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Tareas con Formularios en Google Classroom
Grading homework in the Google Class
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FORMULARIOS-GOOGLE CLASS
domingo, 13 de octubre de 2019
“UNA SOCIEDAD QUE NO AMA A SUS PROFESORES NO AMA A
SUS NIÑOS”
Alex Beard, profesor, escritor y explorador de la educación Tengo 36 años. Soy londinense. Dirijo un laboratorio internacional sobre el futuro de la educación en Teach For All. Tenemos que invertir más dinero en educación que en defensa, poner la escuela en el centro de la sociedad, elevar el nivel de los profesores y hacer una revolución de la enseñanza.
HACERLO MEJOR
Todo empezó con
una pregunta: cómo debería ser el aprendizaje en el siglo XXI. Dejó la docencia
y se lanzó al mundo en busca de las prácticas educativas más prometedoras, de
los mejores neurocientíficos y expertos en el aprendizaje; el resultado es
Otras formas de aprender (Plataforma), ensayo periodístico, riguroso y ameno
que impele a una revolución educativa. “Estamos malgastando nuestro mayor
recurso: la inteligencia humana”. Miembro de Teach For All –red de
organizaciones que trabajan para garantizar que todos los niños del planeta
puedan desarrollar su potencial–, sigue explorando el mundo en busca de la
buena educación y lo comparte con líderes, políticos y profesores de 42 países.
Fracaso como profesor?
Quería ser el Robin Williams de El
club de los poetas muertos en una escuela de uno de los barrios más pobres y
diversos de Londres, y sí, obviamente fracasé. Nada que ver con la escuela en
la que usted estudió.
Mi escuela se parecía a la de Hogwarts
de Harry Potter; tenía, incluso, una jauría de mastines para la caza del
conejo.
¿Ambas erraban en la manera de
educar?
Sí, el sistema educativo otorga
demasiada importancia al éxito académico, a los exámenes estandarizados;
inspirado en un modelo industrial que las empresas ya han dejado atrás y que
olvida las dimensiones ética y humana del aprendizaje, la creatividad y el
propósito.
Entonces, ¿olvidan lo esencial?
El bienestar de nuestra especie y del
planeta depende del desarrollo de nuestra inteligencia social y emocional.
Conseguí que mis alumnos fueran competentes en lectura, escritura y aritmética,
que es la base del modelo educativo, pero no que amaran aprender.
¿Qué dice la neurociencia?
Que cada uno de nosotros
tenemos una capacidad de aprendizaje mucho mayor de la que creemos. Somos
aprendices natos, la mente no es una máquina que ha de programar la escuela. Esta
idea es importante.
El cerebro está vivo, es rebelde y
está inmerso en un proceso interminable de aprendizaje. El aprendizaje es
nuestro superpoder, pero los modelos educativos limitan con demasiada
frecuencia nuestro potencial innato. En lugar de enseñar a los niños a saber
cosas, necesitamos enseñarlos a aprender.
Sí, porque hoy el conocimiento cambia
a una velocidad abismal, ya no podemos pensar que lo que aprendamos hoy nos sea
útil mañana. Mejor enseñarles a adquirir por sí mismos esas destrezas a medida
que las necesiten.
¿Y
cómo se hace eso?
Cultivando la capacidad de
preguntarse, expresarse, analizar, criticar, imaginar, investigar y cuestionar.
La clave es la motivación.
Se lanzó al mundo en busca de buenas
prácticas educativas, ¿qué ha encontrado?
Visité las escuelas más novedosas y
las más exitosas, entrevisté a los profesores más innovadores y los neurólogos
y psicólogos más punteros durante dos años.
¿Y?
Conocí
a un experto en robótica de Boston que cuando nació su hijo instaló cámaras en
su casa para grabar los primeros años del desarrollo del niño con la intención
de enseñar a un robot cómo aprende un ser humano, pero abandonó.
¿Por
qué?
