úterý 9. listopadu 2021

Hi world, I want to learn languages!


TASK 1

Visit the sites of Duolingo and Babbel - explore each for at least  15'. Choose a language you do not know and try the activities.

  1. What do the two sites have in common?
  2. How do the teachers approach the learnes? 
  3. What methods do they use?
  4. What is your feeling about the site, would you like to use it systematically?



TASK 2

Go to www.duolingo.com/classroom/eqwduk

Follow the instructions.

 


TASK 3

Learning from each other is the most natural thing in our life. Browse the web, search for more sites offering support for learning various languages.

  1. Choose one site you like most. Enter the URL into the comment to this blog. 
  2. One student - one site! Check in the comments whether your choice is not already taken by someone.
  3. Evaluate the chosen site and add the info to your comment entry. Include a set of basic information: 

  • types of support (from complex teaching to specialized  practice, e.g. idioms only)
  • how many languages are available 
  • free/paid range of service
  • site navigation 
  • page design 
  • positives
  • negatives




WebQuest presentations

 Register into the comments below. Just write the letter  of the chosen slot and your group names :) First come, first served.

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Presentation requirements:

  • topic
  • target group
  • product
  • process
  • organisation
  • objectives + goals
10' per each WebQuest presentation, 5' feedback
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WQ:  2 leves: 1 info collection, 2 info analysis + synthesis, solving a problem


16.11.2021

  • A - Haubert, Patočka: Building a Hotel
    • website troubles
    • lots of show, little info
    • what is a product? what is your  inteded product?
    • limitations necessary to be able to support with HQ websites 
    • lots of possibilities, opens lots of doors of info
    • target group?
    • objectives?
  • B - Glückselig - Opening a ZOO
    • do not use diacritics :)
    • TG +- 15, a pre-WQ
    • a motivating topic
    • reasonable limitations (different classes, 3 animals only)
    • product - essay  - makes it CopyPaste: any other format possible?
    • money, locality and area limitations? a touch of reality
    • why to do it in English?
    • well designed evaluation - reflects the objectives
  • C - Hendrychová, Kepičová - Mount Everest Expedition
  • D Vavrincová+ Klaudyová - Let's talk taboo
    • a blog as a product - a good idea, but how to avoid CopyPaste? individualisation!
    • target group? teenagers 15-18: a GREAT difference. pretty risky. This is a topic for adults. 
    • groups of 2-4 - quite a wide range different style of work
    • specify the professional target group and situation
  • E - Bouda, Škaloudová - Travelling
    • free-lance journalist writing an article on tr. without an agency
    • choice of destinations
    • personal experience?
    • age group?
    • transport, accomodation, shopping, sightseeing, red tape
    • clear, open, copy/paste (Lonely Planet)
    • set some limiting specifics!
    • ++ lots of reading required
  • G- Zelenková, Marešová - Surviving on Mars
    • 15-18 - a wide range, will require different resources
    • length - do not expect any WQ to be finished at high level in a week
    • ++ NASA team, 6 specialized units - that's hou it really works!
    • avoid "presentation" as final product
jazyk! when we would, 6 group, 

30.11.2021

  • F - Vávra -Game Development
    • a fictional game studio, create your own game
    • 7-9th grade??? 13-15 a wide range, diffrent abilities
    • realia - funding (how to find a producer?)
    • product: essay + game description + presentation to sell it



  • K - Klihavcová, Rennerová, García - D-Day
    • various age groups 16+
    • product: write your D-day participant story 
    • objectives: historical knowledge, "personal experience"
    • what is the role of the group? 

  • L - Lichoň, Techl - Victorian England
    • age 17-18
    • difficulty influenced by the links
    • comparison helps avoiding copy-paste
    • what is the problem to solve?
    • background story?


  • N - Derynková + Bedanová - Ancient Greece
    • age 18-20
    • a nice background story!
    • product - a book + cover
    • 3 roles - balance? cannot they "travel" together and then do their separate work? the task is about responsibility for one part of the product.
    • location - Athens only? era limitaion? 
    • a good example of a master modifiable to any historical era
  • O - Musov, Sluka - Medieval life
    • age 12-18??
    • adventurous approach, clearly specified situation + period
    • in pairs: a squire + a knight
    • clearly defined,  detailed tasks, creative
    • problem phase missing - focus on one question
    • suitable for a school project week  
    • ppt may be quite a boring product! outher ideas? dramatisation?
  • P - Přibyl - Vikings
    • age 12-15
    • helping the VIkings to prepare for spring raids
    • 4 roles
    • first phase - find info about the specified field
    • phase 2 - ? a raid plan?





úterý 2. listopadu 2021

Multiple Choice Questions

 


1. Read the article on MC used in general surveys. Are the +/- applicable in ELT?

2. Study the examples and try to formulate tips for making a valid MC task. Enter your suggestions into the comments below.

3. Go to Moodle - Správa testu - Banka úloh. Create at least three MC questions on your chosen topic. Looking at the Question Bank content, you should realize how necessary it is to give each question a suitable name!