Students as textbook authors
Can you think of benefits and shortcomings of commercially-produced materials (textbooks)? Make a map of associations.
Read the text to learn what the authors mean saying that “… ironically, the most valuable and overlooked resource in education may be sitting right in front of every teacher”.
Vocabulary Enrichment
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Make sure you understand the following terms from the text:
fill-in-the-blank activity, group dynamics, information gap, learner-centredness, student-centered, scaffolded learning, zone of proximal development.
Match the definitions with the proper words.
A personal daily record of experiences and observations: diary ………
Assertion ………
Highly competent in an art, skill, or field of knowledge: adept ………
Pamphlet ………
Relatedness to the matter at hand ………
The item entered ………
To assemble in correct sequence ………
To be engrossed ………
To be nearly the same as: approach ………
To give out: allot ………
To imitate: mimic ………
To make certain of ………
To utilize for future benefit ………
Fill in the blanks with the following words and combinations: assignment, blogs, designing, engaged, information gap, invest, journals, miming, proficient, student-centered.
We had a chance to describe our expectations and attitudes to learning in the ………
The ……… was to prepare a video project illustrating our vision of a modern student.
……… are getting popular with students who are keen on web surfing.
Circular seating arrangement in the classroom makes the lessons more ……….
Mike is said to be ………both in German and Spanish.
Our group are presently ……… in co-producing a booklet in English that describes our language learning histories and personalities.
I enjoy ……… activities for classes of English and peer teaching too.
……… stories or new vocabulary brings a lot of laughter into the classroom.
Success comes to those who ……… time and effort into their learning.
……… may serve as a basis that ensures interaction during fill-in-the-blank activities.