April 18, 2002CLAUDIA ACERO WELCOME! April 18, 2002CLAUDIA ACERO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY MS-TEFL. COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING EFL 537

April 18, 2002 CLAUDIA ACERO

WELCOME!WELCOME!


SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY

MS-TEFL. COMPUTER ASSISTED MS-TEFL. COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING EFL 537LANGUAGE LEARNING EFL 537

LESSON PLANLESSON PLAN

To: Professor LYRA RIABOVTo: Professor LYRA RIABOV

By: CLAUDIA ACEROBy: CLAUDIA ACERO

April 18April 18thth, 2002, 2002


MY FAVORITE MY FAVORITE FAMOUS FAMOUS

PERSONPERSON

An Integrative Approach:An Integrative Approach:Language and TechnologyLanguage and Technology


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Education “lite”

DOES IT CHANGE OUR MINDS?

DOES IT CHANGE OUR MINDS?


Education “lite”

DOES SHE DOES SHE UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND

THE NEW THE NEW GENERATION?GENERATION?

DOES SHE DOES SHE UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND

THE NEW THE NEW GENERATION?GENERATION?


MY FAVORITEMY FAVORITE FAMOUS PERSONFAMOUS PERSONAn Integrative Approach: Language An Integrative Approach: Language

and and TechnologyTechnology

LA SABANA UNIVERSITY

AND COLLEGE STUDENTS IN COLOMBIA AI

LA SABANA UNIVERSITY

AND COLLEGE STUDENTS IN COLOMBIA AI


OVERVIEWOVERVIEWI.I. DESCRIPTION OF THE CLASSDESCRIPTION OF THE CLASSII.II. MATERIAL AND RESOURCESMATERIAL AND RESOURCESIII.III. LESSON PLANLESSON PLAN

A.ObjectivesA.Objectives B. ProcedureB. Procedure

1. IT Room Activities1. IT Room Activities2. Classroom Activities2. Classroom Activities

IV. FINAL THOUGHTSIV. FINAL THOUGHTS


I. DESCRIPTION OF I. DESCRIPTION OF THE CLASSTHE CLASS


A. CLASS DESCRIPTIONA. CLASS DESCRIPTIONCLASS SIZE AND

AGE

18-25 students 45% women55% men17-25 yrs old3rd, 4th or 5th semester students; or new students

BACKGROUNDBusiness AdministrationHospitalityPsychologyMedicineEngineeringSocial Communication ss


B. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCYB. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCYLSULSU

ORAL PROFICIENCYLearners:

handle successfully a variety of uncomplicated, interactive communicative tasks and social situations.participate in simple conversations and topics beyond a basic level.

WRITTEN PROFICIENCY

Learners:

understand main ideas and some facts from connected texts which are not complex linguistically.Meet a number of practical needs such as letters, postcards, simple narratives.


C. PREVIOUS COMPUTER C. PREVIOUS COMPUTER WORKWORK

Learners are familiar with RI the computerthe WWW The search engines and data basesthe MS Word, and MS PPthe idea of plagiarism and references

From their first semester they have a computer literacy class.

From their first semester they have a computer literacy class.


D. PREVIOUS D. PREVIOUS LANGUAGE WORK LANGUAGE WORK LSU

Learners have studied how to give Personal information and historyInformation about future plans and arrangements

PRESENT, PAST, FUTURE, SOME MODAL VERBS

PRESENT, PAST, FUTURE, SOME MODAL VERBS


II. MATERIALS AND II. MATERIALS AND RESOURCESRESOURCES

COMPUTER NEEDSCOMPUTER NEEDS

Hardware (1 computer per student)

Internet AccessPrinterTeacher’s Notebook

OTHER OTHER (BACK UP PLAN)(BACK UP PLAN)

Handouts

Library PaperBoardOHPTransparencies

CLAUDIA ACEROApril 18, 2002

III. LESSON PLANIII. LESSON PLAN


A. OBJECTIVESA. OBJECTIVES

GENERAL OBJECTIVEGENERAL OBJECTIVELearners will develop a PP

presentation about their favorite person by including facts about his/her past, present and future life.

