YL Material Design & Development Week 1 Course Intro, Syllabus & Life Map Mini Lesson

Needs Analysis Background Info…teaching exp., major and time abroad. In this course, I expect… –To learn about student learning objectives (Yes No) –To learn about writing lesson plans ( Yes No) –To learn how to develop interesting materials for my learners (Yes No) –To learn about fun and interesting language activities (Yes No) –To spend ____ hours per week on homework I also expect to learn about…. In terms of using English materials in either my teaching or learning, the biggest challenge or difficulty for me is/has been…

What do you want to know about me? I’ll give you several minutes to ask me some personal questions. Although one of my hobbies is lying, I promise not to lie…today

Housekeeping: Name Cards Name: _________________ English Nickname: _________ address: ______________ Phone #: __________________ Something about your self:_________ ______________________________ Your Picture

Syllabus & Assessment

Attendance [10%] & Participation [20%] (30%) Attendance is mandatory. Participants who arrive to class 10 minutes or more after the start of class will be considered late. Participants who are late 3 times will receive 1 absence. Any participant who misses ¼ or more of all class meetings WILL receive an F in the course. More important than attendance is participation. I expect participants to be active in class discussions and to complete all oral and written assignments BY THE DUE DATE. If assignments are handed in late without prior permission from the instructor, 10% for each late day will be deducted from the grade. Finally, participants in this course will have several opportunities to apply the skills learned in lectures, discussions and workshops by engaging in various “in-class” activities and projects.

Homework on readings (20%) It is essential to be prepared for each class by completing the required readings. This will provide you with the background knowledge on the topic and allow you to participate actively in the class discussion. In order to ensure that you have read the required readings for class, you will be expected to do a short homework assignment for the reading. This homework assignment involves answering the guiding reading questions presented at the beginning of each reading. These homework assignments are to be submitted at the beginning of class. Late submissions will NOT be accepted.

Lesson Plan & Material 1 & 2 (25% each) These two assignments are critical to success in this course. Participants will be expected to write a student learning objective (SLO), design a lesson plan to achieve the SLO, and select, adapt, and/or supplement the materials that the Ss will need to complete the lesson successfully.

Lesson Plan & Material 1 1.Create a student learning objective (SLO) for a productive skill lesson (speaking lesson). 2.Create a lesson plan following the E-I-F framework using the given template 3. Label the stages in the lesson E-I-F 4.Include interaction for each step in the lesson (T-S, S, Ss-Ss, etc.) 5.Provide a purpose or a rationale for each step in the lesson 6.Select, adapt and/or supplement the necessary materials to be used in the lesson 7.Label your materials so that they match the steps in your lesson plan

Homework for Next Week Read and answer the questions to Tomlinson’s “Introduction to Material Development”

Icebreaker & Mini-Lesson Role playing prep  If this class were designed for upper elementary Ss, then: –How old would you be? –What kind of Ss would you be? Hardworking? Quiet? Shy? Extroverted? Studious? –Would you have taken an English class before or is it your first time in an English class? –What would be your strongest skill; your weakest skill? (listening, speaking, reading, writing) –What kind of errors would you make? This mini-lesson; however, is designed for low level freshman university Ss. Why would it be inappropriate for elementary Ss?

Something to think about What materials did I use in this mini-lesson? What made them relevant?

Mini-Lesson

graduate/graduation Wow, I finally finished elementary school!

to move

be born

go to/attend I think I’m more scared than he is! Good luck, son.

learn to…

date/go out with

contest/competition

break up I never want to see him again!

move learn to date attend graduate contest break up be born  I won the ___. I got a prize.  I will begin _____ middle school next year.  I will ______ from high school before going to university.  I _______ ride a bike from my father.  I was _______ in August in the year of the monkey.  I ________ with my boyfriend last week.  There’s a girl I want to ______, but she keeps saying no.  My family and I _____ to a new apartment last month.

Life Map

Step One Make a list of events from your life: –important –interesting –sad –scary –fun –embarrassing –exciting the beach broke leg born August 15 moved & changed schools learned to ride bike attend kindergarten Share list with partner. Add ideas.

Step Two Count the number of your events (at least 6 no more than 12) Make a column of numbers Put events in order: First, second, next, and then… 1.born August 15 2.learned to ride bike 3.attend kindergarten 4.broke leg 5.moved and changed school beach the beach broke leg born August 15 moved & changed schools learned to ride bike attend kindergarten

Step Three One a sheet of blank paper draw a single, wavy line Make dots on the wavy line for each event in your life. Then write the name of the event next to each dot (1-4 words) Draw a picture for each event

Life Map Draw Pictures

Get to know your classmates: A: What was your most _____ experience? B: My most _______ experience was ____. A: What happened? B: ________________. What was your most _____ experience? A: My most _______ experience was ____. B: What happened? A: _________________. A: ….important…. B: …..camping at the beach. B: I met my current boy/girl friend….scary… A: …… getting stuck on top of a rollercoaster. A: …………….

You Try! Share with a Partner A: What was your most _____ experience? B: My most _______ experience was ____. A: What happened? B: ________________. What was your most _____ experience? A: My most _______ experience was ____. B: What happened? A: _________________.  interesting  sad  scary  fun  embarrassing  exciting

Life Map Processing Qs What are the receptive skills? What are the productive skills? What were the “language learning materials” used in the mini-lesson? What were the characteristics of those materials? What skill did the icebreaker focus on? Could you use this activity in your own class? What changes might you need to make? Why would you need to make them? How could you adapt this activity to other skills?

Homework Read: Tomlinson’s Introduction pp. in the course packet and answer Qs on p. Remember to send your completed homework by next week. I have too many Ss and I will not accept late homework