My activities.
by Enrique Ram GONZALEZ - Friday, 4 July 2008, 11:38 PM
Hello again my fellow colleagues.
Concerning the use of activities,I can tell you that I have used ;find someone who....I have also used jumbled sentences,unscrambled sentences and my favorite one..... role play.
I have used these activities in order to improve some particular constructions.Such as grammar,phonology,lexis etc.
In spite of the fact that they were sometimes difficult,they were really useful in the end.I consider that the advantages I met while doing the activity outweigh its defects.
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Thursday, 30 October 2008
ENTRY 55 Assessment types.
by Enrique Ram GONZALEZ - Friday, 24 October 2008, 11:57 PM
I agree with every aspect of the article.Quite interesting and ready to put it into practice,despite all the problems and different reality we face here in Tucuman.I am not complaining,I am just presenting our facts.
I believe Ms Bedwell is a lucky teacher for having that supportive class.Of course, working in that kind environment is really easy and motivating for both,teachers and students as well.
In my short experience as an English teacher,I have noticed that students prefer the formative assessment rather than the overall assessment or the summative assessment.They are always asking for more opportunities,and they know they have the right to ask them, which is perfect for me as long as they show their commitment to my subject.There is no doubt that Today, there are far more opportunities for students than there were many years ago,when we were studying.Lucky boys and girls.
Finally,I think ongoing assessment is a nice way of displaying their skills,it may be difficult at the beginning for some teachers ,but I consider it not impossible to achieved it at all.
I agree with every aspect of the article.Quite interesting and ready to put it into practice,despite all the problems and different reality we face here in Tucuman.I am not complaining,I am just presenting our facts.
I believe Ms Bedwell is a lucky teacher for having that supportive class.Of course, working in that kind environment is really easy and motivating for both,teachers and students as well.
In my short experience as an English teacher,I have noticed that students prefer the formative assessment rather than the overall assessment or the summative assessment.They are always asking for more opportunities,and they know they have the right to ask them, which is perfect for me as long as they show their commitment to my subject.There is no doubt that Today, there are far more opportunities for students than there were many years ago,when we were studying.Lucky boys and girls.
Finally,I think ongoing assessment is a nice way of displaying their skills,it may be difficult at the beginning for some teachers ,but I consider it not impossible to achieved it at all.
ENTRY 54 Grammar: Re: Age differences
Re: Age differences
by Enrique Ram GONZALEZ - Monday, 29 September 2008, 08:40 PM
I agree with most of your thoughts Celeste! .Keep on going like that,excellent job buddy,would you like to read my post?
It goes like this............
If I have to plan a lesson for teenagers, I would be very careful in my way of selecting the topics and in my way of keeping the class-mood.Such as their favorite clothes,music,etc,in other words themes they appeal most.
Knowing the fact that they are able to concentrate for longer periods,I would take advantage of that.I would try to have them to engage in a Project,or a survey around the school or during breaks.
Considering that the way I prepare my class may affect the whole group, I must take into consideration all the factors I mentioned above, and even more.
Difficult task indeed,but not imposible at all.
What do you think Celeste?
Would you like to enlarge the adult explanation,especially when you talk about the shy ones,please?
Thank you and see y
ou real soon!!!!!!!
by Enrique Ram GONZALEZ - Monday, 29 September 2008, 08:40 PM
I agree with most of your thoughts Celeste! .Keep on going like that,excellent job buddy,would you like to read my post?
It goes like this............
If I have to plan a lesson for teenagers, I would be very careful in my way of selecting the topics and in my way of keeping the class-mood.Such as their favorite clothes,music,etc,in other words themes they appeal most.
Knowing the fact that they are able to concentrate for longer periods,I would take advantage of that.I would try to have them to engage in a Project,or a survey around the school or during breaks.
Considering that the way I prepare my class may affect the whole group, I must take into consideration all the factors I mentioned above, and even more.
Difficult task indeed,but not imposible at all.
What do you think Celeste?
Would you like to enlarge the adult explanation,especially when you talk about the shy ones,please?
Thank you and see y
ou real soon!!!!!!!
