FRENCH IN ROOM 2

ABOUT THE RESEARCHER

Matthew Trudell

Nationality Canadian

Currently residing in Hamilton, New Zealand

St Andrews Middle School

matt@sams.school.nzGST number52610321

RESEARCH

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SAMS is an inner city school, with a decile rating of 4. There are 156 students made up of 17 distinct ethnicities.

NZ Pakeha

Maori

Indian

Korean

Filipino

South African

Tongan

British

African American

Taiwanese

German

Chinese

Thai

Sri Lankan

Cook Islands Maori

Kiribati

Australian

ROOM 2’S ETHNIC

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Ethnicities

Number of Students

Year 7 and 8 Ethnicities

Australian Maori Fijian European Korean Thai

What is Interculturality?

This inquiry is also informed by the interculturality principle that states learners should be engaged in genuine social interaction (Newton and Yates).

I am a fully registered teacher who is fairly new to New Zealand. I am Canadian and because of my culture, geographical location and my educational up-bringing I lack knowledge in the Māori culture, language and beliefs. Because of this I try to use the methodology of ako. i.e. reciprocity of learning, where the students learn through me and I learn through the students. This methodology thus far has worked fantastically. I have created a learning environment that fosters a belief that not only will the students learn from me but I will also learn from them.

Teaching as Inquiry Cycle

The cycle that the class and I used as a model.

Focus Question

• Does the use of video as a reflective tool for teachers and students impact on students’ learning of an international language, with a focus on speaking?

• This inquiry is also informed by the interculturality principle that states learners should be engaged in genuine social interaction (Newton & Yates).

Focus Group Name Year Gender Ethnicity Student voice relating to prior

Stanine knowledge in other languages/cultures.

Marc 7 M Māori Speaks English at home 4

Jean 7 M Māori Speaks English & Māori at home 6

Daisy 7 F Māori Speaks English & Māori at home 6

Lily 7 F Pakeha Speaks English at home 6

John 8 M Māori Speaks at English at home 6

Frank 8 M German Speaks German at home 7

Tulip 8 F Fijian Speaks English at home 7

Rose 8 F Māori Speaks English at home 7

Focus Groups Personal Goals and Objectives

• Marc: My personal goals are to be able to say a few sentences in French and to learn more about their culture.

• Jean: My goal is to be able to ask how old my friends are and to have a small conversation

• Daisy: My personal goal is to be able to ask my friends questions and to have good pronunciation

• Lily: My personal goal is to be able to speak many words fluently in French

• John: My goals are to be able to count to 50 in French• Frank: My personal goals are to understand and say

French words• Tulip: My goals are to be able to ask how old my

friends are and what they are doing• Rose: My personal goals are to learn more about the

French culture and to be able to speak sentences in French.

WHAT TO CHOOSE?

Room 2 came up with a few different ICT tools : flip

video, audacity, voice thread and voki that we thought would help us

show progression in our French

spoken language.

FLIP VIDEOS!!!!!!!!

After having a discussion, the majority of the student voice decided upon flip videos.

They chose to use flipsbecause they thought it

wouldbe the most efficient

way to show progression.

Not just Flip Videos

• Even though the main ICT

tool chosen was flip videos,

we have used a range of other

ICT tools to help us along the way,.

such as: data projectors,

laptops/ PC’s, blogs, vokis,

toon doo, prezi, power point.

WHAT PROGRESSION

LOOKS AND SOUNDS

LIKE?Student Voice

• Once the decided ICT tool was chosen, we then had to collaborate on what exactly this progression would look and sound like.

• Student Voice: The students came up with their own success criteria and we narrowed it down to four categories.

1) Fluency: how the language flows 2) Speed 3)Pronunciation :examples of words that need improvement 4)Confidence

FRENCH RUBRIX PRONUNCIATION (example)

RUBRIX

UNIT 1

Greetings/Titles

Needs Work

GOOD OUTSTANDING

Marc

Jean

Daisy

Show our Wordle on What they think it is to learn a language.

Answering the Focus Question

• The next slide shows how we gathered basline data, comparative data (kids videoing, student controlled environment) how the children were involved in self and peer assessment and establishing goals around next steps.

Answering the Focus Question

Collecting DataBaseline data was gathered

when the students came in front of the class and had a conversation in French, which was videoed. The students were then given a What’s next? to help them prepare for assessment for and of learning.

Answering the Focus Question

• Comparative Data: Showed longer , more authentic conversation, student controlled environment i.e. students actually manipulating the tools e.g. flip camera and reflecting on next steps.

Collecting the Data

• Progression Data: is collected at the end of each unit using flip video. The first unit assessment was teacher conducted, every other unit has been conducted by the students.

Analysing Data The success criteria were co-constructed from

the WALTS by the students, each and every student knows what they need to do to achieve success.

Once the assessment is completed all students up load their video onto their blog showing progession.

Students then complete a self-assessment and set achievable goals for their next assessment. What went well, what do I need to work on, what’s next?

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Students Conducting Self-Assessment Using Flip

Kids Learning Through Games (Ellis principles 7 & 8)

Students Practising their French Language in a dialogue (Ellis 7 & 8).

Students Practising their French Language in a dialogue (Ellis 7 & 8).

Showing Progression

Thanks to Room 2

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http://secondary.tki.org.nz/learning_languages/french

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Use of this report

Would you be willing for this report to be published on TKI? (The report would be edited to ensure teachers, students and the school were not identified if necessary)

Yes

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