Taiwan Workshop March 2008

EFL Workshop - March , 2008
Instructor: Shawna Shapiro Email: shawnashapiro [at] gmail.com

ESSAY ASSIGNMENT

Schedule of Topics and Handouts	Recommended Readings	Other Resources
Friday: 1.1-Teaching Beginners: - Needs assessment - Cultural understanding - Speaking/pronunciation - Literacy - Promoting independent learning - Grab-bag: Games, etc. 1.2- Business English: - Cultural competence - Presentation skills - Negotiation and other conversation skills (meetings, etc.) - Email and other business writing - Grab-bag: Online Resources Day 1 SUMMARY (updated)	Friday: Culture and Language Learning Psychology in a Taiwanese Context Email and Taiwanese Students Motivation and EFL	Friday: HANDOUT PACKET #1 (40 pgs) Games for Beginners Songs for Teaching Using news stories 21 activities with newspapers Turn-taking Handout About.com for Beginners Slang City ESL Board Games (to print) WA Talk Time (conversational ESL) Geocities Business English Needs Analysis for Business English Business English Games, etc. Choose Adventure- Maze Game (Business +)
Saturday: 2.1- Writing: - General overview of approaches - Academic, Business, & Communicative writing - Tips for beginners - Integrating and Assessing Writing - Grab-bag: Independent learning activities and resources 2.2- Grammar: - What does the research say? - Prioritizing particular grammar points - Integrating and Assessing grammar 2.3 (or 3.1)- Test Preparation: - Overview (jigsaw): TOEFL vs. IELTS vs. TOEIC - Integrating test content into your classes -Teaching test-taking skills -Grab-bag: Online Resources Day 2 SUMMARY (updated) New! Testing Comparison Chart (updated) New! Grammar integration ideas	Saturday: Overview of EFL Writing in China Perceptions of 'Good' and 'Bad' Academic Writing Synthesis of Research in Grammar Instruction Teaching theTOEIC: High School and Beyond Ethics and the TOEFL	Saturday: HANDOUT PACKET #2 (40 pgs) New: Additional Writing Handouts Purdue OWL- ESL Handouts Sample Peer Review Comments UW's OWRC Resources UW's Ask Betty grammar site Basics of teaching grammar Fun Brain Grammar Grammar Quiz List Self-graded grammar quizzes more from Learn4good more from Wadsworth Connecting to Academic Disciplines TOEFL vs. TOEIC TOEIC prep aration activities More test preparation... TOEFL/TOEIC study topics TOEFL grammar-for-writing TOEIC Test-taking Strategies GEPT Materials from Constance Gigapedia (Brian's source for free online books :)
Sunday: 3.1- Class Design and Management: - Interactive activities using textbooks - Dealing with 'difficult' students - Working with multiple levels - Collecting feedback 3.2- Application: Lesson Workshop - Improving and evaluating your DEC lessons INSTRUCTIONS SAMPLES FOR WORKSHOP: Low Int (2)- Romance Higher Int (3)- Emotions Adv (4)- Music Adv (5)- Bad Habits / Annoying Things New! Lesson Plans from Workshop Strengths/Weaknesses Chart 3.3- Technology: - Locating and evaluating internet resources for YOUR classroom - Other uses of technology - Grab bag: More games and other 'sponge' activities New! ESSAY ASSIGNMENT	Sunday: Using the Textbook for Speaking Using the Textbook for Listening Preparing Taiwanese Students To Go Abroad (read pp. 294-307 in pdf) Teaching Multilevel Classes Taiwanese Students’ Reactions to Technology	Sunday: Handout: Textbooks & Interactive Learning Using Textbook Listening Activities TEFL Games Survey questions (+ grammar) Role Plays and other speaking activities Sample Webquests Adult ESL icebreakers and games 75 Sponge Activities Dr. Li's self-study resources JUST FOR FUN :^) Shawna's favorite pics & videos: Funny British Signs Bad Translations from Engrish.com Funny cats video (with sound effects) Sand Art (one of many) Scenario: Marriage proposal Cute(?) IM song Australian 'party boy' interview Free Hug Campaign (TW version) Poor Miss Teen USA Contestant The infamous "Evolution of Dance"
		Shawna's Notes