Michal Giladi | R&D Centre | ORT Israel

Competencies Based Language Teaching [CBLT] course designing

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Competencies for Module C

competencies Description

G generalunderstand the general meaning, main ideas, supporting details, and the sequence of events in a text, and use this knowledge as needed

G1 General meaningG2 Main ideaG3 Sequence of eventsG4 Supporting details

G5identify different text types and use this knowledge as needed

G6 Fact v. OpinionG7 Identify FeelingsG8 Identify opinion

G9locate relevant information for a specific purpose

D dictionary use information tools, such as a dictionaryD1 Find wordsD2 Distinguish multiple meaningsD3 Distinguish parts of speechD4 Find expressionsD5 Understanding from context

competencies DescriptionW1 writing express feelings, likes and dislikes

W2 describing people, places, things and events

W3express and elaborate on personal wishes and opinions

W4 present information on limited contentW5 GrammarV vocab VocabularyV1 New wordsV2 Compound wordsV3 In-line definitionsV4 ConnectorsV5 Capital letters (titles, names, etc)V6 SynonymsH Higher Order Thinking SkillsH1 PredictingH2 Cause and EffectH3 SequencingH4 Inferring

Competencies for Module C

competencies Description

G generalunderstand the general meaning, main ideas, supporting details, and the sequence of events in a text, and use this knowledge as needed

G1 General meaningG2 Main ideaG3 Sequence of eventsG4 Supporting details

G5identify different text types and use this knowledge as needed

G6 Fact v. OpinionG7 Identify FeelingsG8 Identify opinion

G9locate relevant information for a specific purpose

D dictionary use information tools, such as a dictionaryD1 Find wordsD2 Distinguish multiple meaningsD3 Distinguish parts of speechD4 Find expressionsD5 Understanding from context

competencies DescriptionW1 writing express feelings, likes and dislikes

W2 describing people, places, things and events

W3express and elaborate on personal wishes and opinions

W4 present information on limited contentW5 GrammarV vocab VocabularyV1 New wordsV2 Compound wordsV3 In-line definitionsV4 ConnectorsV5 Capital letters (titles, names, etc)V6 SynonymsH Higher Order Thinking SkillsH1 PredictingH2 Cause and EffectH3 SequencingH4 Inferring

Competencies for Module C

competencies Description

G generalunderstand the general meaning, main ideas, supporting details, and the sequence of events in a text, and use this knowledge as needed

G1 General meaningG2 Main ideaG3 Sequence of eventsG4 Supporting details

G5identify different text types and use this knowledge as needed

G6 Fact v. OpinionG7 Identify FeelingsG8 Identify opinion

G9locate relevant information for a specific purpose

D dictionary use information tools, such as a dictionaryD1 Find wordsD2 Distinguish multiple meaningsD3 Distinguish parts of speechD4 Find expressionsD5 Understanding from context

competencies DescriptionW1 writing express feelings, likes and dislikes

W2 describing people, places, things and events

W3express and elaborate on personal wishes and opinions

W4 present information on limited contentW5 GrammarV vocab VocabularyV1 New wordsV2 Compound wordsV3 In-line definitionsV4 ConnectorsV5 Capital letters (titles, names, etc)V6 SynonymsH Higher Order Thinking SkillsH1 PredictingH2 Cause and EffectH3 SequencingH4 Inferring

“Rather than being organized around specific language topics, CBLT courses are developed around competencies and the skills necessary for mastery.”(Griffith & Lim, 2010; Richards & Rogers, 2001; Wong, 2008).

Competency-Based Language Teaching (CBLT)

• Where? Classroom learning guided by the teacher

• How? Pedagogically - Personalized learning plan in the form of reading

materials according to the teacher’s assigned competency

Didactically - Active learning, i.e. interactive video, questions with

immediate feedback, gamification

Module C - The Framework

Teacher’s Reports

Student’s report

1. We can design courses and assign learning plans based on

competencies required for individuals or a cohort of learners.

2. Tagging competencies expands Moodle's capabilities of

personalized learning.

3. Once created, a Moodle competencies matrix report will enable the

course designer to cover all required competencies.

4. CBLT enables an analysis of the competencies in a given learning

plan, vs. designing courses based on a subject knowledge.

Conclusion

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