INTEGRATIVE INTEGRATIVE APPROACHAPPROACH



A. OBJECTIVES A. OBJECTIVES (CONT.)(CONT.)

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES*SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES*1. Language Objectives1. Language Objectives

To skim and scan different texts about their character using the WWW to extract relevant information about the person’s life. To write a biography including facts about the personage’s present, past and future.To develop an interactive PP presentation to be presented to the class.




A. OBJECTIVES A. OBJECTIVES (CONT.)(CONT.)

2. Social Objectives2. Social ObjectivesStudents will be able to:

Participate in classrooms discussions by sharing information and suggesting ideas.Work with their partner to solve problems, take decisions, and self-evaluate their job.

COOPERATIVE COOPERATIVE LEARNING LEARNING APPROACHAPPROACH

COOPERATIVE COOPERATIVE LEARNING LEARNING APPROACHAPPROACH


B. PROCEDUREB. PROCEDURE

The lesson plan includes:PRE COMPUTER ACTIVITIESCOMPUTER ACTIVITIES POST COMPUTER ACTIVITIESClassroom ActivitiesIT room Activities


1. PRE-COMPUTER 1. PRE-COMPUTER ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

Teacher explains:the objectives objectives of the next 2 weeks of work.how the class will achieve the objectives.the purpose of using WWW for the development of the project.the way the project will be evaluated.

PLANNINGPLANNING PLANNINGPLANNING

DAY 1DAY 1DAY 1DAY 1

Classroom Classroom


1. PRE-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES 1. PRE-COMPUTER ACTIVITIES (CONT.)(CONT.)

How the class will achieve the How the class will achieve the objectivesobjectives

Reviewing language problems.Using the WWW to search for information.Scanning and Skimming for information to identify main points.Self-evaluating the project.Preparing the final presentation and report.Defining IT Room and Classroom classes.

DAY 1DAY 1



How the project will be evaluatedHow the project will be evaluated

Self-evaluation by using a “self-evaluation list”Between groups evaluation by using a “peer evaluation list”Evaluation of the Oral and Written report by using the evaluation lists

DAY 1DAY 1



How to prepare the final How to prepare the final presentation and reportpresentation and report

Students have to use either MS Power PointIntranet Web page (The University or Teacher’s)E-mail ([email protected]; [email protected])

Any other technological device (OHP, Video, CD Rom) Time Requirements



2. RECALLING PRIOR RECALLING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE AND VOCABULARY

BUILDINGBUILDING LYRA’s

1. Grammar revision on tenses GR grgr Present ContinuousSimple PastFuture (Will/Going to)Present PerfectSimple Modals

DAY 2DAY 2

IT ROOMIT ROOM


2. RECALLING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE 2. RECALLING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND VOCABULARY BUILDING AND VOCABULARY BUILDING (CONT.)(CONT.)

Ss will recognize famous people (handout 1)

Ss will recall vocabulary to write about famous people (handout 2)

HOMEWORKSearch on www

What is a biography? 5 names of possible personages

HOMEWORKSearch on www

What is a biography? 5 names of possible personages

DAY 2 DAY 2


3. CLASS DISCUSSION3. CLASS DISCUSSIONCD

What a biography is and kind of information to include.What possible categories. Analyzing a biography model.What they will search and how to structure their projects.CD Deciding on their personage. Start filling K-W-L Strategy sheet part K

IT Room Activities

IT Room Activities

DAY 3DAY 3


4. RESEARCHING ON THE 4. RESEARCHING ON THE WWWWWW

Students A will search on some sites different to the ones his partner hasA and B will skim and scan through the sites and articles to find relevant information for themA and B fill in the K part


HOMEWORKHOMEWORKWrite some questions in Write some questions in the W section K-W-L the W section K-W-L Strategy SheetStrategy Sheet

Continue searching on Continue searching on the wwwthe www

HOMEWORKHOMEWORKWrite some questions in Write some questions in the W section K-W-L the W section K-W-L Strategy SheetStrategy Sheet

Continue searching on Continue searching on the wwwthe www


5. SHARING5. SHARINGIndividual TaskIndividual Task

Students record their own knowledge in the KK part.

