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FR S11 INT – Valentine’s day

February 15, 2011 /

Valentine’s day

How did you pick this theme or topic?

I wanted to do something related to Valentine’s Day.

How did you present the material? (Handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Role play
Handouts: Poem
Group work

How did students react?

Well. I think they liked creating their character for the speed dating game, and also writing a short poem.

Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

Handouts

Please attach a copy.
Below is the plan I had with me in class

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes

Intermediate 2/15

1. Speed dating game – 30 min

• Explain the game
• Create a new identity – 15 min
• Speed dating – 10 min (2 x 5 min)
• Results – 5 min

2. Writing a valentine’s poem – 30 min
SP11 LP Interm 9 poem

• Read together a poem – 5 min
• Analyze it (how many syllables? Rhymes? metaphors, comparisons, symbols, etc…) – 10 min
• In pairs: I give them a picture of a French person
• Give them examples of sentences to use
• They have to write their own stanza to this person – 10 min
• We share – 5 min

DE S11 ADV TV Show Lindenstraße

February 1, 2011 /

Conversation Class Lesson Plan

Section: Advanced Concersation
Date: 1st Feb 2011

Class theme/topics discussed:
German TV series “Lindenstrasse”

How did you pick this theme or topic?
Found an article in a magazine, because of the 25th anniversary of “Lindenstrasse”

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Reading the article and discussing it.

How did students react?
Liked it, tried to compare it to American TV series.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Article + website

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes

Why or why not?
The “Lindenstrasse” has been a popular German TV series for a long time.

Lindenstraße Folge 1312

FR F10 INT – physical appearance

September 16, 2010 /

Physical appearance

How did you pick this theme or topic?

I wanted to see what they knew and also to practice the vocabulary.

How did you present the material? (Handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Match the words in pairs
Interview in pairs
General discussion

How did students react?

They reacted well. They knew almost the words so didn’t spend much time on the activity, but liked asking about the ideal partner of their classmate.

Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

handouts

Please attach a copy.
Questions: partenaire ideal

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes

FR S10 ADV – romantic relationships

April 27, 2010 /

College life and romatinc relationships

How did you pick this theme or topic?

We were only girls and this topic was often addressed randomly so I thought it would be good to talk about it in class for one hour.

How did you present the material? (Handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Interviews in pairs
General discussion

How did students react?

Very well, they had a lot to say!!

Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes!

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

handouts

Please attach a copy.

Lesson Plan romatic relationships

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?

Yes, but since the topic is quite personal, I would make sure that the students are comfortable talking about it. Mine were a small group and they knew each other more by the end of the semester so they asked to keep talking about it for another class.

RU S10 INT Dating Culture vs Hook-Up Culture

April 22, 2010 /

Class theme/topics discussed:
Dating Culture vs Hook-up Culture

How did you pick this theme or topic?
There will be a lecture on this topic on Pomona campus.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Video, general discussion.

How did students react?
The discussion was lively, they seemed to enjoy the topic.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Laptop, Internet.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
The topic seems to be discussion-provoking and relevant to the students.

Intermediate Russian
Lesson 26
April 22, 2010

1. Warm-up: News of the day

2. Pre-listening:

What are the dating practices on campus? How are romantic relationships established? Etc.

3. Watching a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNIQENnMH0E

– Discussing the language we might need to speak on this topic
(brainstorming – a “word tree” on the board)

– Discussing the video:
С чем вы согласны, с чем не согласны? Чье мнение вам ближе всего? Что вас удивило? Соответствует ли это тому, что вы видите в этом колледже/ вокруг?

RU S10 ADV Dating Culture vs. Hook-Up Culture

April 22, 2010 /

Class theme/topics discussed:
Dating Culture vs Hook-up Culture

How did you pick this theme or topic?
There will be a lecture on this topic on Pomona campus.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, videos, general discussion.

How did students react?
The discussion was lively, they seemed to enjoy the topic.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Handouts, laptop, Internet.

Please attach a copy. Lesson 26_April 22_Nikas

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
The topic seems to be discussion-provoking and relevant to the students.

Advanced Russian
Lesson 26
April 22, 2010

1. Warm-up: News of the day
2. Pre-listening:

What are the dating practices on campus? How are romantic relationships established? Etc.

