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    This document summarizes an English teacher training course offered by the US Department of State. [1] The 14-module course uses video, readings and projects to teach reality-based and culturally plural approaches to language teaching. [2] It takes a constructivist approach through activating prior knowledge, modeling, coaching and scaffolding. [3] The course aims to help teachers build strong academic foundations and improve classroom practices through flexibility and experimentation.

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    Shaping the way we teach

    English
    Successful classroom practices around the
    world

    Course offered by the Department of State


    (US) and dessigned by professors Leslie
    Opp-Beckmann and Sarah J. Kilinghammer
    from the University of Oregon.

    Federico Arteaga C.
    US Embassy - Centro Colombo Americano
    2008
    What is it?

    • 14-module teacher
    training series.
    • Video.
    • Additional Readings.
    • Mid-term and final
    projects.
    • Peer review.
    Nature of the course

    • Reality-based.
    • Culturally plural.
    • Easy to approach.
    • Contextualized.
    A constructivist approach

    • Activation of schema.
    • Teacher role –Modeling,
    Coaching, Scaffolding
    (D.H. Jonassen, 1999).
    • Assessment: Discussion,
    Pre-testing/Post-testing,
    Hands-on tasks.
    The course is looking
    for…

    • Teachers who are building


    academic foundations.
    • Teachers seeking
    improvement in classroom
    practices.
    Factors that push teachers
    towards development

    • Reasons and motivation.


    • Relevance for your educational
    setting.
    • Flexibility and creativity.

    • Willingness to experiment.
    Impact on a national
    level
    • Contextualizing tasks.
    • Cultural awareness.
    • Knowledge of environment,
    background, resources and
    practices.
    • Standardization.
    4 study categories
    Language Teaching,
    FOUNDATIONS

    • Contextualizing language.
    • Building language awareness.
    • Integrating skills.
    • Pairwork/Groupwork.
    Language Teaching,
    FOUNDATIONS

    • Contextualizing language.
    • Building language awareness.
    • Integrating skills.
    • Pairwork/Groupwork.
    • Learner Feedback.
    Language Teaching,
    EXTENSIONS

    • Managing large classes.


    • Learning Strategies.
    • Authentic Materials.
    • Critical & Creative Thinking.
    • Alternative Assessment.
    Focus on the learner

    • Individual learner differences.

    • Younger learners.
    Teacher professional
    Development

    • Peer Observation.

    • Reflective Teaching.
    In a nutshell…

    • It’s a pluralist material in its


    cultural scope.
    • It’s self-paced.
    • It’s user-friendly.
    • It applies the principles it
    promotes.
    …It applies the principles it
    fosters.

    Taught contents that should be


    taken into account when dealing
    with students in EFL situations
    are translated into the
    professional development it
    propells.
    Shaping the teaching,
    Module by module

    • Contextualizing Language.
    • Awareness leads to
    metacognition.
    • Pair work and group work mean
    teamwork and network.
    Shaping the teaching,
    Module by module
    • Feedback with students (Social
    practice of the process) –
    Feedback with teachers (social
    practice of the trade).
    • Classroom management –
    Knowledge of Institution.
    • Learning strategies and
    disciplines of updating.
    Shaping the teaching,
    Module by module

    • Critical & Creative Thinking,


    retrospective foundations.
    • Who am I as a human being?
    • Who am I as a citizen?
    • Who am I as a teacher?
    Shaping the teaching,
    Module by Module

    • Alternative Assessment is
    giving value to both formative
    and summative aspects of class
    observation, teacher evaluation
    and feedback.
    • Individual teaching differences
    are profitable for attentive
    peers.
    ADAPTABILIT
    Y
    SHAPING THE WAY WE TEACH ENGLISH
    Successful classroom practices around
    the world.
    FEDERICO ARTEAGA C.
    asmodeus.cama@gmail.com

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