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505T Mixed Bag
100
All words vary their ________in different contexts. (Gee)
What is MEANING
100
It doesn't take _____________to make a good teacher. There is so much more to it, like desire, compassion and skill and awareness (Tom and Timothy response to Conor's Forum ?)
What are CREDENTIALS
100
With globalization, materials and methods of teaching are not always in line with what a local __________ of learning might be. You might have a story about someone getting a haircut or even going to get a meal at a restaurant and then tipping the stylist or waiter/waitress. In many countries, like Japan and Korea, the idea of tipping might be confusing to someone. How can we adapt materials/lessons to local ________? (Tom Forum comment)
What is CULTURE
100
All utterances make _______________ about people’s previous experiences and knowledge...(Gee). How do we teach our students to use language to question their _____________,? (Connor Forum quote/?)
What are ASSUMPTIONS
100
Learners and teachers do not look at the same classroom event as a potential learning event...there can be and often are gaps or ____________ ___________ of what is available to learn. The more we know about the learner's personal approaches and concepts, the better and more productive our interventions will be (Kumaravadivelu)
What are PERCEPTUAL MISMATCHES
200
We must overcome the mentality of a certain culture so that we can teach and integrate various ________to help L2 learners become successful (Forum comment from Jack)
What are STRATEGIES
200
Teaching ________literacy impacts students' power of thinking. But how can this help students who don't have the conceptual understanding yet or whose family values are limiting to critical thinking? (Helen Forum ?)
What is CRITICAL
200
"When we interpret any piece of language we have a general expectations about how our language is normally used. Another way to put this is to say that any word or structure in language has "_______________", that is, a range of possible meanings that the word or structure can take on in different contexts of use" (Gee)
What is MEANING POTENTIAL
200
Gender issues and discourses classrooms can hinder many students' equal ____________ in terms of learning. Higgins says, "Appearance, clothing styles, body size, activity and ability can all be critical aspects of gender identity..." For example, there was a boy who hated "art" time. He said he hated art because it's a girly activity and only girls are suppose to do it. One way to resolve such issues would be to have a conversation as a class about different people who practice different kinds of art. (Helen Forum comment)
What is OPPORTUNITIES
200
Conscious critical reflection.
What is META-KNOWLEDGE
300
How do we impart the essential nature of ______ ________, and address resistance to it, especially in classrooms where top down, teacher-centered ideologies prevail among students? (Andrew Forum question)
What is PEER ASSISTANCE
300
“Language…does things: it constructs social categories, it gives orders, it persuades us, it justifies, explains, gives reasons, excuses. It constructs _________” (Janks)
What is REALITY
300
“Flexible _________ control is vital for promoting negotiated interaction that Ellis sees it ‘as a far more important construct than meaning negotiation where language teaching is concern” (Kumaravadivelu). I agree that when it comes to language, especially in a multicultural classroom it is important to have flexible _________ control because I think it would allow for more students to be engaged in the lesson. (Jazmin Forum quote/comment)
What is TOPIC
300
I think that it's important to teach students how to make appropriate language choices at the right time when addressing or interacting with people of different _______ _________. We cannot be sure that they are using the appropriate language; however, we can be sure that they have the ability to produce it. (Jazmin Forum comment)
What are GENDER IDENTITIES
300
When my 2 1/2 year-old says "I don' wanna brush my teeth" and I respond "you don't wanna be like the wolf who gets a toothache in the Dr. De Soto story, and has to have it pulled..." I'm engaging in a conscious/subconscious literacy practice that adheres to a particular ___________ ___________.
What is (SOCIO) CULTURAL MODEL
400
Code-switching is a strategy used by many of us when we and the person we're speaking with know only a little of the other's language, making conversation possible. Thus both __________ and academic expectations must incorporated into the classroom language learning experience. (Patrick and Tom Forum comments)
What is COMMUNICATION
400
"Multiple and diverse ____________ juxtaposed in talk or in reflection are essential to literacy for Freire." (Gee, 2012). The question is how do we incorporate more _____________into our teaching when the required material takes the majority of class time? (Tim Forum quote/?)
What are PERSPECTIVES
400
With regard to topic control. If the class gets into a discussion that goes against the teacher's idea of where it should go, the class shouldn't be stopped or punished because of their __________. It's not the teacher's job to push their ideas onto the students, but allow them to develop their own __________. (Tim Forum comment)
What is THINKING/THOUGHTS
400
“Not all members of an ethnic group speak an ______ _______, and not all ethnic groups have an _______ _______” (Reyes)
What is ETHNIC VARIETY
400
An individual's _________ __________are inevitably more developed in one social realm and more limited in another...A 2 year-old may have a vast __________ that is functionally communicative with her mother, but may not be considered a viable communication partner in other contexts (Rymes)
What are COMMUNICATIVE REPERTOIRES/REPERTOIRE
500
Getting students to be involved and 'take charge' of their own learning is crucial as Kumaravadivelu suggests. This begins the process of developing learner _____________. (Jasmin Forum comment)
What is AUTONOMY
500
Teaching a variety of ___________ teaches learners that there are many different ways of speaking. I feel it's better for them to hear many different types of speech and get them ready for the real world. (Tim Forum comment)
What is LANGUAGE (WILL ACCEPT ENGLISHES)
500
Tying into this concept of '________ ________', Shirley Brice Heath began to wonder how members of society come to know exactly what to do and look for within each event's context and how each member of the separate societies adapted the same skills. She introduces the 'Bedtime Story'. (Patrick Forum quote) The bedtime story' approach demonstrates the preparation steps taken to acclimate a child to the school setting in which they will be asked questions and expected to answer. This method later ties into the many '_______ ________' in the school setting...
What are LITERACY EVENTS
500
The teachers' "lack of understanding could be partly attributed to a lack of understanding of the social, racial, cultural, and linguistic aspects that shape a students' ________ within a school" (Kumaravadivelu)
What is IDENTITY
500
Language education in schools should allow students to acquire _____________ that lead to effectiveness (thriving) in their society, should they wish to do so.
What are DISCOURSES