Thoughts about Alternative Assessments and PBL :Week 5

 

 

  Even if many korean students are learning English for many years, they have difficulty speaking and writing English. That's why they've had few chances to communicate with other students and English teachers in the class. As an English teacher, I have thought what I should do to motivate my students to immerse English class and be autonomous students. First of all, I think that students should participate in the class , plan what they do and achieve something for themselves. For that, teachers need to be a facilitator to guide them. For example, if teachers present a proper rubric of writing an essay, it will be a very helpful resource for students to learn how to write. The site 'Rubistar' to make a rubric is amazing. Next, while students do meaningful projects with other members, they are motivated more and enjoy leaning English as a language not a boring subject. I realized that students can learn many things from peers rather than teachers. Lastly, to make students autonomously, teachers should study more, plan and prepare more materials before the classes compared to the teacher-centered classes. To show a 5-min long video clip concerning the class, I should search video clips from Youtube all day long. As I join this course, I am thinking many things about my classes.

Soo.