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What is activity?
The term activity is more general and refers to any kind of purposeful classroom procedure that involves students doing something that relates to the goals of the course. For example singing a song, playing a game, taking part in a debate, having a group discussion, are all different kinds of teaching activities.
Stages of Task-based instruction
Pre-task, task,post-task
Post-task usually focusses on
Language
What are some examples of activities that integrate the four skills
Self-introduction and read-retell
Teacher as resource provider in
PBL
Teachers create language activities for students based on the content theme in ...
Theme-based model
.....uses tasks or stand-aline activities which require comprehending, producing, manipulating or interacting in the target language.?
Task-based Instruction
Students enroll into two linked courses (one content course and one language course). Both courses complement each other with coordinating assignments.
In Adjunct Model
The tasks themselves are scaffolded according to the cognitive demand required to complete them and can be carried out individually, in pairs or in small cooperative groups.
In Task-based Instruction
STUDENTS ARE LEARNING ABOUT FOOD NUTRITION. FOR A CLASS ACTIVITY, THEY WILL MAKE A MEAL TO ENJOY TOGETHER. THEY USE ENGLISH TO DISCUSS KITCHEN SUPPLIES NEEDED AS WELL AS COOKING METHODS TO PREPARE THEIR MEAL. THEN THE CLASS WILL HEAD TO THE KITCHEN AND START COOKING! This is example for
Theme based model
ESL STUDENTS TAKE A PHILOSOPHY CLASS, WHILE TAKING A CORRESPONDING ESL ACADEMIC WRITING CLASS. THIS EQUIPS STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSARY WRITING SKILLS AND ORGANIZATION FLOW NEEDED FOR WRITING PHILOSOPHY PAPERS. This is example for
Adjunct model
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ATTEND BOARDING SCHOOL IN THE US. Example for...
Sheltered model
Students in PBL pursue solutions to nontrivial problems by:
asking and refining questions
debating ideas
making predictions
designing plans and/or experiments
collecting and analyzing data
drawing conclusions
communicating their ideas and findings to others
asking new questions
Why is project-based learning important?
Students become naturally motivated because they feel that the project is meaningful.
The project actively engages all students.
Students feel ownership of project.
Students enjoy learning as they are given the opportunity to "construct" their own knowledge as they develop their project.
Develops teamwork.
Improves higher order thinking skills.
Students focus on an end project (goal oriented).
Students enjoy learning.
Students learn through failure as well as success.
Raise student achievement.
Project-based learning puts students in the position to use authentic language to communicate and produce a product or solve a problem. According to...
Fried-Booth