Category: Assignments

This week you have two assignments:

1. Complete your asynchronous online module (Please refer to last week’s assignment for instruction). We are going to test your module in class this coming week.
   If you need to add students to your module manually, please use this email list: Link
   
2. Revise your teaching philosophy according to your peer’s feedback.

Choose a platform to start designing your online learning module. Submit the link to your module here: Link
The module does not need to be complete at this point. You have two weeks to develop it. The module should include:

– 1 full thematic unit (3-6 hours study time)
– Can-do Statements for Ss
– Instruction (teaching of vocab, grammar, culture)
– Learning materials (texts, images, audios, videos)
– Activities (three communication modes; four language skills; as many “Cs” as possible)
– Assessment demonstrating “can-dos”

Please refer to the slides “Teaching Online” for considerations for a successful online learning design.

Please read your designated article: (“Materials” on Blog)

Qingjia, Naiwen, Xiao:
Brandl, K. (2008). Communicative language teaching in action: Putting principles to work. Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Chapter 4: Grammar and Language Learning
(Focus: Explicit vs. Implicit approaches)

Han, Rongda, Tian:
Larsen-Freeman, D. (2001). Teaching grammar. Teaching English as a second or foreign language, 3, 251-266.
(Focus: Three-dimensional Grammar Framework)

Prepare to teach the concepts to your classmates and upload your slides to this Google folder: LINK

Please read Chapter 5 of Navarre (2019): Using Technology to Promote Literacy, and upload your reflection to “Journal” on Blog.

Your reading journal entry should follow this format:
1. Upload in Google Doc format (if you upload Word or PDF files, please remember to convert them).
2. The document should be titled with your last name (ex: Navarre_Reading1)
3. The content should include a 150+ word summary of the reading and a 300+ word reaction.

In addition to your normal reflection, please also include in your reaction:
1) What tech-informed methods/tools would you like to use in your teaching to promote Literacy?
2) How would you like to use these methods/tools?
3) Are there other technological tools/methods that are not mentioned in this chapter but can be used to promote Literacy? (If you don’t know any, you do not need to answer this question.)

Write your teaching philosophy (~ 2 pages) and post it in “Journal.” Here is a list of things you could talk about in your teaching philosophy:

• How you see yourself as a (Chinese) language teacher
• What inspired you to become a (Chinese) language teacher
• How you view language teaching
• Your teaching methods
• What your classroom teaching looks like
• How have students react to your teaching
• What you specialize as a (Chinese) language teacher

You do not need to include all of them and you should also not limit yourself to these items. This is just a guideline. Teaching philosophy differs from person to person, what one chooses to highlight in their statement also differs from person to person.

Note: Please also make sure you watch Zoom Tutorials (under “Resources” on Blog) when preparing your online micro-teaching lesson.

Please read: (“Materials” on Blog)
Baralt, M., & Morcillo Gomez, J. (2017). Task-based language teaching online: A guide for teachers. Language Learning & Technology, 21(3), 28-43.

Your reading journal entry should follow this format:
1. Upload in Google Doc format (if you upload Word or PDF files, please remember to convert them).
2. The document should be titled with your last name (ex: Navarre_Reading1)
3. The content should include a 150+ word summary of the reading and a 300+ word reaction.

Please read Chapter 4 of Navarre (2019): Using Technology to Promote Oral Proficiency, and upload your reflection to “Journal” on Blog.

Your reading journal entry should follow this format:
1. Upload in Google Doc format (if you upload Word or PDF files, please remember to convert them).
2. The document should be titled with your last name (ex: Navarre_Reading1)
3. The content should include a 150+ word summary of the reading and a 300+ word reaction.

In addition to your normal reflection, please also include in your reaction:
1) What tech-informed methods/tools would you like to use in your teaching to promote oral proficiency?
2) How would you like to use these methods/tools?
3) Are there other technological tools/methods that are not mentioned in this chapter but can be used to promote oral proficiency? (If you don’t know any, you do not need to answer this question.)

Watch your own teaching in this folder: Link

In the folder, you’ll also find a sub-folder named: 1-min Transcription.
In this sub-folder, please transcribe the first minute of your instruction* in a google doc. We will then use it to analyze how you can make your instructions match learners’ proficiency level better.
* Instruction means the language you use to give directions of activities or teach concepts. It does NOT include the intro. to learning objectives.
When transcribing, please transcribe it word by word, including both English and Chinese that were iterated.

This class observation assignment contains two parts:

• During observation: Fill out the TELL class observation form (you received one print-out copy in class. If you misplaced it, the PDF version can be found under “Resources”).
• After observation: Write a reflection as a Google Doc in “Journal.” Please use your name as the file name.

In the journal, please include:

1. The observed class (ex: LC112) and date/time observed
2. Learning objectives (based on your observation. Do NOT ask the teacher.)
3. Evidence of learning (or lack of it, if the class you observed did not do a good job)
4. The effectiveness of the activities for building towards the learning objectives
5. Methods/techniques you learned that you would like to use in your own teaching
6. What you would do differently if you were teaching the class, if any
7. Other thoughts about this observation

Please complete your Thematic Unit Plan.
Please see examples in “Resources” to see the level of details you need to include in your unit plan.