Third presentation on SLA... very complete!!

Second presentation on SLA

Sharing presentations.... Here's the first one!

Learning Styles

Why am I greeting you in these different ways? Can you connect it to the contents we discussed yesterday?....

Yes!!! Learning styles!!

Yesterday we discussed what learning styles are, why knowing about them is useful and important for teachers and how they can be classified and/or described.

For next class you have to think of an item to teach (it can be a grammatical item, or vocabulary, or functions.... whatever you want) and you have to think of how you could deal with in the classroom to make sure that you are catering for the needs and preferences of students with different learning styles.

Also, you have to read chapter 6 on Personality Factors. Please, please, please read it!!

One last thing....

ENJOY THE WEEKEND!!!!

We're back!!

Hi there!

Yesterday we met again, after the winter break!

We finished dealing with SLA. First we went over the similarities and differences between FLA and SLA, and then you worked in groups writing True/False statements, which we later shared. Now you have to finish your presentations in Google docs (please, Hector and Mauro, share your presentation with me: I have not been able to see it yet!). Next Thursday is the deadline.

We also organised the presentations for you to deliver:

Likely date	Topic	Group
15-9	Teaching strategies	Marina Cintia L. Victoria Jimena
22-9	Teaching vocabulary	Verónica Claudia Cintia M. Jéssica
29-9	Teaching receptive skills; Teaching Reading and listening	Eugenia Nadia Claudio Florencia
6-10	Teaching productive skills; Teaching writing	Mauro Héctor
13-10	Teaching speaking and Teaching pronunciation	Mercedes Paula Johana

Guidelines:

• Use visual aids (presentation in Powerpoint, Prezi, Google docs or others)
• All members of the groups should have equal talking time
• First read all the material. Then design and plan the presentation. Only then decide who says what. All the group members should be familiar with all the presentation, not just with a fragment.
• The presentation should be between 1.40 and 2 hours long. Time will be taken into account for the score, so please, respect it!
• Include some explanations, information and activities. Activities should be appropriate for the level of your classmates.
• For the slides, respect the 7x7 rule. And remember that when you deliver the presentation you are not supposed to read from the slides.
• You may include 1 or 2 videos.

Well, now....

In two days...

Hi there!!

In two days we'll be meeting again!! After so long!!!

On Thursday we are going to finish our discussion on SLA, so make sure to have read Brown's chapter 10 and be ready to discuss it.

Also, we are going to organize the presentations you will have to deliver during this second part of the year. Try to get organized  in 5 groups (of 3 or 4 memebers each) in advance so we gain some time.

And one more thing: so far I have only been able to see (and edit) the presentations of two groups (Jéssica, Cintia M., Claudia and Verónica in one group and Johanna, Paula and Mercedes in the other). What about the rest??  Remember my gmail is sracker2000@gmail.com. I'll give you until Thursday 25th, but please make sure it is ready by then!!

Reminder and suggestions

Hi there!!

How are you?? How are you spending your winter break?? I hope you are doing GREAT!!!!

I'm bothering you just to remind you of the presentation you have to prepare in groups.... (for details, check previous entries).

And I wanted to make a few comments based on what I have been reading so far:

• There are only two groups (six people all in all) who have shared their Google doc with me.... I don't know if this is just because you haven't shared with me or because you haven't started yet....If you haven't started, do not waste any more time... remember you need time for the process to be enriching.
• Remember in google docs I have the possibility to see the records of activity, what each one has done. Everyone should participate fully in the making of the presentation.
• And also, remember the....
  

Changes

Hi everyone!!

I have been informed that today we will all participate in the celebrations of our Independence Day, and will therefore not have classes.

So, except for the students who have to sit for the make up next week, we won't meet again till after the winter break. Please check the blog for any news, comments, asssignments, etc

What I would like you to do during the winter break is to follow these steps:

• get in groups of four or five
• create a google doc (option: presentation) making sure that all the members of the group can edit the document
• include me in the list of people who can edit the document
• make a presentation on SLA. Make sure to discuss the factors that play a role in the process and also to compare it to FlA. Those are the minimum contents required. If you want to inlcude more contents, you can.

Do not hesitate to contact me in case you have any doubts.

SLA

Hello there!!

I'm sorry it has taken me longer than usual to write about our class... it was my daughter's birthday and I was very busy!!

Now that I can turn on my computer, let me tell you that last class we started dealing with Second Language Acquisition. What we have done so far is reflect on both the similarities and differences between First and Second Language Acquisition, and start a list of all the factors that play a role in the SLA process...

For next class you have to read chapter 10 by Brown, on Theories of SLA.

Also, remember to keep your blog updated. Since we are dealing with a crucial topic of our subject, you may want to post things related to the topic (videos, articles, news or even a personal reflection based primarily on your own experience).

Please remember that on Thursday 14th July we'll have the make up of the term test. So, those of you who do not need to sit for the make up should not attend the class that day. This means that next Thursday is our last class before the winter break... please do not miss it!!!

And now... I hope you enjoy this rainy day!!