technoLanguages Discussions - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T08:48:46Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/group/digitallanguages/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noSeeking Feedback for Student-Directed Language Learning Portaltag:www.classroom20.com,2009-12-21:649749:Topic:4226042009-12-21T23:45:52.826ZChris Fritzhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ChrisFritz
Hi! I'm currently student-teaching high school German and working on a site that breaks down learning German into digestible units that students will be able to complete, mostly on their own and mostly within a 50-minute class period. We would have students choose the unit they'd like to work on once per week in the computer lab so that the weaker students get a chance to catch up and stronger students can learn beyond the limits of the classroom.<br />
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I still have a lot I'd like to add, but I'd…
Hi! I'm currently student-teaching high school German and working on a site that breaks down learning German into digestible units that students will be able to complete, mostly on their own and mostly within a 50-minute class period. We would have students choose the unit they'd like to work on once per week in the computer lab so that the weaker students get a chance to catch up and stronger students can learn beyond the limits of the classroom.<br />
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I still have a lot I'd like to add, but I'd really like some inspiration and insight from more experienced teachers. Here are some areas I'd especially like to work on (though <i>any</i> comments are very welcome):<br />
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1) I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out how I should structure some parts of the site. I want students to be able to very easily see the prerequisites for any unit (for example, they probably don't want to learn the <i>irregular</i> conjugations in the present tense before they learn the <i>regular</i> conjugations.) Above all though, I want the site organization to be easy to follow. I'm not sure if I should even be dividing topics into "Grammar", "Vocabulary" and "Oral Proficiency" like I do now, since everything is so interconnected. I would love suggestions here!<br />
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2) I'm looking for effective ways to assess students on the computer. Right now, I'm playing with having students sending me recordings that I can send them feedback on. I'd also really like the more advanced students to be able to evaluate the less advanced students (we teach German 1 through 4). I think it would give me more time for one-on-ones with students and also help the advanced students review what they've already learned. Advice on how to get this working effectively would be very helpful!<br />
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3) I want to frame explanations in a story structure as much as possible (e.g. introduce a topic and why we're learning it, introduce the problems we need to overcome to learn it, then offer solutions to overcome these problems). I'm looking for more ways to do this as, for example, I'm not sure how to present vocabulary this way (the Vocabulary section has the least development since I'm not exactly sure what I want to do with it).<br />
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Any other suggestions or comments would be extremely welcome and if you like something, feel free to use it for your own students! Thanks in advance for sharing your wisdom with me! Here's the URL for the site:<br />
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Hello<br />
It would be so nice if you add your voice on the multilingual Voice Thread(VT) "Calligrammes" Poetry by Guillome Apollinaire: just need a few minutes :)<br />
thank you in advance<br />
all the best!<br />
Gražina<br />
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Hello<br />
It would be so nice if you add your voice on the multilingual Voice Thread(VT) "Calligrammes" Poetry by Guillome Apollinaire: just need a few minutes :)<br />
thank you in advance<br />
all the best!<br />
Gražina<br />
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The year 2008 has been designated "European Year of Intercultural Dialogue" (EYID) by the European Parliament and the Member States of the European Union. It aims to draw the attention of people in World to the importance of dialogue within diversity and between diverse cultures.<br />
Educational social network called <a href="http://horslesmurs.ning.com/">Hors Les Murs(School Beyond the Walls)</a> is finalist for the eLearning Awards organized by European…
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The year 2008 has been designated "European Year of Intercultural Dialogue" (EYID) by the European Parliament and the Member States of the European Union. It aims to draw the attention of people in World to the importance of dialogue within diversity and between diverse cultures.<br />
Educational social network called <a href="http://horslesmurs.ning.com/">Hors Les Murs(School Beyond the Walls)</a> is finalist for the eLearning Awards organized by European SchoolNet<br />
Our friends all over the world:<br />
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<b>Vincent Mespoulet</b> created social network <a href="http://horslesmurs.ning.com/">Hors les Murs</a> International Language Learning Projectstag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Topic:1304662008-04-14T12:16:32.679ZJess McCullochhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/jessmcculloch
I wanted to find some collaborative projects that involved language learning. I've really enjoyed being part of <a href="http://onevoice.ning.com">Voices of The World</a> by Sharon Tonner which involves classes around the world completing a different task each month that involves recording their voices and presenting it in different ways. For one of our tasks - a counting task - I got my Grade 2 class to say the numbers in English and Chinese. you can see…
I wanted to find some collaborative projects that involved language learning. I've really enjoyed being part of <a href="http://onevoice.ning.com">Voices of The World</a> by Sharon Tonner which involves classes around the world completing a different task each month that involves recording their voices and presenting it in different ways. For one of our tasks - a counting task - I got my Grade 2 class to say the numbers in English and Chinese. you can see <a href="http://votw.wikispaces.com/February-australia">the result of that here</a> (ours is the second one down - Hawkesdale College).<br />
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Anyway, having been inspired by this project and wanting to create one (or three) that actually involves students presenting in two languages, I've come up with the following projects:<br />
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<a href="http://lunchboxproject.wikispaces.com">The International Lunch Box Project</a> - For students in Prep (K) - 3. Presenting what they have for lunch at school, sharing pictures and maybe a short video or audio in the language they are taught in and the language they are learning.<br />
