Episode 003 When Saying Yes is Saying No - a podcast by Stephanie Axe and Jean Dempsey
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Title: When Saying Yes is Saying No
Episode no: 003
Date: 03/12/2014
Topics in Language Learning: L1/L2 Literacy
Interrupted education
Frequent displacement
Refugee camps
Child laborers
Using multiple languages (simultaneously or sequentially)
Countries that have been colonized (native vs. official language)
Frequent displacement (learning a new language with each move)
Shared L1 (help or hinder?)
Language gaps (in one or more language)
Consequences: how do each of these things affect classroom dynamic?
[PAUSE]
Methodology: Using video in the language learning
Homework:
Listening& Pronunciation Journals
“Listening Journals”
In-class
Lectures (from textbook, TED, and videos on demand)
Read book, then watch movie (i.e. Girl with a Pearl Earring)
Videos that correspond with semester theme (i.e. Waiting for Superman, Sicko!, Clarkston special report, Luma speaking,…)
Grammar, Parts of Speech Review with “School House Rocks”
Presentation skills class: watch lectures (YouTube, Jennifer ESL, TED, etc.) to critique “attention-getter,” mechanics, emphasis& building redundancy, thought groups, etc.
Assessment
“Live Journals”
Lecture/note-taking tests (build schema, review vocabulary, make predictions, listen twice, answer comprehension questions)
Presentation skills: videotaping their speeches to listen to later and uploading to Dropbox for them to listen/practice at home…
[PAUSE]
Adjunct Antics: Schedule issues
Coordinating schedules between different campuses
Different coordinators contact us about “next semester” at different points in the “current semester,” so it’s hard to plan/commit
“Saying yes is saying no”
Maximizing income by choosing classes by credit hour, school, etc.
Scheduling classes at different times at different schools (allowing time for travel)
Classes making
Picking classes strategically: which is most likely to make? Why?
Saying no to one class because you have committed to another, only to have that one get canceled (then you have nothing!)
Saying yes to too much, assuming something won’t make, and ending up overloaded
Preparing for a class, only to have it get canceled
Scrambling to plan a class at the last minute because someone gave it up or they had to open another section to meet registration needs
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Keywords:
ESL, ELT, TESOL, English as a second language, The Minimal Pair, L1, L2, literacy, edtech, technology in the classroom, CALL, videos, adjuncts, scheduling
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