Descubrió
que aprendemos de una manera muy compleja, que cada cerebro es distinto,
imposible imitarlos. Estuve en Corea del Sur, donde los jóvenes se preparan
para la prueba de selectividad estudiando 14 horas diarias. Es tan importante
que se suspenden los vuelos para que el ruido no desconcentre a los alumnos.
¿Con
qué resultado?
Hace 70 años cuatro de cada cinco eran
analfabetos, y ahora tiene la mayor proporción de universitarios del mundo, lo que
demuestra el poder de la educación; pero en contrapartida tiene el nivel más
alto de suicidios de jóvenes.
En las aulas se cuece el futuro.
En 15 años la inversión en educación
ya tiene importantes resultados en la sociedad. En una escuela de Silicon Valley
vi a cien niños de cinco años sentados frente a un ordenador portátil con
cascos, sólo se oían sus deditos tecleando.
¿El
resultado?
Su
nivel de lengua y matemáticas era espectacular. Entendí que el desarrollo
cognitivo temprano, sin olvidar el aprendizaje a lo largo de toda la vida, son
las prioridades.
¿El
lado oscuro de la tecnología?
La creciente dependencia
de las máquinas puede despojarnos de nuestra capacidad de aprender de una
manera exclusivamente humana y reducir las capacidades innatas, por eso
memorizar es importante.
En teoría Finlandia es la
panacea.
Son maestros en la
formación humana y colaborativa y han conseguido ser una de los países más
creativos: han florecido compañías muy exitosas. Y según la ONU son los
campeones de felicidad del mundo. El futuro no es de los sabelotodo sino de los
“quiero aprenderlo todo”.
Hay que motivar a aprender
no sólo a los alumnos, sobre todo a los profesores.
En Finlandia los profesores son líderes,
más importantes que un ministro, y esa es otra revolución pendiente, que el de
maestro sea nuestro supremo oficio. Georges Haddad, rector de la Sorbona, dijo:
“Una sociedad que no ama a sus profesores no ama a sus niños”; tiene razón.
Ha visto a grandes maestros en acción...
Y el denominador común es que hacen pensar
a sus alumnos y los inspiran para que saquen, cada uno, lo mejor de sí mismo.
Pero todos, a parte de dominar su materia, dominan y actualizan la ciencia del
desarrollo cognitivo; son expertos en psicología de la motivación y en la
práctica de la creación de comunidades, porque el sentimiento de pertenencia en
el desarrollo emocional es fundamental.
¿El
aprendizaje debe ser difícil?
Sí.
El cerebro prospera a partir de la dificultad deseable. Nuestro cerebro está
diseñado para evitar tener que pensar, prefiere las actividades rutinarias.
Aprender implica esfuerzo, enfrentarse a una dificultad.
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ALEX BEARD ARTICLE
miércoles, 31 de enero de 2018
sábado, 29 de abril de 2017
ESLvideo.com :: Present Simple and Present Continuous (Present Progressive)
ESLvideo.com :: Present Simple and Present Continuous (Present Progressive): (ESL Category: grammar) Test is created for students to study the difference between Present Simple and Present Continuous. Please note that the video is powered by "Learn English with Nick Shepherd".
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PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
martes, 28 de marzo de 2017
REPETITIVE PHRASE STORIES
REPETITIVE PHRASE STORIES
WHAT ARE THEY?
They are stories where some words, phrases or
sentences are repeated several times in order to help the readers or listeners follow the story better or engage their attention easily
WHY USING THEM?
•
Because telling them is a
quick and efficient way to engage students with limited verbal skills.
•
Telling this kind of stories
can result on natural language
acquisition.
•
They are easy to remember,
so the students can retell them.
•
They constitute an effective
way to teach complex vocabulary
or structures since they can be constantly repeated in the story.
•
This kind of stories is not passive at all.
•
There is always something for the children to do while the story is being told.
•
It
increases
the level of comprehension in students especially those who have difficulty with reading
HOW TO USE THEM?
