Transcript COOPERATIVE LEARNING - ed

Irina Kovalenko
School 28
Cherkasy
Cherkasy region
“The good teacher makes
the poor student good and
the good student superior”
M.Collins
The
character of
groups
• Different
teachers may
evoke a
markedly
different
response from
the same group
Changes in
class mood
Similarities
of people in
a group
• Students
respond to the
way you
respond to
them.
• The one thing
that everyone
has in common
is that they are
in a languagelearning class
There will be significant differences between people;
it's not only age or level that differs in learners they may also have
Individual differences
Learners may have different...
Motivation
The strength of their motivation will be a
factor in determining how seriously they
approach the work, how much time they
set aside for it, how hard they push
themselves, etc.
Multiple intelligences
Howard Gardener has suggested that people could
have seven 'intelligences' (maybemore!):
linguistic
logical/mathe
matical
visual
musical
bodily/feeling
interpersonal
(contact with
other people)
intrapcrsonal
(understandin
g oneself)
What level are my students?
Organising students into levels
Common level structues in schools
Advanced
Post-Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Intermediate
Pre-Intermediate
Elementary
Beginner
An influential one from the Council of
Europe categorises learners as follows.
C2
Mastery
CI
B2
Operational
proficiency
Vantage
B1
Threshold
(=Upper Intermediate/PostIntermediate)
(= Intermediate)
A2
Waystage
(= Pre-Intermediate)
A1
Breakthrough
(= Beginner/Elementary)
(= Nearly native-speaker
level)
(= Advanced)
Mixed-level classes
What is a learner's level?
Teachers often come out of class complaining that
the students seem to be very mixed in level. The
most common reasons are:
Grouping
by age
Placement
testing
Keeping
groups
together
Insufficient
levels
Learners and their needs
Needs analysis
Writing
The learners are asked to:
fill in a questionnaire;
choose the best answer from a selection;
gap-fill (or complete) sentences;
take a language test;
tick the picture/diagrams that represent their
use of English;
 write a paragraph about topics set by teacher;
 write a letter/an e-mail/a note to your teacher;
 write a homework essay about what you want
to learn and why.
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You can:
Speaking
interview learners individually or in pairs;
plan activities to focus learners on specific
issues, leading to discussion;
ask learners to select (and reject) items from
a menu or a set of cards, discussing their
reasons with each other;
ask informally for advice about what would be
useful to work on next lesson;
collect oral (or written) feedback comments;
ask learners to describe/draw/make a model
of their workplace or a diagram of their
company structure, etc.
Observation
Set the students tasks to do in
class.
If you have a one-to-one
student, it may be possible to
observe him at his workplace.
Ask each learner to bring in
samples of material they work
with.
Text
Listen to the following conversation.
Travel Agent: Good morning. Can I help You?
Sue: Good morning. It's really hot out there. Eh.. I'd like to go to
England for about a fortnight.
T.A.: Which part of England would you like to visit? S: Well, I'm not
sure.. Can you suggest some places?
T.A.: If you like to go to hill resorts, I suggest the Lake District. It
is a attractive hilly area with beautiful lakes. For a seaside resort,
Torquay is a popular one. S: I'd like to visit historic spots, too.
T.A.: In that case, Bath would be a fine place. It still preserves the
health centre built by the Romans.
Activity for the HEP group
Listen to the recording and answer the
questions given.
Answer TRUE or FALSE
1.
2.
3.
Sue is going to England to
escape from the heat.
Sue is going to England for
two weeks.
Sue has a few places in
mind to visit in England.
What are these places
known for?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Lake District:______.
Torquay:__________.
Bath:___________.
Stratford:_________.
Task 1:
Discuss with a partner an activity that would suit your HEP
students.
Activity for the LEP group. Listen carefully to the
recording.
Then fill in the blanks with words used in the dialogue.
Sue wants to go to _______ for a________.
The places suggested to her are:
The Lake District which is a______ with________.
Torquay, which is a______________________.
Bath, which has the_______built by the________.
Stratford, which is the___________of Shakespeare, It
has a famous____________.
Task 2:
Discuss with a partner an activity that would suit your LEP
students.
Speaking
Activity for the HEP group.
Work in groups of five or six. Discuss places you would like to
visit. List down reasons for visiting each place.
Task 3:
Discuss with a partner an activity that is suitable for your
HEP students.
Activity for the LEP group.
A place is often visited because:
Its physical features are interesting and beautiful.
It has an interesting history.
It has modern shopping complexes.
It has a lovely climate.
Find out from each student the reason he or she likes best.
Add other reasons that you have.
Discuss with a partner an activity that is suitable for your
HEP students
Reading
Reading text.
From Plains to Mountains.
Activity for the HEP group.
Read the passage and then answer the questions.
In what way is theNetherlands a unique country?
How does the Netherlands appear in spring? In
winter?
What does the writer compare the physical
structure of the Netherlands with? Why? Can you
think of something else to compare it with?
In what ways are the Netherlands and Switzerland
alike? In what ways are they different? Compare
the landscape of Switzerland to that in winter.
Discuss with a partner an activity which is suitable
for your HEP students.
Activity for the LEP group.
Read the passage and then answer the questions
Thelsletherlands is a unique country because_________.
Dikes are____________________ .
Tourists who visit the Netherlands are attracted by_______.
In spring, the Netherlands is full of_____________
.
In winter, the canals and rivers become____________.
The Netherlands is as flat as a______________________.
Travelling in the Netherlands on a bicycle is easy
because___________________.
Discuss with a partner an activity which is suitable for your
LEP students.
Writing
Activity for HEP Group
Your school is publishing a newsletter for the first
time. Students are encouraged to write articles for
this issue. Your teacher has asked each of you to
write an article about your town or kampung.
Prizes will be given for articles selected for
publication.
Write your article in about 300 words.
Suggest an activity of your own to suit your HEP
group.
Activity for the LEP group.
Your school is publishing a newsletter for the first time.
Students are encouraged to write articles for this issue. Your
teacher has asked each of you to write an article about your
town or kampung. Prizes will be given for articles selected
for publication.
Write your article using the following questions to help you.
What is the name of your town or kampung? Is it big or
small?
Where is it situated? Near a river? Near the sea? Far from
the sea? What do the people in your town or kampung do?
What does the place look like? Is it clean? Beautiful? Busy
with traffic? Peaceful? Discuss with a partner an activity
which is suitable for your LEP students.
References
www.teachingenglish.org.uk
www.cambridge.org.uk
www.esl-lesson-plan.com
www.elsbase.com