ENTRY 53 Presentation techniques: PPP and Task-Based Learning
PPP and Task-Based Learning
by Enrique Ram GONZALEZ - Monday, 15 September 2008, 07:43 PM
Every day, we make many decisions in our classrooms about language teaching/learning processes. These include decisions about
which activities our learners might possibly enjoy, which are most effective, and which would provide learners with skills that they could use for academic and communicative purposes. Ppp or task-based learning, what can I do to increase the level of my students.In the meantime let us discuss about these methods.
By contrast, the PPP model of language teaching ('presentation, practice,performance') is based on the assumption that a language is best presented to learners as a syllabus of structures, and that through controlled practice a fluent and accurate performance of the'structure of the day' can be achieved. Errors are evidence of poor learning, requiring more PPP treatment.
According to what I have read ,the danger in a
task-based approach to teaching is that learners might be encouraged to prioritize a focus on meaning over a focus on form, and thus be led to use fluent but unchallenging or inaccurate language. Because language does not have to be well-formed in order to be meaningful.
As far as I know,the task-based approach to language teaching has evolved in response to a better understanding of the way languages are learnt. Traditionally,language learning has been regarded as aprocess of mastering a succession of steps, each one building on the one before. Teachers present the target language in rea,starting with the easy parts and gradually moving towards the harder parts. Learners must master each part and incorporate it into their knowledgeof the
target language.
by Enrique Ram GONZALEZ - Monday, 15 September 2008, 07:43 PM
Every day, we make many decisions in our classrooms about language teaching/learning processes. These include decisions about
which activities our learners might possibly enjoy, which are most effective, and which would provide learners with skills that they could use for academic and communicative purposes. Ppp or task-based learning, what can I do to increase the level of my students.In the meantime let us discuss about these methods.
By contrast, the PPP model of language teaching ('presentation, practice,performance') is based on the assumption that a language is best presented to learners as a syllabus of structures, and that through controlled practice a fluent and accurate performance of the'structure of the day' can be achieved. Errors are evidence of poor learning, requiring more PPP treatment.
According to what I have read ,the danger in a
task-based approach to teaching is that learners might be encouraged to prioritize a focus on meaning over a focus on form, and thus be led to use fluent but unchallenging or inaccurate language. Because language does not have to be well-formed in order to be meaningful.
As far as I know,the task-based approach to language teaching has evolved in response to a better understanding of the way languages are learnt. Traditionally,language learning has been regarded as aprocess of mastering a succession of steps, each one building on the one before. Teachers present the target language in rea,starting with the easy parts and gradually moving towards the harder parts. Learners must master each part and incorporate it into their knowledgeof the
target language.
ENTRY 52 Reading: What I read...
What I read...
by Enrique Ram GONZALEZ - Saturday, 5 July 2008, 12:20 AM
I often read travel brochures,I also like to read small booklets or pamphlets, promotional materials or product information. Such as tv's ,dvd's computers etc. I read them because I like to be in touch with new trends and new technology.
I do not find any differences in the way I read those texts.
by Enrique Ram GONZALEZ - Saturday, 5 July 2008, 12:20 AM
I often read travel brochures,I also like to read small booklets or pamphlets, promotional materials or product information. Such as tv's ,dvd's computers etc. I read them because I like to be in touch with new trends and new technology.
I do not find any differences in the way I read those texts.
ENTRY 51 Getting started: INTRODUCING MYSELF
INTRODUCING MYSELF
by Enrique Ram GONZALEZ - Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 08:18 PM
Hello everybody,I am glad to write this on this forum,finally I could get my username and password.Despite the fact of being very delayed in the activities,I am eager to start and learn as much as I can from you my colleagues and from this course.My name is Enrique RamónGonzález,I am almost 37 years old, I was born the 12 th of august 1971,in San Miguel de Tucumán.
At the moment,I am studying at Lola Mora Institute,doing my 3rd year of profesorado.I am also working for the state at Juan Bautista Alberdi school,teaching 4th,5th,and the 6th grade.I liking my way of living, SIMPLE but I enjoy it very much.
THAT'S ME.
What I like most of my job,is the POWER WE have as teachers, in order to transform lives,the way I can help children to forget their problems and to smile,at least for only 40'.
HOPE
What I like least of my job,I believe as far as I can remember, is the lack of some parents' commitment to struggle for their children's education.THEY ARE ON THEIR OWN.
