November Workshop Summary
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| Elizabethanne Kim Posts: 24 | November Workshop Summary Daegu Kotesol Chapter Meeting November 7, 2009 Ji-eun Song “Read, Write, and Talk with a Task Portfolio” Following our standard introduction of first-time visitors, Dr. Steve Garrigues was presented with a plaque in recognition of his service to the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Chapter of KOTESOL since its founding. Also, the chapter’s annual election of officers was held in which all current officers retained their positions. Once business was finished, fifty-plus attendees were treated to Ji-eun Song's practical presentation, entitled "Read, Write, and Talk with a Task Portfolio." Faced with the limited patience of parents and an administration motivated by test scores, Ms. Song, an English teacher at Gumi Girls' High School, introduced an innovative method to apply the IIO-model (Input, Interaction, Output) to her classroom using a scaffolded approach. By staying within the topics arranged in her English book and supplementing them with a variety of materials over a period of two to three weeks, Ms. Song was able to move students out of their comfort zones and to a level in which they were routinely writing long essays and conversing on their topics with relative ease. Ms. Song repeatedly had students read, write, and then talk about topics presented in their books, gradually adding in additional materials and moving from exercises that were simple and familiar to students to ones that were more complicated and unfamiliar. At the end of each period, students would produce a longer essay similar to the ones required for tests and meet in small groups with the native speaker from the school. While students originally grumbled over the change in instruction and the difficult and unfamiliar tasks, in time, they produced impressive essays within time constraints and even looked forward to meeting with the foreign teacher. Additionally, Ms. Song’s innovative teaching was rewarded with improved test scores from her students and her principal’s appreciation of her efforts and success. In applying this strategy, Ms. Song stresses the importance of providing the scaffolding support to make final goals achievable to students, introducing additional materials that are interesting to the students, and breaking the students into smaller groups with team leaders who are directly accountable to the teacher. |
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