The Minimal Pair is a dynamic duo dedicated to discussing issues in language learning and teaching. This podcast focuses heavily on the practices, challenges, and rewards of teaching adult language learners. Together ESL instructors Stephanie Axe and Jean Dempsey comprise The Minimal Pair, but from time to time other professionals from the field, as well as English language learners themselves, will round out the discussion.
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The Minimal Pair is a dynamic duo dedicated to discussing issues in language learning and teaching. This podcast focuses heavily on the practices, challenges, and rewards of teaching adult language learners. Together ESL instructors Stephanie Axe and Jean Dempsey comprise The Minimal Pair, but from time to time other professionals from the field, as well as English language learners themselves, will round out the discussion.
The Minimal Pair: Episode 003 Show Notes: The Minimal Pair Title: When Saying Yes is Saying No Episode no: 003 Date: 03/12/2014 Topics in Language Learning: L1/L2 Literacy Interrupted education Frequent displacement Refugee camps Child laborers Using multiple languages (simultaneously or sequentially) Countries that have been colonized (native vs. official language) Frequent displacement (learning a new language with each move) Shared L1 (help or hinder?) Language gaps (in one or more language) Consequences: how do each of these things affect classroom dynamic? [PAUSE] Methodology: Using video in the language learning Homework: Listening & Pronunciation Journals “Listening Journals” In-class Lectures (from textbook, TED, and videos on demand) Read book, then watch movie (i.e. Girl with a Pearl Earring) Videos that correspond with semester theme (i.e. Waiting for Superman, Sicko!, Clarkston special report, Luma speaking,…) Grammar, Parts of Speech Review with “School House Rocks” Presentation skills class: watch lectures (YouTube, Jennifer ESL, TED, etc.) to critique “attention-getter,” mechanics, emphasis & building redundancy, thought groups, etc. Assessment “Live Journals” Lecture/note-taking tests (build schema, review vocabulary, make predictions, listen twice, answer comprehension questions) Presentation skills: videotaping their speeches to listen to later and uploading to Dropbox for them to listen/practice at home… [PAUSE] Adjunct Antics: Schedule issues Coordinating schedules between different campuses Different coordinators contact us about “next semester” at different points in the “current semester,” so it’s hard to plan/commit “Saying yes is saying no” Maximizing income by choosing classes by credit hour, school, etc. Scheduling classes at different times at different schools (allowing time for travel) Classes making Picking classes strategically: which is most likely to make? Why? Saying no to one class because you have committed to another, only to have that one get canceled (then you have nothing!) Saying yes to too much, assuming something won’t make, and ending up overloaded Preparing for a class, only to have it get canceled Scrambling to plan a class at the last minute because someone gave it up or they had to open another section to meet registration needs TESOL COUNT DOWN: Two Weeks! Keep it minimal! Keywords: ESL, ELT, TESOL, English as a second language, The Minimal Pair, L1, L2, literacy, edtech, technology in the classroom, CALL, videos, adjuncts, scheduling
The Minimal Pair
The Minimal Pair is a dynamic duo dedicated to discussing issues in language learning and teaching. This podcast focuses heavily on the practices, challenges, and rewards of teaching adult language learners. Together ESL instructors Stephanie Axe and Jean Dempsey comprise The Minimal Pair, but from time to time other professionals from the field, as well as English language learners themselves, will round out the discussion.