3. Preparation for the discussion: watching a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNIQENnMH0E

– Discussing the language we might need to speak on this topic
(brainstorming, scheme on the board)

– Discussing the video:
С чем вы согласны, с чем не согласны? Чье мнение вам ближе всего? Что вас удивило? Соответствует ли это тому, что вы видите в этом колледже/ вокруг?

4. Reading the text (Lesson 26_April 22_Nikas)
Make sure the students pay attention to the underlined words/expressions.
Discussion: do you think it’s the same pattern as described in the video? Why?
Do you find this model of relationships prevalent these days? Accepted? Appropriate?

JP S10 ADV Game, Blind Date

February 25, 2010 /

Class theme/topics discussed:
Warm-upマジカルバナナ
Matching game－１）Make your personal profile 2)Find your partner!　

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
男女が同じ数になるように分ける（男か女か書かれたカードをひく）
自分の新しいプロフィールを作る
全員とインタヴューする
誰がよかったか選ぶ
誰を気に入ったか全員の前で発表。カップルが成立すればめでたしめでたし

How did students react?
Matching game was so much fun! They enjoyed a lot!

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes, they engaged with each other.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
新聞・雑誌（プロフィール写真のため）

Wold you recommend this activity for a future class?
Of course YES!

Why or why not?
マッチングゲームは今日本でも流行っている婚活お見合いのようだった。
男女に分かれてお互いのプロフィールを聞き合う。全員とインタヴューできるように時間を配分して行うのだが、十分な時間を与えたつもりでも盛り上がり時間がオーバーしてしまった。They just kept on talking a lot!

FR S10 ADV – relationships #2

February 18, 2010 /

Relationships #2

How did you pick this theme or topic?

I didn’t have time to do all I had planned in the previous lesson, and the topic is so vast that one hour is not enough to talk about everything with 10 people. It is such a good topic to make them talk that I thought I could use it for another class.

How did you present the material? (Handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Debates in groups
General discussions

How did students react?

They reacted very well. They had a lot of ideas to build up their arguments.

Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes they engaged a lot with each other since they had to find arguments, and then to defend them.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

None

Please attach a copy.
Below is the plan I had with me in class.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes, it was very productive, and I think that making them debate is a good way of getting them involved and productive in speech since they are often competitive and want to win.
They were so interested that we kept on talking about this topic in the next class.

Advanced 02/18

1. Warm-up – 10 min

2. Debate – 30 min

– 3 groups
– I ask a question with two possible answers
– each group has to take one side
– the remaining group is the jury

– 5 min to prepare the arguments
– then, debate
– then, the jury decides which group was the more convincing (they have to go out and discuss it) and explains why

questions à débattre

==> Lequel est le plus important selon vous; le travail ou le mariage ?

==> Que choisiriez-vous entre vivre avec quelqu’un qui vous aime mais que vous n’aimez pas en retour, ou vivre seul pour le reste de votre vie tout en aimant une personne qui ne vous aime pas en retour ?

==> Est-ce plus facile ou plus difficile de vivre avec quelqu’un d’une autre nationalité ?

==> Le mariage est-il pour la vie ?

3. General questions – 20 min

==> What are some dating and marriage customs in your country?
• If you are a man, and a woman asks you for a date, do you feel you should pay, or that the woman should pay?
• Do you “go Dutch” when dating?
• What are your country’s norms or laws on displays of public affection?

==> What do you think of the show ‘the bachelor’?
==> How long does it take for dating to become a relationship?
==> What do you consider cheating in a dating relationship?
==> At what age do most people in your country get married?
==> What is a wedding ceremony like in your country?
==> Do you know of any superstitions connected with weddings?

FR S10 INT – physical appearance + clothes

February 16, 2010 /

Physical appearance
Clothes

How did you pick this theme or topic?

There is a lot of activities to be done on this topic – and there is so much vocabulary that I think it’s good for students to practice it in various situations and exercises.

How did you present the material? (Handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Handouts – match the words and the images (3 pages)
Discussion about clothes
‘Interviews’
Drawing game

How did students react?

