authentic materials

Authentic Materials

Their role and integration into

world language curriculum

Northeast Conference

March 28, 2014

Presented by Ed Weiss

AN INSPIRATION

BIBENDUM

A STAR IS BORN

A PASSION...

TODAY’S AGENDA • Authentic materials - definition / evolution

• What the experts are saying - Identifying our needs

• Teaching strategies - Using technology to share resources

• Finding authentic materials

SMART BOARD?

MULTI-MEDIA W/SLIDES?

THE LATEST VIDEOS?

THE LATEST VIDEOS…

STUDENT COPIES?

LISTENING?

LATEST MAGAZINES?

IT’S ALL ABOUT COMPREHENSION

AUTHENTIC MATERIALS ARE... •  those designed for native speakers. They are real text

designed not for language students, but for the speakers of the language in question. (Nunan)

•  stretches of real language, produced by a real speaker or writer for a real audience and designed to carry a real message. (Harmer)

• “appropriate” and “quality” in terms of goals, objectives, learner needs and interest and “natural” in terms of real life and meaningful communication. (Rogers)

A PARTIAL LIST... • online articles

• charts / graphs / maps

• videos

• magazines / newspapers

• films

• music

• advertisements

AUDIO SOURCES

• Radio interviews

• General interest podcasts

• PSAs

• Brief lectures

• Audio guides - museums, travel

comprehensibility & relevance are #1

WRITTEN SOURCES

• Literary texts

•  Journalistic articles

• Letters

• Ads

•  Instructions

• The above may be combined with maps, charts, or table

ACTFL.ORG GUIDELINES

EXAMPLE: Students listen to authentic audio clips featuring native speakers describing an event, and can match the oral description to a picture, or put pictures in the order of the sequence of events as described. EXAMPLE: Students read several authentic menus and identify which would be appropriate for different people based on likes/dislikes and special dietary needs. EXAMPLE: Students browse the website of a current popular magazine in a target language country.They identify the emotions of the people in the photo based on their interpretation of visual and linguistic cues and then discuss their findings with their classmates.

AP EXAM OVERVIEW

Sec$on I (Interpre$ve Communica$on) Mul$ple-‐choice (50% of total score): 65 items in 9 sets 4 reading 2 listening and reading combined 3 listening

Sec$on 2 (Interpersonal and Presenta$onal Communica$on) Free-‐Response (50% of total score): 4 items Interpersonal Wri$ng Presenta$onal Wri$ng Interpersonal Speaking Presenta$onal Speaking

COLLEGE BOARD TELLS US...

A LA RECHERCHE....

HOW THE AP EXAM ��HAS CHANGED

Students will work with a greater variety of authen$c materials, both print and audio, reflec$ng the linguis$c and cultural diversity of the French-‐speaking world.

Literary and journalis$c texts but also announcements, adver$sements, leRers, maps and tables. Scripted dialogues but also radio interviews, podcasts, public service announcements, brief

presenta$ons. Criteria for selec$on are comprehensibility (accent, pace, minimal background noise/overlap) and

relevance to a course theme and to a topic that could interest students. Materials will be reasonably chosen, but will also reflect a range of cultural perspec$ves and linguis$c

features.

THE SIX THEMES

ADVANTAGES OF USING ��AUTHENTIC MATERIALS

•  students are exposed to real discourse / real language

•  they keep students informed about real world issues

• many can be scaffolded for various levels

•  they contain a wide variety of topics and language styles not found in conventional teaching materials

•  they showcase the culture of target language areas

•  they interest and engage students

DISADVANTAGES OF USING ��AUTHENTIC MATERIALS

OUR CHALLENGE

• Finding the appropriate authentic materials

•  Integrating them into our curriculum

• Providing access to these materials for our students

•  Interacting with our students via technology

• Utilizing technology in our classrooms

A new look at Bloom’s Taxonomy

THE NETWORKED TEACHER

WHAT TEACHERS SAY...

3 PHASES OF TECHNOLOGY TEACHING

• Phase 1

BEST PRACTICES WHEN USING MATERIALS

• Advanced Organizer - a pre-reading or pre-listening teaching aide that prepares the students for what is to come

Tema curricular: La belleza y la estética Introducción Este texto trata de una obra de teatro para niños. El anuncio original fue publicado en marzo de 2011 en Nueva York, Estados Unidos.

¡TRAIGA A SUS NINOS A REPERTORIO ESPAñOL! MI BEBé ES UN HéROE ESCRITA Y DIRIGIDA POR EDUARDO NAVAS UNA PRODUCCIóN DEL TEATRO RODANTE INFANTIL SCARAMOUChES PRESENTADA POR REPERTORIO ESPAñOL UN ESPECTáCULO BILINGüE (INGLéS Y ESPAñOL) Teatro Scaramouches, una excepcional compañía venezolana de teatro infantil, presenta una original y divertida obra teatral con marionetas. El malvado y travieso Cuchiflín intenta llevarse al bebé del Príncipe Azulito y la Princesa Perlita. Con la ayuda de los niños el bebé impide que Cuchiflín se salga con la suya, convirtiendo al bebé y a los niños en héroes. Repleta de colorido, risas y diversión, la obra capta la atención de los niños de principio a fin. sábado 5 de febrero – 12 p.m. sábado 5 de marzo – 12 p.m. sábado 2 de abril – 12 p.m. sábado 7 de mayo – 12 p.m. sábado 4 de junio – 12 p.m. RESERVACIONES INTERNET: WWW.REPERTORIO.ORG TELéFONO: 1.212.225.9999

