Sude Nur MERCAN by Sudenur Mercan https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2022-06-20 09:26:54 UTC 2026-01-16 12:13:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Day 2 Reflection sudenurmercan https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h/wish/2227143054 Today's task was listening activities. When I consider the listening activities I have implemented in my classes so far, I figured out that basically I am on the right road but still there are many points at which I need to improve myself. For instance, after today's session, I'm going to consider adding or eliciting some parts and making differentiation more, when needed, in listening activities that I can use in my classes. I haven't done the memory game activity before, as well. I may adapt that game according to the levels of my students.]]> 2022-06-21 20:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h/wish/2227143054 Day 3 Reflection sudenurmercan https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h/wish/2228140317 In my district, the most common speaking-related problem is the lack of background vocabulary knowledge and grammar-based teaching practices. I believe, the ideas from today's session would be useful to make a progress to some extent due to arousing curiosity of the students and giving them real reasons to speak. Making use of various mobile apps such as Flipgrid and especially Paper Slide may be a fun and effective way of practicing speaking skills. "An important item" activity can be a meaningful one, as well, to develop an insight and express their feelings.]]> 2022-06-22 19:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h/wish/2228140317 Day 4 Reflection sudenurmercan https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h/wish/2229195186 When I go over a reading text in MoNE Coursebook Series Grade 9 Movies Unit, for differentiation, I would play the soundtrack of the movie mentioned in the text (which is Dead Poets Society) and ask student if they know that movie or not and add a guessing task for the gist of the text/movie by having a look at its poster as pre-reading activities. Then I would ask them to skim the text for pre-reading again. As a while-reading activity, I would divide the text in paragraphs and ask them to match each paragraph with its main idea. After that, I would add scanning task to gather some specific information to answer information-gap questions. For a post-reading activity, I would ask them to change the end of the story of the movie (or a part they didn't like).
I think, my colleagues in my context would find the ideas which contain visual elements in them such as matching pictures to text, and also the ones that we divide the text into parts to make it step by step.

]]> 2022-06-23 21:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h/wish/2229195186 Day 5 Reflection sudenurmercan https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h/wish/2230065840 In my local context, the most useful idea about writing would be "Snack Writing" because it requires short, little and often writing. The general background of students in our district isn't enough to achieve high standards in writing. Our primary aim in our district is to enable them to like and practice writing gradually. This approach is also useful for the limited classroom time. I think, my colleagues would like the idea of Snack Writing the most rather than Process and Product Writing approaches .]]> 2022-06-24 21:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h/wish/2230065840 Day 6 Reflection / Grammar sudenurmercan https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h/wish/2230440838
In language classes in my area, it depends on weekly course hours and the needs of students. For those who have limited weekly course hours -which is 2 hours a week-, guided, explicit and inductive activities are most appropriate ones. On the other hand, for those who have longer course hours (5 hours a week), implicit and deductive methods are more useful. It would be unrealistic to apply implicit, free and deductive methods altogether for the students in my area.
In a PDC meeting, most of my colleagues would want to discuss how to adapt themselves to using non-traditional methods in curriculum. I think, the methods for unintentional learning should be prioritised but still, it depends on the general needs, weekly course hours and competence of the target students.
]]> 2022-06-25 22:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h/wish/2230440838 Day 6 Reflection / Vocabulary sudenurmercan https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h/wish/2230440969 In my area, the word class and collocation suggestions to teach vocabulary for students would be the most effective way because they need to have competence in them to some extent, first. As for Thornbury’s tips to teach vocabulary, the 2nd and the 3rd ones would be the most effective due to lack of enough background of the students in that area, so they need such kind of methods the most.]]> 2022-06-25 22:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h/wish/2230440969 Day 7 Reflection PDC sudenurmercan https://padlet.com/sudenurmercan/t1i8yudu3mqz1m2h/wish/2230784190 Being in a PDC for teachers of English in my local context has many benefits such as sharing the innovative ways of how to achieve goals in our district and taking part in finding realistic solutions for the problems there. From a personal point of view, I had a chance for self-development taking myself a step further in my profession and refreshing what I learned at the university.
As to establishing a PDC in my area, I have an opportunity to get help from my colleagues and trainers I met during the training through digital social networks whenever I need to ask something related to PDC planning.
I believe the PDC flow that was implemented in the training sessions gave us a vision about how to focus on possible specific subjects and various ways to implement them in our own PDC sessions depending on the general student profiles and needs of various districts.

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