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ALEJANDRA SUÁREZ

How can English Area
professors present the course at the CLMS, its objectives and
content to be learned in ways that improve student learning?

It is presented to emphasize
on the objectives at the beginning of the lesson as well as at the end of it in
order to evaluate if students get them. They can be presented by contextualizing
the students so they know what we teachers expect from them. The content must
be presented through the activities; therefore students can also apply
deductive skills.

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Is there a tool or format that helps English
professors organize effective teaching? 

I would say there is no specific format if you know
the important elements to take into account such as motivation, objectives,
content, methodology & evaluation. However, you can organize them in a
lesson plan. There are different versions of it.

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Are there tools available for professors use
that are based on learning research and, therefore, really do increase
student learning? If so, how can professors use them?

Yes, of course. There are plenty of website which let
students practice and grade themselves. They give the opportunity to learn at
their own pace making the error as the essential element in the learning
process. 

 

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ALEJANDRA SUÁREZ

How can English Area
professors present the course at the CLMS, its objectives and
content to be learned in ways that improve student learning?

It is presented to emphasize
on the objectives at the beginning of the lesson as well as at the end of it in
order to evaluate if students get them. They can be presented by contextualizing
the students so they know what we teachers expect from them. The content must
be presented through the activities; therefore students can also apply
deductive skills.

​

Is there a tool or format that helps English
professors organize effective teaching? 

I would say there is no specific format if you know
the important elements to take into account such as motivation, objectives,
content, methodology & evaluation. However, you can organize them in a
lesson plan. There are different versions of it.

​

Are there tools available for professors use
that are based on learning research and, therefore, really do increase
student learning? If so, how can professors use them?

Yes, of course. There are plenty of website which let
students practice and grade themselves. They give the opportunity to learn at
their own pace making the error as the essential element in the learning
process. 

 

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1 When professors present the course at the  CLMS to the students, it is very important to have into account that the most of them do not like english at all. So first of all, at the first face 2 face interaction, professor has to be very empathic to the students and try to make them to go into the course as an opportunity to learn and grow up as professionals (as far as they are college students). It is about to achieve an "on-line book friendly introduction" , as well.

It is necessary to let the students know, they have all the teacher's support if they do thier best too. So, it is a two-ways relationship based on learning.

2 I would not call it "format", but there is. According to the class development and the students knowing, without missing the objectives, professors can have kind of a "map" that really helps in the class preparation. So, it is possible for us to organize our ideas in a meaningful way to make students can learn and include all the stages we think are important at the face 2 face interaction. Something like the lesson plan itself.

3. As an english professor at FUM, I consider myself so lucky since I have cambridge material available for developing my classes. When we talk about "tools", we have to be focus on what a real tool is. They are not just activities about a specific topic for being made and get good scores, but activities that really allow students learning, and that is why cambridge material shows itself as a great opportunity to improve students english knoweldge.

The grammar activities, the audio lessons and the writing tasks recommended are the result of a desing process in the ESL world; so, even the testing program helps to focus on what students really need.

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Andrés Cortés

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How can English Area professors present the course at the CLMS, its objectives and content to be learned in ways that improve student learning?

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How can English Area professors present the course at the CLMS, its objectives and content to be learned in ways that improve student learning?

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Andrés Cortés

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How can English Area professors present the course at the CLMS, its objectives and content to be learned in ways that improve student learning?

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How can English Area professors present the course at the CLMS, its objectives and content to be learned in ways that improve student learning?

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2.Is there a tool or format that helps English professors organize effective teaching?

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2.Is there a tool or format that helps English professors organize effective teaching?

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(ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ)

yes, there are.  Teachers can work with different instruments:

Forums, audios, videos, blogs etc...  The platform allows students to develop linguistic skills of INPUT and OUTPUT as Stephen Krashen affirms in his theory.

3. Are there tools available for professors use that are based on learning research and, therefore, really do increase student learning? If so, how can professors use them?

Professors can use a lot of tools, videos, movies songs, forums, wikis, books, role plays and games. This is useful to develop language skills and improve its.

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How can English Area professors present the course at the CLMS, its objectives and content to be learned in ways that improve student learning?

