https://padlet.com/sgillway/1hgv23hqfphh Thinking behind the lesson en-us 2016-11-28 08:14:41 UTC 2024-12-20 01:36:39 UTC hello@padlet.com sgillway https://padlet.com/sgillway/1hgv23hqfphh/wish/140100645 http://ri.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A7x9UnbP5ztYOw0AtBZ3Bwx.;_ylu=X3oDMTBydWpobjZlBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2lyMgR2dGlkAw--/RV=2/RE=1480349775/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ted.com%2ftalks%2feli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles/RK=0/RS=EC55urVtP7WUW29EgIACwmxpmsU-]]> 2016-11-28 08:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sgillway/1hgv23hqfphh/wish/140100645 sgillway https://padlet.com/sgillway/1hgv23hqfphh/wish/140100902 2016-11-28 08:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sgillway/1hgv23hqfphh/wish/140100902 sgillway https://padlet.com/sgillway/1hgv23hqfphh/wish/140101042 2016-11-28 08:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sgillway/1hgv23hqfphh/wish/140101042 sgillway https://padlet.com/sgillway/1hgv23hqfphh/wish/140119757 TED Talk
These have become staples in EAP courses. There are some good reasons for this. Primarily, they are readily available without any copyright issues. They are very informative and cover a plethora of topics, which interest many students. However, there are a few drawbacks to them. They are essentially different to lectures in that they seek to entertain more than inform.  Thus, they commonly miss some of the key aspects of lectures; the signposts or organising phrases, the repetition or restatement of key points.  They can be by given by experts in the field, but lacking the skills in formal lecture speaking.  I realise that this skill is mainly learnt on the job and there is a wide range of lecture types which university students may encounter within and between faculties.  However, in general the content can be good, whereas the lecture itself may be weak.  This lecture by Eli Pariser is a good example of a TED talk and whilst putting forward an interesting well-supported argument is organised logically and coherently. The length, 11/12 minutes long, makes it feasible to do within the class and does not need flipping. Thus, I can monitor the note-taking performance of students in real time.
Note taking sheet
This was made by myself for this particular class to try and break down the task into manageable parts. I made it by listening and taking notes myself and selecting the key parts.  I decided to employ  a variety of prompts depending on the type of information.  I did pilot it with another teacher to iron out some glitches before using it in class.  I know it a compromise to provide a note taking sheet, but in the real world students will be able to prepare for and know the topic of the lecture and  they will probably be presented with the slides.  This is a way towards that. Obviously, time and resources are needed to allow me to make bespoke materials. I think the students appreciate it and understand that time and effort has gone into it, rather than just following on off-the shelf- activity.
Controlling Sentences Worksheet
As the course is moving into critical summaries, after initially concentrating on factual summaries I was keen to focus on this aspect because students are having problems  with it.  In the marking criteria it is only 1 bullet point, but 2 other bullet points refer to it concerning the cohesion of the text.  Normally, I use examples of students' work, but in this case I decided to write these myself, realising the lack of authenticity of it.  I did this because I did not want to just focus on a deficit' model, i.e point out all the weaknesses  and then see how to improve it. Instead I wanted to try and show the whole range from low fail to a high pass using a real, not theoretical, example. I chose my words carefully, so that when the students compare and contrast them they can focus on specific language issues. It is important to point out that these are not "models". Models are a problematic concept in EAP in CELFS. There is a huge demand from students and teachers for models of particular tasks to show the expectations in level and organisation. In faculties I have seen that many provide examples, as you yourself do in this task. However, we have found the models constrict and add a certain sameness to tasks, making them more difficult to grade. Thus, it is essential for me to be careful in the presentation of these sentences and focus on how they meet the criteria.
This worksheet helps to focus attention on the criteria, this will help the students later.
Hirvela book
This was useful in the understanding of the role summaries in EAP. The background helps to explain to students why they are writing summaries and its role in EAP]]> 2016-11-28 10:21:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sgillway/1hgv23hqfphh/wish/140119757 sgillway https://padlet.com/sgillway/1hgv23hqfphh/wish/140127948 Connecting Reading & Writing in Second Language Writing Instruction.]]> 2016-11-28 11:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sgillway/1hgv23hqfphh/wish/140127948