Saturday, January 28, 2017, you may still do so. However, you will need to register on site (the day of the Showcase). On-site registration costs $20. Registration will be in the Morgridge International Reading Center.
TO PREPARE FOR OUR CLASS THIS WEEK, DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. READ: Teacher's Handbook: Chapter 1, highlighting the different theories, principles, and hypotheses that have influenced current second language teaching.
2. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING ACTIVITY: THEORIES OF SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION.
View the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqluSKmdMf4 (Approximate length: 1 1/2 minutes), noting what the ELL teacher does to facilitate communication. Type up some of the strategies she is using. Also state which theories, principles, and hypotheses have influenced her strategies. In addition, explain why you feel those particular theories, principles, and hypotheses have influenced her strategies.
ASSIGNMENT DUE THIS WEEK:
Checking for Understanding Activity: Theories of Second Language Acquisition
Understanding the Role of Contextualized Input and Output
Interaction in Language Learning
Teaching Language in Context
Field Trip: Curriculum Materials Center (ED 194) Orientation
Announcement: If you plan to attend the KnightED Talks Student Showcase on Saturday, January 28, 2017, you may still do so. However, you will need to register on site (the day of the Showcase). On-site registration costs $20. Registration will be in the Morgridge International Reading Center.
TO PREPARE FOR OUR CLASS THIS WEEK, DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. READ: Teacher's Handbook: Chapter 1, highlighting the different theories, principles, and hypotheses that have influenced current second language teaching.
2. CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING ACTIVITY: THEORIES OF SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION.
View the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqluSKmdMf4 (Approximate length: 1 1/2 minutes), noting what the ELL teacher does to facilitate communication. Type up some of the strategies she is using. Also state which theories, principles, and hypotheses have influenced her strategies. In addition, explain why you feel those particular theories, principles, and hypotheses have influenced her strategies.
ASSIGNMENT DUE THIS WEEK:
Checking for Understanding Activity: Theories of Second Language Acquisition
MATERIALS TO BRING TO CLASS THIS WEEK:
1. Notes:
2. Your textbook
THIS WEEK'S CLASS AGENDA:
Understanding the Role of Contextualized Input and Output
Interaction in Language Learning
Teaching Language in Context
Field Trip: Curriculum Materials Center (ED 194) Orientation