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How can English Area professors present the course at the CLMS, its objectives and content to be learned in ways that improve student learning?

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(Alejandra Ramirez)
The best way of presenting the contents of the CLMS to the students is face to face in class but there are others ways like:

1. Showing the importance of learning english in the society.

2. Motivating students to learn english of an innovate way.

3. Giving them accompaniment and help in the learning process  according with the goals.

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How can English Area professors present the course at the CLMS, its objectives and content to be learned in ways that improve student learning?

It is very important that teacher presents the course objectives the first time they meet. The rules of the game must be clear from the beginning. Teacher needs to motivate and inspire students to achieve the objectives. A primary factor is to demonstrate to the students the importance of the subject matter covered in the course. If a student does not believe that what they’re learning is important, they won’t want to learn, so it’s important to demonstrate how English relates to them. We must convince them that English is crucial for their professional lives. Having goals and expectations leads to increased motivation, which in turn leads to a higher level of language competence.  Goal setting gives students long-term vision and short-term motivation.

Is there a tool or format that helps English professors organize effective teaching?

Planning ahead is an important step to reach objectives. A lesson plan allows the teacher to focus on one objective at a time and communicate to learners what they will learn in each lesson, Thus, students know what they need to do in order to get the objectives.

Are there tools available for professors use that are based on learning research and, therefore, really do increase student learning? If so, how can professors use them?

Implement the use of authentic resources for example; menus, bus schedules, post-cards, photographs and video clips can enhance student comprehension of complex content concepts.

Also, teachers should help students build confidence. Some students have suffered the frustration, so they are afraid of learning.  We should create relax and comfortable learning environment in the classroom. 6

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1.    How can English Area professors present the course at the CLMS, its objectives and content to be learned in ways that improve student learning?

Objectives can be presented as things / knowledge that is necessary to learn in order to communicate with others. Objectives will define if the student achieved or not the goal. Objectives should not be focused on grammatical themes but on the other hand, they should mention what the students will be able to do when he/she masters the information.

Content is presented as activities or better to say, challenges to overcome in order to achieve the previous objectives. Vocabulary activities give students the tools to construct language on their own. The content must not be presented as a set of activities that have to be completed as a whole, content is composed by different things which can be selected to do or not by the students.

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2.    Is there a tool or format that helps English professors organize effective teaching?

(1)  Calendar, (2) Lesson plans, (3) Worksheets, (4) Websites like:

https://www.planboardapp.com/

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3.    Are there tools available for professors use that are based on learning research and, therefore, really do increase student learning? If so, how can professors use them?

One of tools that I use for my students to practice pronunciation before a speaking is http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal

Students practice and can listen to a good model. This is useful when they do not have the teacher with them.

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How can English Area professors present the course at the CLMS, its objectives and content to be learned in ways that improve student learning?
* At the beginning of the face to face class (thinking on blended learning) professors can present the objectives that students must achieve at the end of the course. Professors can use the help of visual aids. Also the objectives of the course can be part of the welcome message in the platform CLMS.
When a professor talks about the objectives, it is necessary to explain the methodology and contextualize students with the content. In addition, it's important that professors motivate students to work hard in the course goals.

Is there a tool or format that helps English professors organize effective teaching?
*Yes, there are. It's the lesson plan. With this tool, professors can visualize, organize and plan their classes in order to achieve the class objectives.

​Are there tools available for professors use that are based on learning research and, therefore, really do increase student learning?
*Yes, there are some tools that help professors. One of them is the lesson plan base on Jeremy Harmer's theory, where motivation and practice are really important during the learning process. Also there are some technological tools that can make easier and meaningful the learning process.

If so, how can professors use them?

Professors can look for information about the PPP method and start planning their classes. Taking into account that method, professors can integrated in their classroom videos, music, games, role plays where students must improve their knowledge and contextualize in a meaningful way the learning.

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How can English Area professors present the course at the CLMS, its objectives and content to be learned in ways that improve student learning?

Is there a tool or format that helps English professors organize effective teaching?

​Are there tools available for professors use that are based on learning research and, therefore, really do increase student learning? If so, how can professors use them?

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