•
Adapt the story to the age
and level of the students.
•
Use visual aids when telling
the story.
•
Involve students in the
story as much as possible. Using “listen and join in” activities always has
good results.
THE GREAT BIG TURNIP
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
- VIDEO : https://youtu.be/ysPxSHHE8Lg
- STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boufT9tU44g
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PARAPHRASING METHOD
jueves, 5 de marzo de 2015
HABLEMOS EN INGLES
HABLEMOS EN INGLES
Cuando uno
desea aprender busca todas las estrategias posibles para aprender, me quede sorprendida
con este alumno de 5to de secundaria al ver como apoyaba a su compañero para
que pueda entablar la conversación en Inglés. Se colocó el dialogo en la frente
para ayudar a su compañero a mantener el contacto visual en la conversación y utlizó la técnica del look up and say technique. Esta técnica no requiere memorizar el dialogo
solo basta leer las líneas de la conversación mentalmente y repetirlas mirando
a su compañero . Esta técnica es muy útil porque permite que los alumnos interactúen
al conversar en una forma real y natural. Esta es una de las características más
importantes de esta técnica ,especialmente cuando se aprende un idioma
extranjero porque permite que los alumnos desarrollen la fluidez del idioma. Como docente del area de Inglés estoy convencida que la técnica look up and say technique es muy buena para ayudar a
los estudiantes a desarrollar la habilidad de speaking en la enseñanza del
idioma Ingles
domingo, 15 de septiembre de 2013
Monsignor Lorenzo Adorni Tuperti
THE FOUNDER OF DANTE ALIGHIERI SCHOOL

Monsignor Lorenzo Adorni Tuperti was born in Busetto , region of Parma - Italy on June 17 ,1920. He went to elementary school in Coltera town. He grew up in a catholic family that is why when he was 18 years old because of God’s call he entered the Missionary Institute of Penago - Italy. In 1934, he came to Peru to
continue with his ecclesiastic studies in "Saint Toribio" Seminar in Lima. He moved to Huancayo in 1945 and continued his studies in this city in “Saint Pio X seminar” where he received the title of Deacon and later on he would ordain as a priest. After that, he was transferred to Trujillo city and continued with his works.
Thus, on August
15, 1965 he founded Dante Alighieri School on the south part of Trujillo and
from which he would become the Principal for 33 years. During this time he was
very concerned about the integral education of children and teenagers ; next to
the school, he built up Saint Martin de Porres church with the help of many
generous Trujillian people.
He also worked hard with the Aguarunas y Huambitas
youngsters by giving them lodge, food and scholarships in technological
institutes like Senati y Sencico to study a profession that they would later use
in their communities. Likewise, he helped the Seminarists to prepare for the priesthood by giving them spiritual guide.
As a Religion teacher, he delivered the God’s word and
instilled values, good morals in students to nurture the qualities that would enhance their moral growth.
He worked as a Religion teacher in "Santa Isabel" G.U.E school in Huancayo, "José Faustino Sánchez Carrión" G.U.E school, San Jose Obrero school,” Juan Pablo II” Pedagogic Institute and Dante Alighieri school in Trujillo. In 1997.As a principal of Dante Alighieri School, he worked
closely with the students by giving them support and spiritual guide. He was Italian but he loved Peru, He was fascinated
by the Peruvian culture, customs and traditions that is why he was always
interested in diffusing the Peruvian culture through the art of dance.
In 1997, for his remarkable work in education Monsignor Lorenzo Adorni Tuperti was awarded
the "Palmas Magisteriales en Grado de Comemdador" by the Peruvian
Ministry of Education, recognition that marked his life as an educator. The award granted by the Republic of Peru, is recognized as one o f the most significant awards to citizen who have shown, in their academic and profesional lives, an oustanding contribution to education, science and culture of Peru.
After this, other authorities like the Mayor Jose Murgia Zanier, the archbishopric
and VII Region Director also congratulate and gave him recognition for this
great achievement.

