Bailey's English Teaching Wonderland : 3月 2017

2017年3月28日星期二

【Five fantastic websites for English teachers】

Resource: https://www.facebook.com/EDTECH4BEGINNERS/videos/1838201923060963/?pnref=story

1. The literacy shed: http://www.literacyshed.com/

2. The visuword: https://visuwords.com/
(already introduced in this blog)

3. Dogo news: https://www.dogonews.com/
(already introduced in this blog)

4. Fun English Games: http://www.funenglishgames.com/

5. Primary resources: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/

【Ted talk:What I learned from 100 days of rejection】

http://www.ted.com/talks/jia_jiang_what_i_learned_from_100_days_of_rejection

Jia Jiang's journey through rejection revealed a world hidden in plain sight, where people are much kinder than we imagine.

Why you should listen

Jia Jiang is the owner of Rejection Therapy, a website that provides inspiration, knowledge and products for people to overcome their fear of rejection. He is also the CEO of Wuju Learning, a company that teaches people and trains organizations to become fearless through rejection training. In 2015, he authored a bestselling book, Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection.

Several years after Jiang began his career in the corporate world, he took a life-altering risk and stepped into the unknown world of entrepreneurship. His result was everyone's biggest fear: rejection. This was the catalyst that set Jiang on the path to his true calling.

To conquer the fear of rejection, Jiang embarked on a personal quest and started a blog, 100 Days of Rejection Therapy. His journey revealed a world that was hidden in plain sight -- a world where people are much kinder than we imagine. He discovered that rejection can be much less painful than we believe and that the fear of rejection is much more destructive than we know.

Jiang grew up in Beijing, China and migrated to the United States at age 16. He holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University.

100 Days of Rejection

Study Questions & Answers:

1. Why did Jiang want to start out the journey of rejection?

He wanted to conquer his fear of rejection and left his six-year-old self behind.

Then, he was inspired by the creator of rejectiontherapy.com and embarked on the journey of rejection to get his idea of rejection.

2. What was Jiang’s initial reaction to rejection in his life?

He ran away from rejection and was afraid of rejection.

3. What requests Jiang made were mentioned in the clip?

1. Borrow 100 dollars from a total stranger

2. Request a “burger refill”

3. Get Olympic Symbol Doughnuts
(* Youtube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ax2CsVbrX0 )

4. Plant a flower in a stranger’s backyard

5. Be a Starbucks greeter

6. Teach a college class

4. What did Jiang learn from rejections?

Mention doubts people might have before making a request. People might gain

trust and say “yes.” He can fulfill his dream by simply asking.

5. What did Jiang do after 100 days of rejection?

He embraced rejection and thought rejection is the biggest gift in his life. He started to teach people how to turn rejections into opportunities by using blog, giving talks, and his book. He is even building technology to help people overcome rejections.

Examples of big shots who faced severe rejections in their lives:

People who really change the world, who change the way we live, and the way we think, are people who were met with initial and often violent rejections. People like

Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Jesus Christ. These people did not let rejection define them. They let their own reaction after rejection define themselves. And they embraced rejection.

2017年3月19日星期日

【Storybird: Digital Storytelling, 練習英文寫作的好工具 !】

網址: https://storybird.com/

相信想進行數位說故事(Digital storytelling) 的老師常遇到的困難
就是害怕科技不好用, 訓練學生要花很多時間.
但我很推薦這個Storybird 的網站,
學生可以在很多不同的模板(圖片組合)中選定想要的模板,
這樣在創作故事的時候, 就不用同時要自己畫圖,
又要用英文表達想創作的故事
(BTW, 圖案都超漂亮的, 女生們應該會尤其喜歡這樣的作業XD)
學生可以單獨創作, 老師也可以讓學生進行小組合作~
註冊方便, 可以辦老師帳號來掌握學生創作的進度並評量學生的作品.
學生作品完成後, 可以選擇是否公開或是只有學生本人和老師才能觀看.
可以分享到社群網站, 還可以下載成PDF 檔,
也可以製作成一本書 (沒錯! 就是像圖書館架上的繪本書!!! 須付費~)
Storybird 絕對是個能夠讓學生進行authentic task 的好工具

✿ 研究&實務:
根據英語教學相關研究,
當學生知道自己在網路上的作品會有更多人觀看時,
就會有authentic audience 的概念,
會有動機想把作品做好, 也會覺得這個task 能跟真實生活連結!

✿作品範例:
兩位學生不約而同選擇同個模板 (雖然有很多模板可以選擇)
1. http://storybird.com/books/drc-his-monsters/
2. https://storybird.com/books/the-lazy-boy-29/?token=mzzfk7342q

✿ 分享: 我另外做了一個針對 storybird storytelling task
的peer review/ evaluation sheet (英文版, 有兩頁), 給學生互評~
有興趣參考/索取的老師公開分享此篇貼文後可以FB 私訊我喔!

「storybird」的圖片搜尋結果

2017年3月15日星期三

【Integrating grammar teaching into songs: 唱歌學文法】

https://sandraheyersongs.com/grammar-songs/

This is a website in which grammatical points were integrated into English songs. A great reference source for English teachers indeed !

