Teaching Your Subject in English by Sonja Moll Ferreira https://padlet.com/sgmollbr/ycork7fz86g0 My personal notes on this course by Future Learn. en-us 2016-11-26 21:56:56 UTC 2016-12-05 00:06:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Week 1: How to get learners ready to learn. sgmollbr https://padlet.com/sgmollbr/ycork7fz86g0/wish/139989686 Before starting my classes, I always take the time to share my planned actions with my students by writing it down on the left side of the board. This is a great strategy to get the students ready for their morning with me. I go back to this list at least once or twice during the lesson.]]> 2016-11-26 21:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sgmollbr/ycork7fz86g0/wish/139989686 Week 1: Activating Schemata sgmollbr https://padlet.com/sgmollbr/ycork7fz86g0/wish/139989762 This is a very ancient expression for me in my teaching career, I heard it the first time during a Reflective Teaching workshop at Cultura Inglesa, maybe 20 years ago. It encompasses the idea of activating students' prior knowledge before starting a lesson. We sometimes tend to forget how important this step is in getting your students on board. ]]> 2016-11-26 22:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sgmollbr/ycork7fz86g0/wish/139989762 Week 1: Challenging Myself sgmollbr https://padlet.com/sgmollbr/ycork7fz86g0/wish/139989850 I guess I could optimize my list on the board wording it more towards sharing learning objectives instead of sharing a list of planned activities : )]]> 2016-11-26 22:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sgmollbr/ycork7fz86g0/wish/139989850 Week 1: The importance of eliciting sgmollbr https://padlet.com/sgmollbr/ycork7fz86g0/wish/140058334
Eliciting is important because:

  • it involves learners in the topic
  • it allows learners to connect the topic of the lesson to what they already know
  • it gives learners opportunities for language practice
  • it can stimulate higher order thinking skills and creative thinking
  • it allows teachers to find out what learners know so that they can build on it
  • it can motivate learners because the teacher is valuing learners and their contributions.
]]> 2016-11-27 22:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sgmollbr/ycork7fz86g0/wish/140058334 Week 2: How do you help learners to understand subject-specific content in English? sgmollbr https://padlet.com/sgmollbr/ycork7fz86g0/wish/140181472 In these lessons the teachers talk a lot about scaffolding.
I also just heard the acronym KISS: keep it short and simple, which I think is key when it comes to definitions and/or instructions!]]> 2016-11-28 14:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sgmollbr/ycork7fz86g0/wish/140181472 Week 2: How can we make sure learners understand our exlanations or instructions sgmollbr https://padlet.com/sgmollbr/ycork7fz86g0/wish/141634971 it is important we reflect on the structure of the explanation:
  • Is my explanation clearly organised?
  • Are the sentences in my explanation the right length – not too short and not too long?
  • Does my explanation include any examples?
Again, KISS!!
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