In 1998,
after 33 years he decided to retire from the administration of the school
because he was tired and very sick . He
died on September 1st, 2003 at 8:06 pm at Víctor Lazarte Hospital-Trujillo when he was 83 years old.
After his death, he left a great emptiness among the people who loved and
admired him. He was mourned at Dante Alighieri School and at Basilica Mayor Cathedral.
During his funeral lots of people, teachers, students and the religious
community of Trujillo followed him to his final resting place. He has gotten many awards for his great work
as shepherd, teacher, and priest; however, none of these recognitions could
reach his great labor. Now, the people who have had the chance to meet this
great and generous man can only feel respect, esteem and admiration when remembering.READING ACTIVITY :
http://www.slideshare.net/msh03/reading-activity-26219654
sábado, 12 de enero de 2013
TEACHING AT EL CULTURAL
Vídeo de Teaching at el Cultural: Miriam’s trip to Trujillo was created with TripAdvisor TripWow!
martes, 4 de diciembre de 2012
martes, 12 de junio de 2012
OLIMPICS 2012
DANTE ALIGHIRI SCHOOL
OLIMPICS 2012
OLIMPICS 2012

Once again it was held the ANNUAL SCHOOL OLIMPICS-2012 at Dante Alighieri School.
The purpose of this activity is to inspire students to participate in sports and adopt and live healthy lifestyles".
So, students from primary and secondary levels put weeks of training and preparation to practice as they compete in track and field events against each class. According to Theodore Hesburgh, author of "The Importance of School Sports and Education," it is imperative for school students to have access to sports and games.Not only does it empower youth and promote higher self-esteem, it also motivates students, enables them to earn better grades, maintain a healthy weight, preventing chronic diseases and learns the skills necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Finally, I want to thank my partner Arlette Uceda, my dear students and my classroom committee for their valuable cooperation during the Olympics’ week
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ANNUAL SCHOOL OLIMPICS-2012
viernes, 4 de noviembre de 2011
PRONAFCAP 2011

PRONAFCAP 2011
The official team of trainers at National University of Trujillo-
HEAD OF THE PROGRAM: GUSTAVO BENITES
SECONDARY COORDINATOR: GERMAN LEYVA SALINAS
MINEDU SUPERVISOR: MS. TERESA SAAVEDRA
Once again I have to say bye bye to PRONAFCAP Program -2011. It was great working with such wonderful teachers, I really appreciate your interest in learning.


It is said that this will be the last training program in the UNT and I cannot help but feel sad because probably I will not see you again. I not only spent great moments with you but also I learned a lot from you all along the year.

So now, I just want to thank the National University of Trujillo and the Ministry of Education for giving me the chance to share my experience with you.
Good luck!!!!!
sábado, 27 de agosto de 2011
LA PROGRAMACION CURRICULAR ANUAL
Es un documento técnico pedagógico en el cual se explicita los propósitos de grado y se organiza las unidades didácticas que se desarrollarán durante el año escolar.
AQUI COMPARTO MI PROPUESTA QUE VENGO USANDO CON LOS ALUMNOS DE PRIMER AÑO DE SECUNDARIA- 2011. SE HA DISEÑADO ESTA PROPUESTA EN BASE AL TEXTO POSTCARDS 1 A
MIRIAM SHEEN CUBA -PROGRAMACION CURRICULAR ANUAL DEL AREA DE INGLES- PRIMER AÑO-2011
Es un documento técnico pedagógico en el cual se explicita los propósitos de grado y se organiza las unidades didácticas que se desarrollarán durante el año escolar.