【課堂暖身活動: Warm-up activity】

Source: 歐陽雅婷老師

分享今天小小的暖身活動
（可以modify配合很多課程喔！）
現在在教最高級我喜歡教第二課又會包含第一課比較級複習像螺旋式一樣
我給了他們五組字每組裡有三樣東西
他們聽寫寫軟式白板
（ Canada China Taiwan
candy coffee Oreo
August December May
bears elephants eagles
bananas pears guavas)每組字想兩到三個形容詞準備比較級最高級造句
給學生一人一顆MM巧克力（他們不知道要幹嘛用）
我抽問各組拿到橘色或紅色或黃色....mm的人造句起來講句子
評審是我。我會給正確且有創意的組別分數
Winner 獎勵就是考試不用罰寫兩次只要訂正
這樣就很嗨了

創意教學點子來源 (Souce of creativity):

http://www.teachingwithamountainview.com/2014/07/first-day-of-school-activities-for-big.html

圖像裡可能有文字

2017年3月9日星期四

【16 Free websites for English Learning】

Source: https://www.1111.com.tw/discuss/discussTopic.asp?cat=NTU&id=115507

1.Duolingo

Duolingo這個平台不只有網站的學習服務，也提供手機與平板版本的App，支援iOS、Android 和Windows等不同系統。因此不僅能在家中電腦使用，通勤路途中也能以智慧裝置隨時學習。開始時，使用者可以先創建一個虛擬帳號，並著手進行初學者課程，若通過測驗就能跳過初階課程、選擇進階課程。

此外，Duolingo加入了遊戲化的機制，完成課程就能累積積分，平台會記錄用戶是否完成每日目標。系統中還有象徵生命的「愛心」，一開始一共有四條命，在測試中失誤就會「損命」。這些機制的設計激勵用戶持續學習，也讓用戶樂在其中。

2.Open Culture

OpenCulture集結了世界各地免費的語言學習資源連結，一共提供48種語言課程，因此不論是英語、法語、西班牙語、中文等熱門語言，或是不知道該去哪裡學的冰島語、愛沙尼亞語、波斯語，都可以在這裡找到相對應的網頁連結，或是免費下載mp3音檔聆聽。想要精通八國語言的野心家快來這裡挖寶吧！

3.Livemocha

Livemocha 網站提供35種語言的學習捷徑。這個平台最特別的服務，是創建了一個Livemocha社群，讓用戶免費與來自190個國家的母語人士做交流。

Livemocha社群是一個彼此互利的生態系統，創建虛擬帳號時除了email外，也會要求用戶填寫自己的母語，這是為了之後的互利機制奠基。在這個網站中，必須依賴虛擬金幣購買課程，除了創建帳號之初網站贈送的40999枚金幣外，其他金幣必須靠用戶自己賺。怎麼賺呢？只要檢查社群中其他學習用戶母語的人，所做的語言練習是否正確即可。

自己的金幣自己賺。

用戶可在社群中自由尋找語伴。

4.Babbel

使用者可以在Babbel網站學習14種語言，包括英語、法語、德語、葡萄牙語瑞典語、土耳其語等等。許多語言學習平台著重在口語練習和發音，Babbel則除了口語練習外，還有讀、寫的課程。但只有初學者課程是免費的，進階的課程就要付費了，一個月約6.95美元。

5.Busuu

Busuu在全球有5000萬用戶，是相當受歡迎的語言學習平台。和Livemocha一樣有線上社群，可以和全球各地的母語人士練習，此外還有由專家舉辦的單字字彙比賽。在英語學習方面，Busuu提供全球規模的英語檢定測驗（Global Scale of English Tests，簡稱GSET），供想測試自己實力的用戶嘗試，通過測驗的用戶可以取得證書。

6.Learn a Language

Learn a Language是由美國語言協會（U.S. Institute of Languages）所開設的學習平台，成立宗旨在於弭平不同語言帶來的溝通隔閡。網站視覺化的語言選項分類讓使用介面一目了然，便於用戶操作。

7.Mango Languages

Mango Languages有龐大的語言課程資料庫，提供超過60種語言課程，像旁遮普語這類只流通於印度旁遮普邦和巴基斯坦旁遮普省等少數地區的語言，在Mango Languages也找得到。Mango Languages提供網頁版與APP版，方便用戶在任何地方使用。但與其他免費平台相比，Mango Languages是比較昂貴的，一個月要價20美元。只有身在美國或加拿大的用戶，才能夠運用當地公共圖書館免費使用。

8.Transparent Language

Transparent Language是付費的的語言學習網站，但提供免費試用的服務，或者使用者也可以在網站留下email資訊，網站將寄送免費的語言學習資源到電子信箱。Transparent Language提供的語言學習種類超過100種，如果想要學習別人都不會的奇特語言，可以試試這個網站。

9.Surface Languages

如果突然被外派到外地出差，卻完全不懂當地語言，Surface Languages是一個很適合在出發前逛逛、臨時抱佛腳的網站。網站提供生活單字、常用片語與簡單生活用語的發音，例如數字、月份、時間，以及「請問這多少錢？」「這太貴了！」等實用會話。網站也有一些幫助單字記憶的小遊戲，如填字遊戲。幫助使用者在短時間內學習足以應付生活的語言。