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Speaking> Goal setting
Program: Gilbert Stuart
Purpose: To do general
introductions and begin to get to know each other and feeling comfortable
speaking and reading in class. Also, to do some initial assessment of
learners.
Objective: We will also
focus on explaining the structure of the class, establishing guidelines.
Finally, we will begin assessment and goal-setting.
Activity and estimated time: Discussion
on structure of the class and when to use Spanish, Portuguese, etc., 20
minutes.
| materials |
none
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| procedure |
1. Explain the format of the class, the schedule,
and hand out your phone numbers to learners. See if they have any
questions about the way the class will be run. 2. Establish class
guidelines on using other languages. (always? sometimes? never?) when
is it important to be able to use the first language in the class,
when is it not useful? |
| skills addressed |
speaking, comprehension
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Activity and estimated time: Goal-setting
brainstorm and dot vote, 30-40 minutes
| materials |
Butcher paper, markers, dot stickers, goal-setting
checklist (See ŚMethodsą drawer, resource library, for examples.) |
| procedure |
1. Have people brainstorm individually for five
to ten minutes all the places and scenarios where they need English.
2. Re-group. Learners call out different places, you write responses
on board. Use goal-setting checklists as catalysts or follow up in
case people are hesitant. 3. Each person gets 2 dots with which to
vote, placing them by the 2 most important places. 4. Look at the
results as a class and see which will get top priority. |
| skills addressed |
speaking |
| evaluation |
This is helpful because you are deciding up front,
as a class, what your syllabus will look like. Tell people it is flexible
and they should feel free to add to the list as the semester goes
on. There are also goal-setting checklists that ask more specifically
about how comfortable people feel in different scenarios. You can
also use these for a follow-up to get a sense of where people. See
the Methods drawer. |
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