AQUI COMPARTO MI PROPUESTA QUE VENGO USANDO CON LOS ALUMNOS DE PRIMER AÑO DE SECUNDARIA- 2011. SE HA DISEÑADO ESTA PROPUESTA EN BASE AL TEXTO POSTCARDS 1 A
MIRIAM SHEEN CUBA -PROGRAMACION CURRICULAR ANUAL DEL AREA DE INGLES- PRIMER AÑO-2011
domingo, 20 de febrero de 2011
ACTIVITIES TO EMPOWER STUDENTS' LEARNING
TEACHING TECHNIQUES TO EMPOWER STUDENTS’ LEARNING
Twenty first century education is demanding, it breaks the pattern; it is flexible, innovative, challenging and difficult. It happens in context and its main aim is to captivate every student’s interests. So, What does teaching encounter? How can students get the most of their classes? Teaching is not planning activities in terms of what the teacher will be doing in class, but in terms of what the students will be able to do with the new material once it is presented and internalized. Teaching is a decision-making process in which the teacher considers a variety of options to facilitate the learning process. It is a dynamic bond between individual learners and the teacher.
This workshop will provide easy techniques that teachers can use to observe activities and content from the perspective of student learning in order to have students actively involved in their learning process and engaged with the lesson material.
Twenty first century education is demanding, it breaks the pattern; it is flexible, innovative, challenging and difficult. It happens in context and its main aim is to captivate every student’s interests. So, What does teaching encounter? How can students get the most of their classes? Teaching is not planning activities in terms of what the teacher will be doing in class, but in terms of what the students will be able to do with the new material once it is presented and internalized. Teaching is a decision-making process in which the teacher considers a variety of options to facilitate the learning process. It is a dynamic bond between individual learners and the teacher.
This workshop will provide easy techniques that teachers can use to observe activities and content from the perspective of student learning in order to have students actively involved in their learning process and engaged with the lesson material.
sábado, 20 de noviembre de 2010
PRONAFCAP 2010- ENGLISH TEACHERS

MY DEAR PARTICIPANTS ,IT WAS REALLY GREAT SHARING WITH YOU ALL THESE MONTHS LONG. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN LEARNING AND ESPECIALLY YOUR COMMITMENT WITH THE PROGRAM. I HOPE YOU CONTINUE WORKING HARD NOT ONLY TO PURSUE YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUT TO BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS IN THE ENGLISH AREA.
GOOD LUCK!
miércoles, 28 de abril de 2010
MY PHYLOSOPHY OF TEACHING
There are many concepts to define teaching. For instance, Leo Bartlett in his idea of teaching describes it as an interactive process among a group of people learning in a social setting usually described as “the classroom”.
For Gore (1987), however, this description of an interactive process is the need to develop shared understandings in a community of knowledge users and developers. The list of definitions is indeed never-ending but they would all in the end concur in one main point: teaching involves students’ needs and beliefs.
From my own point of view, to teach is to give, to impart knowledge to learners in an active and dynamic way. Teaching is engaging students in events inside and outside the classroom as well as providing knowledge in an inspirational way. To make this true, there are important teaching components such as: teaching styles, techniques and strategies to develop good teaching that should be taken into account. In addition, it is necessary to be involved in observing and reflecting upon our own teaching and the learning behavior of our students.
Thus, I have been involved in teaching throughout this time because I find it rewarding and challenging. Along the years as a teacher, I have acquired a strong baggage as a quality teacher, but most of all, I have realized that studying and researching are without question the best tools for a teacher who wants to achieve self-improvement. Therefore, I’m aware that knowledge is endless and that a first-rate teacher is someone who keeps reinventing themselves and knows that learning is part of an everyday process. Professional teachers must then continue studying and looking for new expectations and technology.
When I teach, I use communicative methods so as to have student-centered lessons rather than teacher-centered ones. I believe it is vital to use communicative methods in order to have a participating and dynamic lesson. Creativity is my forte and also a plus because it enables you to design creative lessons that will enhance your class and delight your students. What is more, using Pair group and group work will motivate students when developing communicative tasks.
My respect and regard for my weak and strong students go without saying. I never compare them let alone make them feel deflated. To my eyes, they are all special because while the strong ones are active learners, the weak ones endeavor to acquire more proficiency of the language. In this sense, teaching equals challenge since the teacher’s goal is advancing their students’ education.
