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Authentic Materials - Module 8

This professional development program focuses on maximizing the use of available teaching resources. The goals are to celebrate language, study available resources in teaching settings, and consider how the teacher's background and environment can aid teaching. Resources that can be used include language labs, videos, computers, cassette recorders, overhead projectors, photocopies, whiteboards, books, and more. The document argues against the myth that a classroom with few resources is limited, noting that students always have interesting things to say regardless of performance. It demonstrates exercises using various resources that don't require materials, like realia, pictures, and cards. Coursebooks are discussed along with their pros and cons, and alternatives like videos, magazines, literature and the internet

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Authentic Materials - Module 8

This professional development program focuses on maximizing the use of available teaching resources. The goals are to celebrate language, study available resources in teaching settings, and consider how the teacher's background and environment can aid teaching. Resources that can be used include language labs, videos, computers, cassette recorders, overhead projectors, photocopies, whiteboards, books, and more. The document argues against the myth that a classroom with few resources is limited, noting that students always have interesting things to say regardless of performance. It demonstrates exercises using various resources that don't require materials, like realia, pictures, and cards. Coursebooks are discussed along with their pros and cons, and alternatives like videos, magazines, literature and the internet

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Professional development program “Shaping the way we

teach English”

Federico Arteaga C.
Centro Colombo Americano Manizales
2009
Session goals

 To celebrate language.
 To study available resources in our
teaching settings and how to maximize
their applications.
 To consider how our general background
and immediate environment are
authentic teaching aids.
 To use these resources in the design of
final projects.
Language laboratories, videos,
computers, PowerPoint
Reversed
Cassette recorders, OHPs, resource
photocopies pyramid
(Jill & Charles
Whiteboards, books Hadfield, 2003)

Paper and pens

Blackboard

Nothing
The resources myth
The belief that a classroom where
resources are scarce is in itself limited in
the pursuit of language learning is
comparable to that old unconscious myth
that a student with poor performance in
communicative tasks in the target
language must have little or nothing
interesting to say.
People
‘Other
Real life way up’
resources
Blackboard
pyramid
Paper and pens (Jill & Charles
Hadfield, 2003)
Whiteboard, books

Cassette recorders, OHPs,


photocopies

Language laboratories, videos,


computers, PowerPoints
Empty your pockets, please.
Now, tell us about that object, please.
Now, imagine you are the rooster-zebra…

Imagine you are the


grilled-cheese sandwich…
Now what?
Please choose a card…
What did we just do?

 Realia: Flash ‘show and


tell.’
 Pictures: 1- Impersonating.
2- Describe and draw. 3-
Prediction.
 Cards: Assigning roles.
Coursebooks

PROS CONS
 Coherent syllabus. • Impose
 Reliable.
learning styles.
 Teacher’s guides.
 Stimulating.
 Students like to see • Many rely on
their progress . PPP.
 Visually attractive.
•Unrelenting and
repetitive
Alternative to
coursebooks
Needs of a DIY approach

 Coursebooks.
 Videos.
 Magazines.
 Literature.
 Encyclopedias.
 Publicity brochures.
 Internet.
POOL IDEAS TOGETHER.
The resources myth
The belief that a classroom where
resources are scarce is in itself limited in
the pursuit of language learning is
comparable to that old unconscious myth
that a student with poor performance in
communicative tasks in the target
language must have little or nothing
interesting to say.
THANK YOU!
Federico Arteaga C.
[email protected]

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