They reacted well. I think they liked the drawing game because it was the most interactive activity of the lesson – they had to produce sentences, and not only words.

Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes. They had to ask questions to each other and also to me about vocabulary.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

White board
Handouts
Pictures from magazines or the internet

Please attach a copy.
Below is the plan I had with me in class.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes, I think it was good for their vocabulary.

Intermediate 02/16

1. Warm-up – 5 min

2. Vocabulaire – 15 min
– fill out the three pages
– correct it

3. Description physique – 10 min
– Décrire comment le voisin est habillé
– decrire comment ils s’habilleraient s’ils allaient a la mer, a la montagne, a une fete, en cours, faire du sport, a un rendez-vous

4. Partenaire ideal – 10 min
– interview
– summary

5. Portrait robot – 15 min
– doivent décrire la photo et l’autre doit poser des questions et dessiner sur le tableau

Poser des questions sur…

– les yeux
– les cheveux
– le nez
– la forme du visage
– a-t-il une barbe, moustache… ?
– un accessoire ?

6. Projet – 5/10 min

FR S10 ADV – relationships

February 16, 2010 /

Relationships

How did you pick this theme or topic?

Valentine’s Day was over but relationships are a topic that usually interest students and that involves a lot of speech. Various activities are possible.

How did you present the material? (Handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Handouts they had to use to ask each other questions
General discussions

How did students react?

They reacted very well. They asked a lot of questions to each other and were curious to know more about everyone’s life and stories related to the topic of relationships.

Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes they engaged a lot with each other since they had to interview their partner, and they also engaged with me because they were also curious to know more about my opinions and my personal life (haha).

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

Handouts

Please attach a copy.
Below is the plan I had with me in class.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes, it was very productive, and I think they truly enjoyed talking about this topic.

Advanced 02/16

1. Pairs – interviews – 30 min
→ interview each other for 15 minutes

2. General discussion -30 min

JP S10 ADV Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2010 /

Class theme/topics discussed:
Valentines’ day　『日本のバレンタイン』
Dating and Relationships discussion
Watch YouTube Video –News about Valentain’s day 2010 『手作り＆巣ごもり』

How did you pick this theme or topic?
Because Valentines’day is getting closer!

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
日本のバレンタインについて説明『義理チョコ・友チョコ・本命チョコ・逆チョコ・マイチョコ』

How did students react?
They reacted very well! I think Dating or Relationship topic always works.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes!

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
バレンタイン２０１０http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdqayDknOC0&feature=fvsr
Discussion- http://iteslj.org/questions/dating.html　 http://www.esldiscussions.com/d/dating.html

Wold you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes！
Why or why not?
逆チョコ・マイチョコは知らない学生がいて、会話が盛り上がった
また、Dating and Relationship discussionでは男と女で意見が分かれたり、学生の恋愛感を聞けて面白かった。今年のバレンタインデーについてのYoutube Video(ニュースより)にも大変興味を持ったようで、メモをとる学生もいた。

JP S10 INT Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2010 /

Class theme/topics discussed:
Valentines’ day　『日本のバレンタイン』
Picture card for Chocoalte
バレンタインデーカードを書く
Watch YouTube Video –ドキンチャンのバレンタイン

How did you pick this theme or topic?
Because Valentines’day is getting closer!

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
日本のバレンタインについて説明『義理チョコ・友チョコ・本命チョコ・逆チョコ・マイチョコ』

How did students react?
They reacted very well!

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes!

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
ドキンチャンのバレンタインデー
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irtEWp4st5U

Wold you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes！
Why or why not?
逆チョコ・マイチョコは知らない学生がいて、会話が盛り上がった。特にYoutubeVideoはおもしろかったようだ。

FR S10 INT – Physical appearance, dating agency

February 11, 2010 /

Physical appearance
Dating agency game

How did you pick this theme or topic?

Valentine’s Day was coming so I thought I could do something related to it while using physical appearance and vocabulary they had just learned.

How did you present the material? (Handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Handouts
Dialogue

How did students react?

They reacted well, I think they enjoyed it because it was a bit different from what we had done in the past lessons, and they had to be creative and to imagine a whole character to embody.

Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes. They asked me questions about vocabulary and then they had to ask questions to each other as if they were actually interviewing candidates for a dating agency.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

Handouts
magazines

Please attach a copy.
Below is the plan I had with me in class

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes, totally. This worked well; they produced speech and had fun doing it.

Intermediate 02/11

1. Review the vocabulary with the missing student – 15 min

2. Dating agency
→ explain the game: they are going to fill out a form and then be interviewed for an agency specialized on dating

3. They fill out the form – 30 min

4. Interview – 2 x 5 min
→ then, each one of them is going to ask questions to the other

DE S10 ADV Speed Dating (Improved)

February 4, 2010 /

Conversation Class Lesson Plan

Section: Advanced Conversation
Date: February 4, 2010

Class theme/topics discussed: Speed Dating

How did you pick this theme or topic? I used this activity last semester and the students really enjoyed it. I also thought it was a great way to continue the previous lesson, where we had talked about men and women in detail.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Since it is easier to play this game with an even number of students, I participated in this exercise. First of all, the students created 2 different personalities. For that matter they wrote short portraits and collected pictures from old magazines. Then, we played Speed Dating. The students would talk to each other for about 5 minutes and try to get to know the other person. They would do this the same way with ‘both their personalities’. After each of the two rounds I had the students fill out a survey to comment on their respective dates. At the end I asked my students to sum up what they thought about their dates, which ones they liked / didn’t like and why, and who they thought would be their perfect match.

How did students react?
The students had a lot of fun and told me they really liked this exercise. They were also very creative.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes, they were talking to each other very much and they learned some new, useful vocabulary.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Old magazines
Portrait sheet
Survey sheet

Would you recommend this activity for a future class? Why or why not?
Yes, definitely. It is a great exercise to make your students talk. They also had a lot of fun creating different characters and acting a little bit.

CN F09 INT/ADV Romantic stories at Pomona

November 17, 2009 /

Class theme/topics discussed:
Project2: A Romantic story at Pomona
How did you pick this theme or topic?

Last week, students learn the topic of romance. This week, they can finish their own romantic story and output new expressions they learnt.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Group work, student presentations

How did students react?

They like photo taking. It’s a little bit difficult for them to make a story within 20 minutes; however, it’s also a good way to make them have a great conversation
Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes. They engaged with each other and me pretty well and asked me questions before photo taking.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

Digital camera
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?

Yes

Why or why not?
It gives students lots of freedom to use the language they learned and also provide a good chance for them to integrate new and old knowledge together to finish the project.

Video Show:20 MIN
Two video of young people love romance in China
Opening discussion: What do you think about the two videos?
Which is your favorite one and why?
What is the greatest difference of love and romance between young Chinese people and young American people according to the videos you watched?
What is the most interesting part for you in the two videos?
Photo taking: 20 MIN
Prepare for making photo gallery: 20 MIN
-Choosing music, editing photos, adding descriptions

CN F09 INT/ADV Valentine’s Day and Speed Date

November 12, 2009 /

handout__speeddate111209vocabulary list111009Class theme/topics discussed:

Valentine’s Day
How did you pick this theme or topic?

Share romantic stories and valentine’s day experience with students. Learn romance related vocabulary.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

general discussion
How did students react?
good

Did they engage with each other and you?

yes

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

Online vidéo.
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?

yes

Why or why not?

Students learn the cultural differences and share their personal experience related to valentine’s day celebration.

Class theme/topics discussed:

Chinese “the Bachelor”

How did you pick this theme or topic?
This speed dating show is quite controversial and popular in China and it raised many discussions about the current society issues. So I think it is a great show for students to watch and then generate general discussion about relationship and social issues.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
General discussion

How did students react?
They find the show is quite entertaining and we had a great discussion later.
Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Satellite tv.
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It is a great way to make students immersed into daily Chinese and they also practice listening skills besides speaking.

The Chinese “Bachelor” 非诚勿扰

Questions to think before watching the show:
What things are important for girls when they are trying to find their Mr. Right?
What in common for all the guys’ self-introduction video?
What things do you think that are different of American and Chinese people about dating and choosing one’s boyfriend/girlfriend?