Through it all, I have also discovered that being friendly, confident, cheerful, flexible and resourceful facilitates the betterment of a class. Although the personality traits of my students differ greatly, I have learned how to understand their differences and similarities with respect, love and sympathy. As facilitators, we have to assist them whenever a need arises and to provide them with
the necessary tools in order to clear up their doubts and help them attain their learning goals.
To conclude, teaching is more than just providing knowledge, it is a commitment, a challenge that a teacher must tackle not only to make students learn but also to set the foundations of their future success

For Gore (1987), however, this description of an interactive process is the need to develop shared understandings in a community of knowledge users and developers. The list of definitions is indeed never-ending but they would all in the end concur in one main point: teaching involves students’ needs and beliefs.
From my own point of view, to teach is to give, to impart knowledge to learners in an active and dynamic way. Teaching is engaging students in events inside and outside the classroom as well as providing knowledge in an inspirational way. To make this true, there are important teaching components such as: teaching styles, techniques and strategies to develop good teaching that should be taken into account. In addition, it is necessary to be involved in observing and reflecting upon our own teaching and the learning behavior of our students.

Thus, I have been involved in teaching throughout this time because I find it rewarding and challenging. Along the years as a teacher, I have acquired a strong baggage as a quality teacher, but most of all, I have realized that studying and researching are without question the best tools for a teacher who wants to achieve self-improvement. Therefore, I’m aware that knowledge is endless and that a first-rate teacher is someone who keeps reinventing themselves and knows that learning is part of an everyday process. Professional teachers must then continue studying and looking for new expectations and technology.
My respect and regard for my weak and strong students go without saying. I never compare them let alone make them feel deflated. To my eyes, they are all special because while the strong ones are active learners, the weak ones endeavor to acquire more proficiency of the language. In this sense, teaching equals challenge since the teacher’s goal is advancing their students’ education.Through it all, I have also discovered that being friendly, confident, cheerful, flexible and resourceful facilitates the betterment of a class. Although the personality traits of my students differ greatly, I have learned how to understand their differences and similarities with respect, love and sympathy. As facilitators, we have to assist them whenever a need arises and to provide them with
the necessary tools in order to clear up their doubts and help them attain their learning goals.To conclude, teaching is more than just providing knowledge, it is a commitment, a challenge that a teacher must tackle not only to make students learn but also to set the foundations of their future success
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My Phylosophy of Teaching
domingo, 25 de abril de 2010
WHY TBL IN MY ENGLISH CLASSES?
Why using TBL in my lessons...
Many times did I find myself in the quandary of adopting the method TBL in my lessons or not. At times, I would feel insecure yet there was always that sense of possibility and it was that promising perspective on teaching what gave me the extra nudge I needed. How often do we as teachers ask our students to do something in class which they would do in everyday life using their own language? Probably, not often enough.
In fact, it was until I had the chance to teach Prep 1 that I noticed about the meaning of this method. I myself was asked to teach this new course and I was a newcomer in the use of this method. So, I had to look for more information about TBL in order to become familiar with it. After garnering the information, I now had to put my knowledge into action. With the help of my dear mentor, I realized how wonderful a lesson can be with a TBL approach but even more wonderful when I saw how PREP 1 students produced their own language in a more effective way.
When adopting TBL there should be a clear and defined purpose of where you are heading to. We as teachers must recognize that “teaching does not and cannot determine the way the learner’s language will develop”. Peter Skehan says that “The elements of target language do not simply slot into a `place in a predictable order” and I guess he means that as teachers, we have to let go of the control of the learning process and this is because with this method the learners use their own language and feel free to produce the language.
When using TBL the student is exposed to as much of the foreign language in order to observe it, then hypothesize over it, and finally experiment with it. Thereby, TBL is a communicative method whose only aim is to create a need to use and learn the language.
