Title: CALL Lesson Plan --- Listening
Author: Ben
URL: http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!j4m7C2OeFRjXQu5f26C_Q3U-/article?mid=3
Overview:
This lesson is designed to teach listening for advance learners by using computer. The teacher uses two activities. The first activity is Jigsaw listening, and the second is Replicate the painting. These activities are used to enhance listening skills and to work collaboratively. Also, the lesson helps to search for information on the internet.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
Varying activities in this lesson is the main strength point. The first activity is jigsaw which has different benefits such as to work in groups and to think critically. The other activity is watching a short video clip about a painting and trying to draw it. The teacher provides other activities as worksheets. They are about watching short video clips and answering giving questions based on what they have watched and understood. This lesson teaches students how to access to special websites to look for information. The weakness that I noticed is that the lesson is designed for small classes with up to 10 students. Moreover, there may encounter a problem in time management.
Using the Activity in my Classroom:
After modifying the lesson plan, I would definitely use it in my listening class. My modification would be on the activities that are suitable for the large class up to 20 -25 students. I may change the website and video clips depending on my lesson.
Hi Basim,
ReplyDeleteIt's really interesting to read your lesson plan on listening activities. I always want to use computers as a teaching media for my language art classes, however I feel hesitate because my classroom is not equipped with computers meanwhile not all my students are able to afford laptops to bring to their classes. I've got two questions about this lesson plan; first, should each student be equipped with a computer or can the teacher use one computer connected to a projector and display it to the whole class? Second, do you think a listening activity through a computer will give effects as authentic as those without it? I just think that listening on its natural setting will involve any other sounds as distortion but with computers, students can use headset and focus only on the sound the want to hear, so when they practice their listening skills in real conversation, maybe they will feel the difficulties to adjust their hearing.