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The advent of modern technology and a fundamental shift in young people's cognition has created an environment where multi-tasking and instant gratification have become the norm. This session looks at how literacy and writing skills fit into the 21st Century English classroom and how to make these essential skills engaging, meaningful, and fun. Free seminar for English teachers in BKC-IH Moscow Teacher Training Centre
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Teen LiteracyWesley Matlock
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What is literacy?
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy
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B is for ‘ball’, C is for ‘cat’, and then…?
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Ray Charles: ABC Song
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Ray Charles: ABC Song
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Generational Learning Styles
Baby Boomers (1946-1964)
• Teacher-led, formal classroom instruction
Generation X (1965-1982)
• Still teacher-driven, but less formal instruction
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Generation Y (1978-1994)
• More focus on peer and ‘active’ learning
The Millenials (1995-now)
• Born into the ‘modern’ world• Screen oriented learning
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A is for…
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Reflect on…
What kinds of things have you read today?
What topics have you read about today?
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Reflect on…
The last time I did a lesson focusing on literacy skills was…
it went (well/badly) because…
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Consider the differences
Kid literacy
• Cognitive development• Physical dexterity• Little experience with
literacy
Teen literacy
• Plenty of literacy experience in their L1
• More or less mature developmentally
What do YLs read on a daily basis?
What do teens read on a daily basis?When do
they write?
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Consider this…
• Why do teens read and write?• Are these reasons motivating? Why/Why not?
• What kinds of literacy based activities do teens do in class?• Gist/detail reading, reading aloud, reading
together (chants, singing, etc.), following along with the teacher or recording, writing essays, emails, dialogues, lists, etc.
Let’s try some activities!
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L / M I / V
Y / X
P / O
H / RE / S
C / KG / U
T / W
B / FJ / Z
Q / A
N / D
Alphabet Flip
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Carroll’s Doublets
Can you turn a ‘Cat’ into a ‘Dog’?• Cat→Cot→Dot→Dog
Try some more!• Be sure to ‘Lock’ the ‘Door’• Put the ‘Milk’ into the ‘Pail’• Do you ‘Dream’ when you ‘Sleep’?• People use ‘Wheat’ to make ‘Bread’?
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Literacy Activities
• For each, consider:• Are they effective?• Appropriate ages?
Levels?• Ways to adapt?• How can you extend
them?
1. Find someone who…
2. AZ Flip
3. Doublets
4. Folded Stories
5. Mad Libs
6. Shared Stories
7. Online ideas1. Literal Videos
2. Blogging
3. Dubbing
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21st Century Learning Skills
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Language-based literacy print, texting, hyper-linking, multimodal
Information-based literacy searching, tagging, filtering, critical
thinking
Connection-based literacy
personal, network, cultural
Remix literacy
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Take on me: Literal Video
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So, what’s changing?
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• The role of the teacher• Information exchange• Homework• Learner Autonomy• The concept of learning
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Main language teaching modes
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Drip, drip, drip Immersion
Meet a couple times a week and get knowledge from a teacher Send students overseas, enroll in
intensive schools/programs
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Today’s classroom teachers need to be prepared to provide technology-supported learning opportunities for their students.
Being prepared to use technology and knowing how that technology can support student learning have become integral skills in every teacher’s professional repertoire.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001562/156207e.pdfFor example…
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So, what are the challenges?
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• Lack of training• School enforcing with no clear policy• The haves and the have nots• The role of testing and assessment• E-safety• Digital literacy• The copy and paste approach• Worrying about the tool
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