The primary focus of TBL classroom activity is the task and the language is the instrument which the students use to complete it. A task can be defined in several ways however, for me, the task is an activity in which students use the language to attain a specific outcome. In this sense, the central notion of the TBL approach is a task. When completing communicative tasks students come closer to achieving the goal of learning a foreign language. They have to use the language actively and overcome difficulties connected with possessing limited language resources.The activity reflects real life contexts and learners focus on meaning; they are free to use and produce any language they want. Writing a cheque, making an airline reservation, borrowing a library book, playing a game, solving a problem or sharing information or experiences are activities that occur in day-to-day life and thus they can all be considered as relevant and authentic tasks.
Finding a positive response from the students was the result of a long search. I could not help but be pleased with having found another way to make my teaching more meaningful and useful just by using TBL. It is clear though, that one of the main purposes of TBL is to increase learner activity, the teacher here plays the role of a monitor, guide, resource and to supply the students with tasks that will permit the student to experiment spontaneously, individually and originally with the foreign language. Each task will give the student the opportunity to experiment different types of experiences with the target language and it is here where the teacher has the responsibility of consciousness raising process. This part is essential for the success of TBL because it is here where the teacher helps students to recognize differences and similarities, helps them to correct, clarify and deepen their perception of the foreign language.
In spite of having been proposed various designs ( e.g. Prabhu 1987, Estaire and Zanon 1994, Skehan 1996, Willis 1996, Lee 2000) they all have in common the three principal phases. These phases reflect the chronology of a task based lesson: Pre task, during task, and the final post task.
Willis (1996) proposed the following framework for task- based learning.
Pre-task: Introduction to topic and task
Task
-Task cycle Planning, Report
-Language Focus Analysis, Practice
Within the model, the pre-task phase serves as a preparation for the topic and perhaps a presentation of a similar task already done. In this phase students are also given instructions for the task.
In the task cycle learners first perform the task and subsequently plan the final version of the task outcome and report the effects of their work.
The language focus phase serves both as teacher’s and students’ analysis of the language that was used in the task and also as a moment in the lesson when new language is introduced and practiced.
What is the advantage then of task-based language learning?

-One of the advantages of this method is that tasks allow the use of language resources that students possess in a creative way. Making students use the target language to solve a problem, reach an agreement or communicate some message seems to benefit them in the best possible way: learners are stretching their linguistic knowledge and communicative skills to the maximum.
-Another advantage of task-based learning is that doing tasks supports learner autonomy. While doing tasks, students have to use a number of language learning strategies. For ex ample, a number of compensation strategies, communication strategies or cognitive ones. Completing communicative tasks creates basic conditions for greater autonomy on the part of the student because a lot of decisions connected with language use are made by the learner.
-From this perspective task based language learning seems to be an appropriate method to develop learner autonomy as a basis in a curriculum.
Consequently, the challenge for task based pedagogy is to choose sequences and implement tasks in ways that will combine a focus on meaning with a focus on form as well. Foster and Skehan have shown that giving learners time to plan before they begin a task significantly increases the complexity, accuracy and fluency of the language they use and that these effects increase in relation to the cognitive difficulty of the task. In conclusion, one of the 4 standards of Education is “Learning by doing” and that is what TBL means to me. I would like to encourage you to try out the new method in your classes in order to give you some better ideas of what a task-based lesson may look.
Many times did I find myself in the quandary of adopting the method TBL in my lessons or not. At times, I would feel insecure yet there was always that sense of possibility and it was that promising perspective on teaching what gave me the extra nudge I needed. How often do we as teachers ask our students to do something in class which they would do in everyday life using their own language? Probably, not often enough.
