it parent director conference june 29
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Pre-School Analysis
English AreaPre-School
2012
Assessment System
• Pre-Assessment • LSRW
• Observations while students work on activities and solve problems with peers.
• Observer takes notes and records student´s performance on how language is used to communicate.
• Two domains of language• Comprehension LR• Production SW
• Language Proficiency• Language Acquisition
Adjustments
• CEF• Needs Analysis
– Target – Learning
• TESOL Standards • Comprehensible Input LR Output SW
Needs AnalysisHerbolich
Target NeedsObjective Subjective
Neccessities HW, CW, text, IBO
Destination
Lacks Social SkillsStudy habitsMotivation
Starting point
Wants ?
Learning NeedsHow are we going to get from starting point to destination?
1. New to student2. Related to student3. Attainment of new lexis4. Would it operate5. Enjoyable and test
TESOL Standards• Goal 1, Standard 1
– To use English to communicate in social settings: Students will use English to participate in social interactions
• Goal 2, Standard 1 – To use English to achieve academically in all content areas: Students will
use English to interact in the classroom
• Goal 3, Standard 2 – To use English in socially and culturally appropriate ways: Students will use
nonverbal communication appropriate to audience, purpose, and setting
• Goal 3, Standard 3 – To use English in socially and culturally appropriate ways: Students will use
appropriate learning strategies to extend their sociolinguistic and socio-cultural competence
Language Acquisition vs Language Learning
Teacher LL• Grammar rules
for teachers proficiency
• Not communicative
• Direct instruction
• Talk about knowledge vs communication
Student LA• Oral “natural” communication
– Classroom talk– Teacher talk– Play talk
• Pre-reading• Vocabulary• Pre-Writing• Grammar at this age students are
unaware of rules
Cognitive Science Language Acquisition
• Modularity – "mental organ,” (Chomsky, 1975,
1991; Fodor, 1983)
• Human Uniqueness– Combinatorial rule system
• Language and Thought – Learning to think. Cognitive
psychology has shown that people think not just in words but in images.
• Learning and Innateness – The sensorimotor abilities– Laws of learning organism's
behavioral repertoire.
Finland’s success school reform
• T-L system• Well designed and
connected• Well-prepared teachers• High quality curriculum• Materials and
assessments• The system as a whole
learn and improve.
Strategies
• Systematic methods• Autonomy• Thinking curriculum• Cooperative learning• Would you be able to
learn Japanese by sitting in a Japanese classroom?
Learners
• Task- based learners• Phantom learner• Social learner• Dependent learner• Isolated learner
Reflexión
• Metodología– Whole Language– Communicative Approach
• Calificaciones vs Aprendizaje• Motores fríos• Leche con chocolate
Tips
• Preguntemos– ¿Cómo fue la explicación?– ¿Qué pasó?– ¿Cómo lo harías tu?
• Afirmaciones– “Quiero que …” – “Es importante que …”