Pair WorkPair Work

Students A and B use their KK part to share information and generate more questions for the WW part.

Class WorkClass Work

Students share with the class some questions or sites or ideas.

Questions to be used Questions to be used next www researchnext www research

Questions to be used Questions to be used next www researchnext www research

DAY 4DAY 4ClassroomClassroom

DAY 4DAY 4ClassroomClassroom


6. NEW www SEARCH 6. NEW www SEARCH AND PEER SHARINGAND PEER SHARING

The pair finds answers to the questions in the W part.Students share some ideas with partners of other pairs. Individual Final search using search engines Individual Free-writing

HOMEWORKHOMEWORKSearch some facts about their Search some facts about their famous personagefamous personageThink about how they will Think about how they will develop their biography and PPPdevelop their biography and PPP

HOMEWORKHOMEWORKSearch some facts about their Search some facts about their famous personagefamous personageThink about how they will Think about how they will develop their biography and PPPdevelop their biography and PPP

DAY 5DAY 5IT roomIT room



7. BIOGRAPHY WRITING7. BIOGRAPHY WRITINGAND PPP PLANNINGAND PPP PLANNING

The pair shares their free-writing copies.They attempt to write a first version.They self evaluate it.

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HOMEWORKThey e-mail this first e-mail this first version to the teacher for version to the teacher for suggestionssuggestions

HOMEWORKThey e-mail this first e-mail this first version to the teacher for version to the teacher for suggestionssuggestions

DAY 6CLASSROOM

DAY 6CLASSROOM


8. PEER FEEDBACK8. PEER FEEDBACKPairs switch diskettes to peer evaluate their biography.They use “Insert Comments” function and “Tools Track Changes”

The pair receives back their biography and revises Further revisionsStart Working on the PPPHOMEWORK

The pair finds an external The pair finds an external person who provides person who provides feedbackfeedback

Inter-classes (e-mail)

HOMEWORK The pair finds an external The pair finds an external person who provides person who provides feedbackfeedback

Inter-classes (e-mail)




9. FINAL REVISIONS 9. FINAL REVISIONS AND MINI AND MINI

CONFERENCESCONFERENCES

Students continue revising their biography and planning their PPPTeacher provides a mini-conference to each pair.

DAY 8DAY 8CLASROOMCLASROOM

DAY 8DAY 8CLASROOMCLASROOM


10. ASSESSMENT10. ASSESSMENT

SELF- ASSESSMENTPEER ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT

Oral Presentation RubricsBiography

DAY 9-10IT Room/Classroom with Computer and Slide Projector

DAY 9-10IT Room/Classroom with Computer and Slide Projector


11. HANDING IN 11. HANDING IN DOCUMENTSDOCUMENTS

Students hand in their project portfolio :Diskette with K-W-L strategy sheets, drafts, PPP, biographyE-mail to the teacher with attachments: PPP and Biography

ANALYSIS OF THE EXPERIENCE


IV. FINAL THOUGHTSIV. FINAL THOUGHTSLearners and teacher gain experience through this learning process.The combination English and Computers helps learners to gain knowledge about important people in their fields. The integrative approach leads learners to use the language for different purposes. Reflection and analysis on the experience will determine improvement.


THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIMEYOUR TIME

HAVE A GREAT HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON.AFTERNOON.

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April 18, 2002CLAUDIA ACERO WELCOME! April 18, 2002CLAUDIA ACERO SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY MS-TEFL. COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING EFL 537