SAD but true.
I am doing this course,I think I mentioned it before,but anyway,I want to improve in all senses ,in all my skills.
All in all,I want to improve my career prospects by getting a formal qualification like TKT.COURAGE AND DEDICATION!
Watch this:
.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5LX9Fl9Spc&feature=related
HAVE A NICE DAY!!!!!
ENRIQUE.
by Enrique Ram GONZALEZ - Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 08:18 PM
Hello everybody,I am glad to write this on this forum,finally I could get my username and password.Despite the fact of being very delayed in the activities,I am eager to start and learn as much as I can from you my colleagues and from this course.My name is Enrique RamónGonzález,I am almost 37 years old, I was born the 12 th of august 1971,in San Miguel de Tucumán.
At the moment,I am studying at Lola Mora Institute,doing my 3rd year of profesorado.I am also working for the state at Juan Bautista Alberdi school,teaching 4th,5th,and the 6th grade.I liking my way of living, SIMPLE but I enjoy it very much.
THAT'S ME.
What I like most of my job,is the POWER WE have as teachers, in order to transform lives,the way I can help children to forget their problems and to smile,at least for only 40'.
HOPE
What I like least of my job,I believe as far as I can remember, is the lack of some parents' commitment to struggle for their children's education.THEY ARE ON THEIR OWN.
SAD but true.
I am doing this course,I think I mentioned it before,but anyway,I want to improve in all senses ,in all my skills.
All in all,I want to improve my career prospects by getting a formal qualification like TKT.COURAGE AND DEDICATION!
Watch this:
.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5LX9Fl9Spc&feature=related
HAVE A NICE DAY!!!!!
ENRIQUE.
Saturday, 24 November 2007
ENTRY 50 ANIMAL FARM THEMES
The Corruption of Socialist Ideals in the Soviet Union.
Animal Farm is most famous in the West as a stinging critique of the history and rhetoric of the Russian Revolution. Retelling the story of the emergence and development of Soviet communism in the form of an animal fable, Animal Farm allegorizes the rise to power of the dictator Joseph Stalin. In the novella, the overthrow of the human oppressor Mr. Jones by a democratic coalition of animals quickly gives way to the consolidation of power among the pigs. Much like the Soviet intelligentsia, the pigs establish themselves as the ruling class in the new society.
The struggle for preeminence between Leon Trotsky and Stalin emerges in the rivalry between the pigs Snowball and Napoleon. In both the historical and fictional cases, the idealistic but politically less powerful figure (Trotsky and Snowball) is expelled from the revolutionary state by the malicious and violent usurper of power (Stalin and Napoleon). The purges and show trials with which Stalin eliminated his enemies and solidified his political base find expression in Animal Farm as the false confessions and executions of animals whom Napoleon distrusts following the collapse of the windmill. Stalin’s tyrannical rule and eventual abandonment of the founding principles of the Russian Revolution are represented by the pigs’ turn to violent government and the adoption of human traits and behaviors, the trappings of their original oppressors.
Animal Farm is most famous in the West as a stinging critique of the history and rhetoric of the Russian Revolution. Retelling the story of the emergence and development of Soviet communism in the form of an animal fable, Animal Farm allegorizes the rise to power of the dictator Joseph Stalin. In the novella, the overthrow of the human oppressor Mr. Jones by a democratic coalition of animals quickly gives way to the consolidation of power among the pigs. Much like the Soviet intelligentsia, the pigs establish themselves as the ruling class in the new society.
The struggle for preeminence between Leon Trotsky and Stalin emerges in the rivalry between the pigs Snowball and Napoleon. In both the historical and fictional cases, the idealistic but politically less powerful figure (Trotsky and Snowball) is expelled from the revolutionary state by the malicious and violent usurper of power (Stalin and Napoleon). The purges and show trials with which Stalin eliminated his enemies and solidified his political base find expression in Animal Farm as the false confessions and executions of animals whom Napoleon distrusts following the collapse of the windmill. Stalin’s tyrannical rule and eventual abandonment of the founding principles of the Russian Revolution are represented by the pigs’ turn to violent government and the adoption of human traits and behaviors, the trappings of their original oppressors.
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