WEEK FIVE LEARNING

It was a week full of new ideas. The first one, Project-Based Learning ( PBL) started off well with Susan Gaer's article which was not only overwhelmingly educative and creative but also very interesting. Susan's idea of cooking and integrating culture factor in teaching is very creative. Using this method will motivate nearly every student including those who hate schooling.

I had a hectic time creating web quests and rubrics. These two concepts are new to me. After a long struggle I managed to come up with a rubric based on class presentation of a dramatised poem ( up to this time I am still struggling to come with a web quest) The objective of this presentation is to access a number of abilities including use of paralinguistic. The process gives students a chance to decide what abilities they want assessed. They will also participate in evaluating themselves and to critique their classmates instantly.

Use of technology in classroom will go a long way in improving learning of English. Although we don't intend to create English men and women out of our students, every available technology should be employed to make them good speakers and if possible make careers out of it. We can make international movie stars, great motivational speakers or celebrated broadcasters. Use of Cd's on recorded popular speeches and movies will do the trick.

Eagerly waiting for week Six.