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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
Section I (Interpretive Communication)Multiple-choice (50% of total score): 65 items in 9 sets4 reading2 listening and reading combined3 listening
Section 2 (Interpersonal and Presentational Communication)
Free-Response (50% of total score): 4 itemsInterpersonal WritingPresentational WritingInterpersonal SpeakingPresentational Speaking
COLLEGE BOARD TELLS US...
A LA RECHERCHE....
HOW THE AP EXAM HAS CHANGED
Students will work with a greater variety of authentic materials, both print and audio, reflecting the linguistic and cultural diversity of the French-speaking world.
Literary and journalistic texts but also announcements, advertisements, letters, maps and tables.
Scripted dialogues but also radio interviews, podcasts, public service announcements, brief presentations.
Criteria for selection 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 perspectives and linguistic features.
THE SIX THEMES
ADVANTAGES OF USINGAUTHENTIC 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.RESERVACIONESINTERNET: WWW.REPERTORIO.ORG TELéFONO: 1.212.225.9999
BEST PRACTICES PART 2ONGOING 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
3 PHASES OF TECHNOLOGY TEACHING
• 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
GLOGSTER PRESENTATION
3 PHASES OF TECHNOLOGY TEACHING
• Phase 3
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
PODCASTINGYODIO & 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
NEWS SITES
• RFI
• BBC MUNDO
• TV5 MONDE
• ABC.ES
• RTL
RFI - LANGUE FRANCAISE
TV5 MONDE
RTL
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NATIONAL / TOURISM SITES
FRANCE DIPLOMATIE
TOURISME.FR
PODCASTS
FRENCH PODCAST LIST
BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE
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