BEST PRACTICES PART 2��ONGOING ASSESSMENT

• Formative Assessment on Ed’s site

BEST PRACTICES PART 3

FOR FRENCH II Speakers: Emotions: Relationships among the speakers: Type of listening: Topic: Why someone might listen to this:

Scaffolding authentic resources

A listening activity - French IV

YABLA

• Agriculture verticale

Thème: Les défis mondiaux

YABLA DOWNLOAD

USING VIDEO IN CLASS

• Youtube video converted with Keepvid then placed on your website, embedded on a powerpoint, stored on your desktop

USING YOUTUBE / KEEPVID

Thèmes: La Vie Contemporaine /Les Défis Mondiaux

USING TELEVISED ADS

SCAFFOLDING THIS AD • NOVICE

• uncomplicated tasks / short utterances / brief descriptions

•  INTERMEDIATE

• predictable, concrete topics / evidence of different time frames, basic Q & A on familiar topics

• ADVANCED

•  sustained narration & description, ease of expression including opinions and observations

LA CHANSON - C’EST DU LOURD

• Thème: La vie contemporaine

HELPFUL MUSIC LINKS

• Top 50 French songs

• Lengthy list of French songs linked to themes & language

• Spanish song / video site linking language concepts to media

• 50 songs for learning Italian

CONVERT YOUTUBE VIDEOS TO AUDIO (MP3)

HANDBRAKE

• Kirikou

Thèmes: La quête de soi / La famille et la communauté


• Phase 2

VOICETHREAD

• A collaborative multimedia slide show that holds videos, images and documents and allows people to leave comments in various ways

VOICETHREAD

• L’injustice par Garou

Thème: La famille et la communauté

L’INJUSTICE ACTIVITIES • Novice

•  simple descriptions of scenes, objects, actions

•  Intermediate

• basic statements and questions about the video in variety of time frames

• Advanced

• opinions/observations, apply to your life

L’INJUSTICE - 3 MODES OF COMMUNICATION

• Presentational

•  Interpretive

•  Interpersonal

PREZI PRESENTATION

• Prezi on métissage

GLOGSTER PRESENTATION


• Phase 3

SLIDESHARE

• Slideshare on Bib!!

INTERACTING WITH STUDENTS 24/7

• Lingtlanguage

• This program allows teachers to use video, text and voice to prompt an audio student response

LINGT CAPABILITIES

WORDLE

PODCASTING ��YODIO & AUDIOBOO

• Ed’s podcasts

A MODEL OF A THEMED-BASED UNIT FEATURING AUTHENTIC MATERIALS

• Select a primary text / resource

•  short story, article, abridged novel, film/video

• Enrich the unit with a variety of materials

• The result - a culturally rich, engaging unit

ED’S THEMED UNIT

• Themes - contemporary life, global challenges

• Primary source - George Simenon’s Maigret et le Clochard

• Supporting materials - informative websites, audio interviews, music videos and lyrics, news videos, voicethreads, wordle, statistics, maps, teacher created advanced organizer

• Let’s see how it works

IPADS FOR WORLD LANGUAGE

• Numerous apps for all levels

•  Immediacy of apps & online access

• Grammar, news, listening & reading comprehension

• Document sharing via Google Docs

LANGUAGE RESOURCES

• news sites

•  international organizations

• national / tourism sites

• podcast sites

• govt

• assorted sites

ED’S SPANISH LINKS

• 30+ links to enrich your curriculum

ED’S ITALIAN LINKS

• My new list for Italian teachers

NEWS SITES

• RFI

• BBC MUNDO

• TV5 MONDE

• ABC.ES

• RTL

RFI - LANGUE FRANCAISE

ABC.ES

TV5 MONDE

BBC MUNDO

BBC FRENCH

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

NACIONES UNIDAS

MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES

RED CROSS

RESTOS DU COEUR

NATIONAL / TOURISM SITES

LA BELGIQUE

QUE VER EN MADRID

FRANCE DIPLOMATIE

TOURISME.FR

PODCASTS

FRENCH PODCAST LIST

BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE

CULTURE BOX

IELANGUAGES

LA VOIX DES JEUNES

CANAL ACADEMIE

A RICH SITE

A RICH SITE (SPANISH)

SUNY CORTLAND SITE

CHANSONS

SPANISH SONGS (163)

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

FRENCH RESOURCES

• Pinterest

PINTEREST FOR SPANISH

MY CONTACT INFORMATION

• Google “Ed Weiss Haverford”

•  Tab on left bottom “authentic materials”

• My email - [email protected]

• Workshops on technology integration, WL curriculum building, French resources, AP strategies, 3 modes of curriculum, using Ipads in WL classes