2017 STARTALK Fall Conference PROMOTING STUDENT
AUTONOMY For Listening & Speaking
BridgingtheGap:STARTALK,Teachers,andHighTech
AnnaKatikhina
WORKSHOP OUTCOMES
• Icanusetechnologyeffectivelytopromotestudentautonomyindistancelearningcontext
• Icanincludeef7icientremediationtechniquesintodistancelearningactivities
• Icanprovideusefulfeedbacktostudentsindistancelearningactivities• Icanapplybackwardsdesignprinciplestoplanalessondeliveredinthetargetlanguage.
• Icanexplaineffectivestrategiesforusingauthenticmaterialswithlearnersatdifferentpro7iciencylevels.
• Icanexplainstrategiestoappropriatelyintegrateculture,content,andlanguagefoundinauthenticmaterialsbasedintheageofmylearners.
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• STARTALKPrinciples:– Facilitatingalearner-centeredclassroom– Conductingperformance-basedassessment– Usingthetargetlanguageandprovidingcomprehensibleinputforinstruction– Integratingculture,content,andlanguageinaworldclassroom– Adaptingandusingage-appropriateauthenticmaterials
WHY THIS WORKSHOP?
PROBLEM OF PRACTICE • Online/hybridtrend• Fasterlearning• Newchallenges:– Listening/speaking– Time-consumingpreparation
SOLUTION: First Things First
• Russian/IntermediateHigh• Step1:Outcomes• Step2:Topic• Step3:Material• Step4:Outline
SOLUTION: Planning the Online Component
• AssessmentFirst!• Tasks• Technology:– Purpose-driven– Accessible– Easy– Free
• Alittlemagic:gami7ication
SOLUTION: Technology
SOLUTION: Gamification
• Gameprinciplesànon-gamingenvironments
SOLUTION: Listening
• Engage• Payattention• UnderstandRemediationtechniques– Hint– Transcript– Playagain– Readonthetopic
Solution: Preparing for Speaking
• Controlledexplorationofthetopic
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
• The“checkyouranswers”gallerytookmostofourtime,sobesuretoworkonsuchmaterialsinadvance.
• Makingalistoftargetvocabularyandaskingstudentstouseitastheygothroughtheactivitiesmaybeagoodidea.
• Double-checkyourcodes!
ADAPTING SOLUTIONS
Alltechnologiesthatweusedare…
• Free• Accessible• Easy• Flexible
DISCUSSION • Whichofthetechnologies/ideasdoyouseeyourselfusinginyourcontext?Why?
• Whichtechnologiesdoyouthinkwouldbechallengingtoimplementinyourcontext?Why?
• Howdoyoumotivateyourlearnerstoengagewithself-studymaterials(e.g.inanonlineenvironment)?
• Whattechnologydoyouusetohelpstudentsprepareforspeakingactivities?
• Howdoyoumakesureyourstudentsactivelyengagewithlisteningactivitieswhenworkingontheirown?
CONCLUSION https://nodrama22.wixsite.com/hermitagecats
BridgingtheGap:STARTALK,Teachers,andHighTech
UniversityofIowa,IowaCity,IA
Presenter/Participant:AnnaKatikhina([email protected])
ProgramDirector:IrinaKostina,Ph.D.([email protected])
InstructionLeads:MarinaKostina,Ph.D.([email protected])AnastasiyaPryanikova,JD,MA([email protected])
