SAP405 - Final Project by Maria Martinez Gomez https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9 A Classroom Task Adapted to a Student with Hearing Loss en-us 2017-03-24 09:35:32 UTC 2025-11-09 06:33:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Diskette.png FINAL PROJECT SAP 405 al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162351001 British and American Culture - Idioms and Expressions]]> 2017-03-24 09:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162351001 Innovation al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162352798 Educational innovation is based on the transformation of a traditional educational method into an innovative one by means of changes. The innovative method has the same learning objectives than the traditional, but also has the intention of improving the system and enriching the teaching-learning process.        (Cañal de León, 2002: 11-12)

  • The use of Youtube videos to teach English as a Foreign Language -> Idioms and Expressions from the British and American cultures.
]]> 2017-03-24 09:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162352798 Dictionary al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162353436 The use of dictionaries in the English as a Foreign language classroom is not usually promoted. 
  • Students always ask their teachers when they have problems with the target language. 
  • Only to translate words into their mother tongue.
Dictionaries as a source of culture -> Expressions and idioms are defined and exemplified in order to make their meaning more relatable to students from different cultures. 

Innovation Use of ICTs -> Youtube instructive videos
]]> 2017-03-24 09:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162353436 Special Needs al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162354535 The presence in the classroom of students with special needs is more than assumed by teachers and teachers to be.
Teachers should identify them and facilitate the teaching-learning process to students with special needs.

Mild hearing loss (26-40 dB) -> he could experience difficulties during the lesson. 
  • Use of correct materials and teaching-learning techniques to avoid these difficulties
]]> 2017-03-24 10:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162354535 Methodology al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162354585                                                                                                                                          Continuous Assessment Activity:
                                                                                        9 Activities per year -1 activity per unit     ->   54 linguistic units will be learnt per year.

                                                     6 idioms or expressions will be shown in the class per unit    ->    Youtube videos uploaded by thefreedictionary.com

                                  Six students will present six idioms in class, one per student. They can use images, videos, performances, drawings or other methods to do so.

          At the end of the year, every student will have presented two idioms and will have seen the representation of all the idioms suggested by the teacher. As a result, they will know 
                                                                                                                                  their definition and their use in context.]]> 2017-03-24 10:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162354585 Contextualization al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162355111 4th ESO students
English as a Foreign Language lesson
27 students
       - 1 student with Mild Hearing loss
The lesson will be carried out in the regular classroom, using the computer, the projector and the screen.]]> 2017-03-24 10:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162355111 The Dictionary al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162356283 Link to Youtube's page of thefreedictionary.com

  • Glossary of expressions and idioms useful for the everyday  conversation. 
  • Youtube page -> define and exemplify English expressions.

The use of audio-visual materials is appealing  ->  Innovation
]]> 2017-03-24 10:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162356283 al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162357005 2017-03-24 10:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162357005 Objectives al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162382174 - Practise the English language
- Learn English Idioms and Expressions
- Enlarge their Cultural knowledge
- Learn how to express themselves in front of an audience
- Share their knowledge with the rest of students
- Solve students with special needs' difficulties]]> 2017-03-24 12:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162382174 al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162386674 2017-03-24 12:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162386674 al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162387375 2017-03-24 12:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162387375 al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162388157 2017-03-24 12:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162388157 Justification al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162725141 Three issues:
  • Innovative before than Traditional
  • Misuse of Dictionaries
  • Special Needs
                   +
 Lack of Cultural Notions
]]> 2017-03-27 08:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162725141 Main Objective al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162725203 Presentation of an Innovative activity to be implemented during the whole year in an English as a Foreign Language subject. This activity is adapted to a student with Hearing Loss and its main objective is to promote the use of dictionaries in the classroom for the learning of British and American Culture.]]> 2017-03-27 08:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162725203 Conclusion al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162725322 Special Needs    ->     Their necessities must always be considered when planning a lesson or designing an activity.
Innovation          ->      Substantial change of the methodology with the same teaching-learning objectives. The results will be different.
Dictionaries       ->      Tool with a wide range of possibilities. Learn more about the target language and the culture of the countries where it is used.]]> 2017-03-27 08:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162725322 al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162743103 2017-03-27 09:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162743103 Adaptation for the Student with Hearing Loss al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162750067 During the reproduction of videos:
  • All the videos include subtitles in English.
  • Every video will be reproduced twice.
  • The student will have access to the videos reproduced in class -> Links
 
During the presentation of the expressions:
- The student with the disability presents:
  • No problem -> He will present using the tool he feels more comfortable with. 
- The classmates present: 
  • He will sit in the front row, in front of the student presenting.
  • If students do an oral presentation, they will hand him out a written transcription of their presentation.
]]> 2017-03-27 10:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162750067 References al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162753623 - Cañal de León, P. (2002). La Innovación Educativa. En Rimari, W. La Innovación Educativa, instrumento de desarrollo. Perú.
- The Free Dictionary (2015) [Youtube Channel]. Retrieved the 22th March 2017 from: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCUF6dhSFM9LCdSz5uUdH7A/videos]]> 2017-03-27 10:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162753623 al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162758717 2017-03-27 10:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162758717 al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162759086 2017-03-27 10:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162759086 al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162759252 2017-03-27 10:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162759252 al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162759490 2017-03-27 10:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162759490 al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162760047 2017-03-27 10:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162760047 al259409 https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162760517 2017-03-27 11:00:20 UTC https://padlet.com/al259409/46i1wz4wejq9/wish/162760517