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<a href="http://littlelanguageexperts.wikispaces.com">Little Language Experts</a> - For students in Years 4-6 (and 7). These particular classes of mine are looking at greetings and introductions and the aim is for them to teach other classes some beginning Chinese. The idea is for other classes to make up short (and simple!) language lessons for other schools to introduce the language they are learning. The aim is for students to understand that other students learn languages as well and why different languages are taught in different places.<br />
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<a href="http://ourschools.wikispaces.com">Ours Schools</a> - For students in Years 8-10. My aim with this project is to have students discuss what the differences and similarities are between their school lives. I think it's really important for my particular group of Year 8 students (some of whom seem to have an aversion to anything Asian just because it's Asian) to see that just because people are in a different country, doesn't mean you don't have anything in common with them.<br />
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Each of these projects will be run through a wiki I have set up for each one. you can visit each one to find out more about the project and how to get involved. I'm still adding a few details to them (esp the Little Language Experts one!) but if I wait until everything is perfect before writing about them, then it might be a while before anyone hears about them!<br />
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As part of the projects classes will need to add photos and comments to the wiki and maybe to some student blogs as well. Hopefully there can be live link ups with Skype, but that will depend on time zone differences.<br />
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One thing I do stress for each project is that they will change and evolve depending on who gets involved and what they want to contribute. It's all open for discussion and negotiation, but I will provide a definite structure at the same time - as contradictory as that may sound!<br />
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So, if you are interested in being involved, please visit the wiki for the project that suits you (via the links above), and let me know what you think. Also, pass on the link to this post to anyone else you think might be interested. Looking forward to it! Suggestions for students - Get Silly!tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-09-05:649749:Topic:470152007-09-05T11:55:48.898ZJess McCullochhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/jessmcculloch
What suggestions and advice do you give your students about how to learn languages? Here is part of a list I gave to my 9/10 elective class. I posted the full list on my blog, <a href="http://www.technolote.com">technoLOTE</a><br />
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• Repeated and regular listening to the dialogues you are studying – you can focus on a sentence or two until you understand it completely and then move on to another one in the dialogue. You don’t have to do all at once.<br />
• Read, listen, read, listen, read, listen, try…
What suggestions and advice do you give your students about how to learn languages? Here is part of a list I gave to my 9/10 elective class. I posted the full list on my blog, <a href="http://www.technolote.com">technoLOTE</a><br />
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• Repeated and regular listening to the dialogues you are studying – you can focus on a sentence or two until you understand it completely and then move on to another one in the dialogue. You don’t have to do all at once.<br />
• Read, listen, read, listen, read, listen, try speaking, read, listen, read listen, try writing.<br />
• Make sure you understand the construction of the sentence as well as what it means, although you don’t have to understand all the complicated grammar terms. Look for patterns.<br />
• Flashcards – useful for testing yourself on words and/or characters<br />
• Try pronouncing individual words out loud. You can ‘over-do’ the pronunciation to emphasise the tones to help you remember them.<br />
• Get Silly – try making up silly mnemonics for words and characters. Put them into ridiculous sentences, make up rhymes or songs, anything that will help you remember what they mean. This is especially useful for those words that you always forget how to say, or write.<br />
• Record yourself record yourself record yourself. Excellent feedback!!! Record your pronunciation of single words or whole sentences. Record yourself talking about words – you could do your own recorded explanation of your vocabulary list. How are you digitising?tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-09-05:649749:Topic:469972007-09-05T09:38:13.463ZJess McCullochhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/jessmcculloch
What digital things are you doing in your language classroom? What things would you like to try?<br />
One thing I've done is set up a blog for all my students. It's got a few games for them to play, and some ideas about language learning for them, but also it's got lots of clips of their recorded language. I've had a great response from one parent who was rapt to hear her gr 2 son speaking a bit of chinese. If you want to see it, it's at…
What digital things are you doing in your language classroom? What things would you like to try?<br />
One thing I've done is set up a blog for all my students. It's got a few games for them to play, and some ideas about language learning for them, but also it's got lots of clips of their recorded language. I've had a great response from one parent who was rapt to hear her gr 2 son speaking a bit of chinese. If you want to see it, it's at <a href="http://www.technolote.com/chinese">www.technolote.com/chinese</a><br />
Another thing I'm doing with my class is some video conferencing with Skype and some Chinese kids that are about half an hour away. It's been great fun. Welcome / 欢迎!tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-07-14:649749:Topic:333812007-07-14T15:06:42.707ZJess McCullochhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/jessmcculloch
Thanks for dropping by the Digital Languages page. I teach Chinese in a small country school in SW Victoria, Australia. I'm really keen to get my students involved in lots of discussion about different languages and cultures, and why we need to learn about them. I'm also really keen on doing all this through Web 2.0 and other tools and effectively turn my classroom into an eLearning unit so to speak. I'm hoping to increase student engagement and show them that studying a second language is a…
Thanks for dropping by the Digital Languages page. I teach Chinese in a small country school in SW Victoria, Australia. I'm really keen to get my students involved in lots of discussion about different languages and cultures, and why we need to learn about them. I'm also really keen on doing all this through Web 2.0 and other tools and effectively turn my classroom into an eLearning unit so to speak. I'm hoping to increase student engagement and show them that studying a second language is a bit more relevant than they seem to give it credit for.<br />
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I'd love to hear from other language teachers with similar interests and get some conversations started!