Activity Designed as final work in one of the modules of a Mastery Program in Universidad de la Sabana

1. Activity 4
Prepared by:
 Fernando Riascos
 Carmen Luz Trujillo
 Edwin Ferney Lopera
 Gloria Esperanza Morales
 Claudia Milena Tibaduiza

3. I find television very educating.
Every time somebody turns on the
set, I go into the other room and
read a book.
Groucho Marx
Read
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4. Go to this link and watch the video:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvbO7
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5. WHY DID IT HAPPEN?
What is the Schema
Theory?

6. Read Chapter 4 of Second Language
Teaching and Learning (Nunan, 1999)

8. Contact a colleague and make
arrangements for you to observe one
of his lessons and see how he/she
approaches reading with his/her
students.

10.  http://www.slideshare.net/fernandorias
cos/observation-form-11285875
 You will need sign up in slideshare by
providing very basic information.

11. Draw 5 or 6 conclusions of your observation and
post them in the forum called Successful Readers.
Read and provide feedback to (at least) two
classmates’ posts.

12. Now that you have had the chance to observe your
colleagues and draw some conclusions and
reflections, you need to complement your
knowledge with other views.

13. Web Quest
Read and ask these questions to
yourselves:
 Is reading out loud a good classroom
practice?

14. • Ho w c a n r e a d i n g
b e mo r e
“c o m m u n i c a t i v e ”
?
• Ho w t o f a c e
e l e me n t a r y
l e a r n e r s t o
r e a d i n g
a u t h e n t i c
ma t e r i a l ?
• Wh a t s h o u l d
t e a c h e r s a n d
l e a r n e r s d o
b e f o r e , d u r i n g
a n d a f t e r
r e a d i n g ?

15. More questions…
• How to connect what
students read with
what students are able
to write?
• How useful are
teacher-designed
reading comprehension
questions?

16. Now that you have reflected, visit
this site and compare your answers.
All you need is:
Here

17. I t i s t i me f o r
y o u t o p r o d u c e .
 Invite two or three of your colleagues to work
as a team via e-mail.

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