Portfolio Entry 5 - Reflection on the Distance Module
Reflect on your experience during the Distance Module and write what you liked/disliked. Describe how blogging helped you to cope with the Portfolio entries.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Week 4 - Portfolio Entry 4: Classroom research report
Portfolio Entry 4 - Classroom research report
For this portfolio entry you will have to:
1. Prepare a report (300 – 500 words excluding any attachments) on your classroom research. Include the following sections into your report:
1) Describe your teaching context (institution you work for, subject you teach, level, number, age and gender of your students, specific characteristics of the group where the research is conducted and any other relevant background information)
2) State the research question that you have chosen.
3) Describe the methods that you have used to research the question. Attach any documentation (questionnaires, observation tools, photos etc) that you have designed.
4) Describe what you have found out.
5) Present your conclusions (what you would like to change/improve/continue doing in your teaching as a result of the research)
6) Personal reflection (what you liked about doing this research, difficulties that you experienced, your own and your students’ feelings etc).
Here is a sample report but it does not mean yours should be the same.
Here is a sample report but it does not mean yours should be the same.
Snell J. Improving Teacher-Student Interaction in the EFL Classroom: An Action Research Report http://iteslj.org/Articles/Snell-Interaction.html
Week 3 - Classroom research task 3
Classroom research task 3: Conduct the research and present the results by the end of week 4. You will have to post your whole Classroom research report as Portfolio Entry 4.
Here share what you have done during the week.
More on conducting classroom research:
Here share what you have done during the week.
More on conducting classroom research:
Conducting action research in the foreign language classroom http://www.nclrc.org/about_teaching/reports_pub/conducting_action_research.pdf
Week 3 - Portfolio Entry 3 - IT task
Portfolio Entry 3 - IT task
For this portfolio entry you will have to browse relevant ELT web-sites and find 4 (four) communicative activities covering different areas of teaching (grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, speaking, writing, etc) relevant to your students' needs. Share the link and state why you find them useful.
Here is the list of the suggested websites to explore:
Here is the list of the suggested websites to explore:
Week 2 - Classroom research task 2
Classroom research task 2
Describe the methods that you are going to use to research the question. Design them during this week (questionnaires, observation tools etc). If you need help please share your designed tools with your colleagues via email and ask for feedback.
More on research methods:
More on research methods:
Week 2 - Portfolio Entry 2 Article report
Portfolio Entry 2 – Article Report
For this portfolio entry you will need to report on a professional article that you have read during the course. Write a short review/reflection (about 200-250 words) addressing the following:
1. why you find the article useful
2. how it relates to you and your teaching
3. points that you agree or disagree with or find interesting (explain why)
Give a reference to the article.
Here is the list of suggested professional journals and magazines:Note: Some journals and magazines are available on-line only while others may come both in print and on-line. For those which are not marked with an asterisks (*) you will have to get a subscription to read them on-line or get print versions. Check your Resource Centre about the availability of these magazines and journals.
· English Teaching professional www.etprofessional.com
· Modern English Teacher www.onlinemet.com
· English Language Teaching Journal. OUP eltj.oxfordjournals.org
· Folio www.matsda.org.uk/folio
· The Teacher Trainer http://www.tttjournal.co.uk/
· IATEFL Publications (e.g. IATEFL Voices, SIG Publications) www.iatefl.org
· Internet TESL Journal www.iteslj.org (on-line only)*
· CLIL Teacher magazine www.onestopclil.com (on-line only)*
· Humanising English Teaching www.hltmag.co.uk (on-line only)*
* resources available free of charge
Week 1 - Classroom research task 1
Classroom research task 1
Describe your teaching context (institution you work for, subject you teach, level, number, age and gender of your students, specific characteristics of the group where the research is conducted and any other relevant background information)
State the research question that you have chosen.
Here are the articles on the overview of the classroom research and research questions:
Here are the articles on the overview of the classroom research and research questions:
Classroom action research
Research questions
Conducting action research in the foreign language classroom http://www.nclrc.org/about_teaching/reports_pub/conducting_action_research.pdf
Week 1 - Portfolio Entry 1 Lesson Plan
Portfolio Entry 1 Lesson plan
For this portfolio entry you will have to:
1. Produce a detailed lesson plan. Make sure that your lesson plan takes into consideration the following:
- the specific teaching objectives of your lesson related to the place of the lesson in your course;
- your teaching context (level, age and number of students etc);
- the material (e.g. course book, handouts, pictures etc) you are going to use;
- an outline of activities and interaction patterns (individual, pair or group work) for each activity.
2. Conduct a lesson in your teaching context according to the plan.
3. Reflect on this lesson in writing.
In your piece of reflection (about 200 words) consider the following questions:
- How did you and your learners feel about the lesson?
- What do you think worked well in the lesson? Why?
- To what extent did you achieve your planned objectives?
- If you were to teach this lesson again what would you change?
Here are the articles for you to read:
Robertson, C. Planning 1&2. www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/methodology/planning1.shtml
Here are the articles for you to read:
Robertson, C. Planning 1&2. www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/methodology/planning1.shtml
Planning a Lesson http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/planning/plindex.htm
How to Write Clear Objectives" from Pennsylvania State University's Teaching and Learning office gives the basic overview of the ABCD model:
http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/learningdesign/objectives/writingobjectives/
http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/learningdesign/objectives/writingobjectives/
"Lesson plans" from the Innovative Technology Center at the University of Tennessee:
http://edtech.tennessee.edu/~bobannon/lesson_plan.html
http://edtech.tennessee.edu/~bobannon/lesson_plan.html
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Your Portfolio at Blogger
A portfolio is a collection of materials prepared by you over the programme. The purpose of the portfolio is for you:
† to develop the habit of personal reflection,
† to demonstrate what you have accomplished during the course of the programme.
The information below provides full details of what you are required to achieve. There is a certain task for each entry. You are welcome to express yourself in any appropriate way and format (colours, pictures, photos, etc.). Make sure that the entries are free from language mistakes.
During the Distance Module you will have to create your own blog and post your Portfolio entries there. Please go to www.blogger.com and create your own blog.
Once you have done so, here leave a comment with the URL to your blog.
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