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… language… values… knowledge… cultural identity… cultural awareness
Marisa Constantinides CELT Athens - [email protected] TESOL Greece 2015
… cognitive abilities… oracy and literacy… numeracy… ability to concentrate… auditory ability… multiple intelligences… critical thinking… creative thinking
Marisa Constantinides CELT Athens - [email protected] TESOL Greece 2015
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• Purposeful & meaningful
• Challenging but doable
• Stimulating & creative
• Something students can take pride in
• Something which shows the good results of you
being a great teacher!
Marisa Constantinides CELT Athens - [email protected] TESOL Greece 2015
• Purposeful & meaningful• Challenging but doable• Stimulating & creative• Something students can take pride in • Something which showcases their
acquisition process
•Creaza•Animoto•Voicethread•Goanimate•Storybird
http://marisaconstantinides.edublogs.org/2010/10/27/animated-stories/(a useful blog post)
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Comics
makebeliefscomix
Voki talking avatars
ToonDoo
No longer possible to do
Marisa Constantinides CELT Athens - [email protected] TESOL Greece 2015
But storytelling…
• satisfies the adult learner’s need for meaningful and motivating controlled practice
• more concrete evidence of progress • Digital homework – adults are more likely
to be motivated to do
Marisa Constantinides CELT Athens - [email protected] TESOL Greece 2015
Stories ….
• can be rehearsed without being boring or meaningless
• Can be the basis for great presentation skills • Can improve report writing• can help the adult user establish and maintain
better personal and business relationships with other L2 users.
1. Watch the related video by following this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvkC4t2d9Ok
2. Write a short report after watching the news programme
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Newspaper made with www.fodey.com
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Ss’ news report
Read the rest of the article here http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/18/serene-branson-speaks-abo_n_824939.html
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ONLY then Ss read original text
Some Voice tools
Oral stories
http://www.voxopop.com/topic/d70816cd-aa72-424c-9324-462ac9f70000#.VQ3AkpOUc5A
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Ss record an episode in a story or awhole story
Voicethread
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Visit my blogpost to hear a voicethread example
Marisa Constantinides CELT Athens - [email protected] TESOL Greece 2015
Humour & Creativity
It cannot be all serious!!!
• Present language
• Interpret and dramatize a reading
• Create own story – speaking & writing
• Lead-in to reading or listening
• Natural part of TBL
• Creativity and critical thinking
• Holistic learning
Why use stories – some Aims
Marisa Constantinides CELT Athens - [email protected] TESOL Greece 2015
Stories can be memories of travel, anecdotes, adventures, funny incidents
Animoto is a great tool for this
Stories help adults with …
… language… cultural awareness… social awareness… motivation… oral & written fluency
Marisa Constantinides CELT Athens - [email protected] TESOL Greece 2015
Stories help adults develop…
Marisa Constantinides CELT Athens - [email protected] TESOL Greece 2015
… confidence… social relationships… ability to sustain talk or writing… ability to concentrate… auditory ability… multiple intelligences… critical thinking… creative thinking
Read this blog post here and a blogposton animating stories here
http://twitter.com/Marisa_C
www.celt.edu.gr
http://marisaconstantinides.edublogs.org/http://celtathens.wordpress.com/