Questions to discuss after watching the show:
Which guy you like most? Which girl you like most?
Do you have some cultural shock or unexpected questions/answers from both guys and girls in the show?
How do you think about speed dating?

Class theme/topics discussed:

Speed Date (3)&Photos taking

How did you pick this theme or topic?

We continue our topic about romance and love. However, each of them also needs to talk about their interest, daily habits, hobbies, etc in order to find their Mr./Mrs.Right.
How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

pair work, student presentations

How did students react?

They like the topic and play the game. It also challenge their language speaking in terms of describing photos and making it into a story.

Did they interact with each other and you?
Yes. They engaged with each other and me pretty well.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

Digital camera, laptop
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?

Yes

Why or why not?
Students are interested in the topic and learn vocabulary to describe love, personal feelings, etc.
It’s also a good topic to involve other general yet personal information such as hobbies, habits and values.

RU F09 INT Project – Writing a Script for Dating Videos

November 10, 2009 /

Class theme/topics discussed:

Working on the Project
The goal of the class: to write the script, i.e. the monologues for each character.

How did you pick this theme or topic? n/a

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
General discussion, student presentations

How did students react?
Discussing the project provides high students’ participation.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
n/a

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.

Why or why not?
It provides high motivation and interest in the task.

CN F09 INT/ADV Romantic Story in China

November 5, 2009 /

Class theme/topics discussed:

A romantic story in China (1)

How did you pick this theme or topic?

Love is an eternal and international story that make people talk easily.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Handouts(vocabulary list), general discussion

How did students react?

They like the topic and answer my questions one by one to share their stories.
Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes. They engaged with each other and me pretty well

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

Laptop
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?

Yes

Why or why not?
Students are interested in the topic and learn vocabulary to describe love, personal feelings, etc.

1. 珀莫娜大学
2. 亨廷利书店
3. 达特茅斯大道
4. 史密斯塔
5. 撒切尔音乐厅
6. 法而瑞

RU F09 INT Project – Plan to Film Dating Videos

November 5, 2009 /

Class theme/topics discussed:

Working on the Project
The goal of the class: to discuss the requisites needed for the videos (clothing, accessories, setting, etc.)

How did you pick this theme or topic? n/a

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
General discussion

How did students react?
Discussing the project provides high students’ participation.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
n/a

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It provides high motivation and interest in the task.

RU F09 INT Project – Planning to Film Dating Videos

November 3, 2009 /

Class theme/topics discussed:

Project: Introduction
The goal of the class: to discuss the images\personalities of the characters presented in the dating videos that we’re going to shoot.

How did you pick this theme or topic? n/a

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
General discussion

How did students react?
Discussing the project provides high students’ participation.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
n/a

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.

Why or why not?
It provides high motivation and interest in the task.

RU F09 INT Personality. Dating (cont’d)

October 29, 2009 /

Class theme/topics discussed:

Listening Practice. Personality

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
General discussion

How did students react?
They enjoyed the videos, and were eager to discuss them.
Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Laptop, TV, Internet (Youtube.com).
Please attach a copy.
Oct 27_Verbs of Motion
Oct 27_Dating Videos
Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It is both entertaining and educating, so it provides high motivation and interest in the task.

Занятие 16

1. Tongue-twister: Мама мыла Милу мылом. Мила мыло не любила.

2. Online exercise on the verbs of motion: http://russianmentor.net/Ru_xx/verbs%20of%20motion/1c.html

3. Dating Videos in Russian: Watching and filling in the blanks (see file Oct 27_Dating Videos).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnzqZ9TPROE&feature=PlayList&p=C434BEB267FB0063

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGeAXhOaTg0&feature=PlayList&p=C434BEB267FB0063

4. Discussing personalities of the women in the videos: personal qualities, lifestyle, etc.

ES F09 INT/ADV Speed Dating

October 27, 2009 /

Conversation Class
Lesson Plan

Section: INTERMEDIATE SPANISH, SPAN011

Date: 10/27/2009

Class theme/topics discussed:
Meeting other people; speed dating.

How did you pick this theme or topic?
I found this funny activity on the Internet and I thought could be interesting to share it with them.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
We created new identities for all of them dividing them in both men and women. They needed to find a picture for their new identity and fill in the basic data. Afterwards, they would be in 5 minutes dates with each of their classmates and finally they needed to choose who they liked most.

