Saturday, May 13, 2006

Resources

Below is a list of resources that can help you with your studies.

Feel free to use these or any other resources of your choice.


RESOURCE LIST



More to follow later.

If you have any recommendations, you can post them as comments on this page or on the suggestions page. All helpful ideas, suggestions and comments or reports of broken links are welcome.

Dave

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Reflective journal

The reflective journal is a very important part of coursework and of the overall assessment.

Please send your journal entries to your teacher (me) by e-mail. Your journal entries is confidential and will not be shown to anyone else without your permission.

Journal entries should be short---from three to five lines only. You are free to write in English or in Japanese. I want to see how you engage with learning English and the content of this course.

You have three choices
  • Briefly answer three questions…
    1. What did we do in class today?
    2. What did you learn?
    3. What should you do next time to improve your performance?
  • Briefly discuss one theme:
    My thoughts about English
    My thoughts about my English
    My thoughts about English class
  • Completely open theme ––– you decide.

Dave

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Homework

Homework is an important component of the overall assessment, however, it doesn't necessarily have to mean extended hours spent working on essays.

Homework assignments will be designated at the end of each class. Here are some of the possibilities that you can expect.



  • Write a quiz question & answer related to some aspect of your learning from today's lesson. This could refer to pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, listening, speaking, reading, or writing for starters.
  • Suggested exercises should be based on something you learned and range from...

    cloze exercises
    partial cloze exercises
    crosswords
    find the odd-one out
    match the columns
    ...

Sometimes you'll be asked to e-mail your homework directly to the teacher, and sometimes it may be done in an "e-mail tag" style depending on the class, the students and on the circumstances.

Dave

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Suggestions or comments

Suggestions or comments related to class content or the contents of this blog can be made in any individual page or from this page.
All comments are welcome.

Dave
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FAQ - frequently asked questions

This is where you'll hopefully find the answers to some of the questions you may have. I'll update this page regularly if there are any questions about any aspects of the course, classes or tasks. Feel free to post any additional questions here or e-mail me.

Questions

Answers


Dave
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Elements of autonomous language learning

The following elements of autonomous language learning will be addressed...

– critical reflection
– awareness building
– determination of objectives
– evaluation by self, peers and the teacher
– addressing learning strategies
– materials and activities management
– the use of technology and external resources

Dave
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Course components

Program components will tentatively be selected from among the following possibilities...
  • needs analysis
  • comparative diagnostic testing at the start and the end of the course
  • self and collaborative determination of objectives
  • formative evaluation by learners, peers, and the teacher
  • learning contract
  • teacher and self evaluation of attendance
  • homework
  • reflective journal to be submitted by e-mail
  • task-based experiential lessons with gradual and supported transfer of autonomy and role sharing
  • learning dossier as evidence of learning undertaken and achievements
  • language biography to review learning history, evaluate English communicative proficiencies and promote awareness

Dave

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