In fact, it was until I had the chance to teach Prep 1 that I noticed about the meaning of this method. I myself was asked to teach this new course and I was a newcomer in the use of this method. So, I had to look for more information about TBL in order to become familiar with it. After garnering the information, I now had to put my knowledge into action. With the help of my dear mentor, I realized how wonderful a lesson can be with a TBL approach but even more wonderful when I saw how PREP 1 students produced their own language in a more effective way. When adopting TBL there should be a clear and defined purpose of where you are heading to. We as teachers must recognize that “teaching does not and cannot determine the way the learner’s language will develop”. Peter Skehan says that “The elements of target language do not simply slot into a `place in a predictable order” and I guess he means that as teachers, we have to let go of the control of the learning process and this is because with this method the learners use their own language and feel free to produce the language.
When using TBL the student is exposed to as much of the foreign language in order to observe it, then hypothesize over it, and finally experiment with it. Thereby, TBL is a communicative method whose only aim is to create a need to use and learn the language.
The primary focus of TBL classroom activity is the task and the language is the instrument which the students use to complete it. A task can be defined in several ways however, for me, the task is an activity in which students use the language to attain a specific outcome. In this sense, the central notion of the TBL approach is a task. When completing communicative tasks students come closer to achieving the goal of learning a foreign language. They have to use the language actively and overcome difficulties connected with possessing limited language resources.The activity reflects real life contexts and learners focus on meaning; they are free to use and produce any language they want. Writing a cheque, making an airline reservation, borrowing a library book, playing a game, solving a problem or sharing information or experiences are activities that occur in day-to-day life and thus they can all be considered as relevant and authentic tasks.
Finding a positive response from the students was the result of a long search. I could not help but be pleased with having found another way to make my teaching more meaningful and useful just by using TBL. It is clear though, that one of the main purposes of TBL is to increase learner activity, the teacher here plays the role of a monitor, guide, resource and to supply the students with tasks that will permit the student to experiment spontaneously, individually and originally with the foreign language. Each task will give the student the opportunity to experiment different types of experiences with the target language and it is here where the teacher has the responsibility of consciousness raising process. This part is essential for the success of TBL because it is here where the teacher helps students to recognize differences and similarities, helps them to correct, clarify and deepen their perception of the foreign language. In spite of having been proposed various designs ( e.g. Prabhu 1987, Estaire and Zanon 1994, Skehan 1996, Willis 1996, Lee 2000) they all have in common the three principal phases. These phases reflect the chronology of a task based lesson: Pre task, during task, and the final post task.
Willis (1996) proposed the following framework for task- based learning.
Pre-task: Introduction to topic and task
Task
-Task cycle Planning, Report
-Language Focus Analysis, Practice
Within the model, the pre-task phase serves as a preparation for the topic and perhaps a presentation of a similar task already done. In this phase students are also given instructions for the task.
In the task cycle learners first perform the task and subsequently plan the final version of the task outcome and report the effects of their work.
The language focus phase serves both as teacher’s and students’ analysis of the language that was used in the task and also as a moment in the lesson when new language is introduced and practiced.
What is the advantage then of task-based language learning?

-One of the advantages of this method is that tasks allow the use of language resources that students possess in a creative way. Making students use the target language to solve a problem, reach an agreement or communicate some message seems to benefit them in the best possible way: learners are stretching their linguistic knowledge and communicative skills to the maximum.
-Another advantage of task-based learning is that doing tasks supports learner autonomy. While doing tasks, students have to use a number of language learning strategies. For ex ample, a number of compensation strategies, communication strategies or cognitive ones. Completing communicative tasks creates basic conditions for greater autonomy on the part of the student because a lot of decisions connected with language use are made by the learner.
-From this perspective task based language learning seems to be an appropriate method to develop learner autonomy as a basis in a curriculum.
Consequently, the challenge for task based pedagogy is to choose sequences and implement tasks in ways that will combine a focus on meaning with a focus on form as well. Foster and Skehan have shown that giving learners time to plan before they begin a task significantly increases the complexity, accuracy and fluency of the language they use and that these effects increase in relation to the cognitive difficulty of the task. In conclusion, one of the 4 standards of Education is “Learning by doing” and that is what TBL means to me. I would like to encourage you to try out the new method in your classes in order to give you some better ideas of what a task-based lesson may look.
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