How did students react?
They LOVED the activity and had a lot of fun.

Did they engage with each other and you?
They engaged perfectly with each other and in the end, they could perfectly explain their reasons to the rest of the class.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
A chart with some basic questions, newspaper and magazines to cut a picture out of them.

Please attach a copy.
See next page.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes!!!!

Why or why not?
They just LOVED it.

16th Class INT
16th Class TAB
16th Class DES

RU F09 INT Describing Personality – cont’d

October 13, 2009 /

Class theme/topics discussed:
Personality – talking about people’s characters: continued

How did you pick this theme or topic?
As a logical continuation of the topic Physical Appearance.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
Handouts, general discussion, pair work.

How did students react?
They enjoyed the class.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Videos on Youtube, handouts.
Please attach a copy. – see below

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?
Yes.
Why or why not?
This activity encourages students to use the vocabulary they already learned, plus improves their listening skills.

Занятие 13. Характер – продолжение

1. Reading. Handout #1. From: В пути. Russian Grammar in Context. P. 147.

2. Watching “dating videos” (episodes from a Russian TV show – Женская Лига)

1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEFhpNSJeCY&feature=PlayList&p=C434BEB267FB0063

2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm7-BvKa9xM&feature=PlayList&p=C434BEB267FB0063

3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8zyISmQsUI&feature=PlayList&p=C434BEB267FB0063

4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nw59alf7_w&feature=PlayList&p=C434BEB267FB0063

5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_mmTTkh6Wg&feature=PlayList&p=C434BEB267FB0063

Students see each video only once!

The task is to try to hear:

– Как зовут женщину?
– Кто она по профессии?/ Кем она работает?
– Какая она? (Как она характеризует себя?)
– Какого мужчину ищет?/ Что для нее важно?

CN F09 INT/ADV Brave or Crazy? 100 Kisses to 100 men

October 13, 2009 /

vocabulary list101309Class theme/topics discussed:

A brave girl, a romantic girl or a crazy girl? She is going to kiss one hundred men in Paris!

How did you pick this theme or topic?

It’s a hot topic among young Chinese people that a girl from Taiwan is going to kiss one hundred men in Paris and writing a book about it. This topic can be expanded including emotions, politics, family, personalities, etc. Meanwhile, it’s also a good topic for students to learn how young people, especially college students’ opinion towards this.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)

Handouts(vocabulary list)
Video

How did students react?

They like the topic and we had a great conversation.
Did they engage with each other and you?

Yes. They engaged with each other and me pretty well

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)

satellite
Please attach a copy.

Would you recommend this activity for a future class?

Yes

Why or why not?

Some students already know something about it so they told other classmates about this using target language. It’s an interesting yet unfamiliar topic for them. So they also learn lots of new words except making conversation.

DE F09 ADV Speed Dating

October 8, 2009 /

Conversation Class
Lesson Plan

Section: Advanced Conversation
Date: 8. Oktober 2009

Class theme/topics discussed: Speed Dating

How did you pick this theme or topic? I heard about this game from a friend who said that students really liked working on this. So I thought I’d give it a try in my conversation class.

How did you present the material? (handouts, group work, general discussion, student presentations, etc.)
First of all, the students created 4 different personalities. For that matter they wrote short portraits and collected pictures from old magazines. Then, we played Speed Dating. The students would talk to each other for about 5 minutes and try to get to know the other person. They would do this the same way with all their ‘4 personalities’. After each round I had the students fill out a survey to comment on their respective dates. At the end I asked my students to sum up what they thought about their dates, which ones they liked / didn’t like and why, and who they thought would be their perfect match.

How did students react?
The students had a lot of fun and told me they really liked this exercise.

Did they engage with each other and you?
Yes, they were talking to each other very much and they learned some new, useful vocabulary.

What materials or media did you use? (articles, satellite tv, digital projector, etc.)
Old magazines
Portrait sheet
Survey sheet

Would you recommend this activity for a future class? Why or why not?
Yes, definitely. It is a great exercise to make your students talk. They also had a lot of fun creating different characters and acting a little bit.

 

 

 

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