Values for ELT #1: Perseverance

Values for ELT
PERSEVERANCE
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Andrés Ramos
To find out the concepts, methodology, style, and sources supporting this series for
Values Teaching, check out “Values for ELT: Introduction And Framework” at
http://www.slideshare.net/AndrsRamos/values-for-elt-0-intro-framework-30932000

Are You Tired of…..
… no changes in your life?
… unfulfilled New Year’s resolutions?
-- the same stuff, the same job, the same
surroundings, the same classes, etc?
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Break away from this!!

What Is Perseverance All about?
“A determined attitude that makes you continue
trying to achieve something difficult.”
Macmillan English Dictionary Online
“Continued effort to do or achieve something
despite difficulties, failure, or opposition: the
action or condition or an instance
of persevering: steadfastness.”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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Now, let’s see perseverance for ELT.

Talk The Talk about Perseverance:
• I’m planning to…
• I’m going to…
• I always / often / sometimes work on / do…
• This is a priority for me.
• Help me (to) finish / stick to / complete…
• I’ve been working on…
• I’ve done this for (periods of time).
• It’s been easy / interesting / difficult / troublesome to keep up with…
• “No pain, no gain.”
• I’m driven / determined / hellbent to accomplish…
• Achieving this comes at a cost that I’m willing to pay (because)…
• I see no end in sight, yet I’ll persist!
Ways to assist students in practicing this, next!
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Walk The Walk towards Perseverance…
Along with children:
• Use the stages of projects scheduled in your school year
as an opportunity to practice expressions for perseverance.
• Spend a few minutes every class to take care of a plant or
fish in the classroom while using the language for
perseverance.
Teens can also walk this way by…
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Along with teens:
• In teams, let them discuss daily life situations demanding
perseverance, such as sports, music (playing an
instrument, singing, making a band), relationships, building
skills for hobbies, interests, etc.
• Help them start, keep, and upgrade an ELT blog / wiki /
social media group on topics compelling to them.
• Advance an initiative relevant to school / community that
may meet a degree of indifference or opposition as you
press forward.
Adults and professionals can go along!

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Along with young adults & adults or professionals:
• Use needs analysis to match students’ strengths and
weaknesses; make them team up in ways that supplement
their skills; and trust them with peer coaching during the term.
• Periodically have ‘Boot Camp’ days to target key areas or
skills to improve with intensive practice.
A few tricks of the trade to make it happen, next!

Perseverance + ELT Strategies
of Cognitive Nature
Meaningful learning: Using advance
organizers such as timelines to monitor
step-by-step progress in students’ areas
requiring perseverance.
Metacognition: Self-monitoring completion, on a
daily / weekly basis, of stages in personal,
academic, professional goals set by students.
Good for the brain! How about language acquisition?
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Lexical approach: Focusing on finding,
categorizing, and practicing more lexical
units per unit / week / month / term.
of Linguistic Nature
Second Language Acquisition: Setting
and reaching targets for awareness / intake
stages, devoting more time and effort to
weaker receptive and productive skills.
No, we’re not leaving IT out. See next!

Overall CALL-ICT: Maintaining and updating
apps, logins, profiles used for English classes.
of Digital Nature
Blended Learning: Devoting attention to
specific text, media, and digital resources to
improve in chosen areas.
Flipped Classroom: Setting and meeting deadlines
for using digital assets in preparation for F2F class.
Let’s see how all this connects across the curriculum.

Perseverance, The Perfect Match for…
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• Science: Experiments, processes
• Art: Demanding, time-consuming crafts
• Math: Mastering new arithmetic operations
• Physical Education: Improving at a sport or playing position
• Biology / Physics / Chemistry: Experiments spanning over time
• History: Working on periods, movements, reseach papers
• Literature: Engaging in literary analysis of novels
• Music: Producing a show / concert / other
• Extracurricular clubs: Developing new sets of skills
• Engineering: Monitoring completion of a Gantt diagram
• Management: Carrying out planning, processes, upgrades
• Pured / Applied Sciences: Far-reaching experiments
• Performing Arts: Producing musicals, plays, media
• Research: Doing field work, writing a thesis
Last but not least, inspiration!

Inspiration from Perseverance
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”
Anonymous proverb
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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is
the courage to continue that counts.”
Winston Churchill
“I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which
God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:14 (NIV)
Our next month’s value: Work

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More Values for ELT
What you’re about to see: Cover slides of the
previous and next parts of this series and links thereto.

Values for ELT
INTRODUCTION
AND FRAMEWORK
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Andrés Ramos
Concepts supporting this series’ tips for values teaching, available at:
http://www.slideshare.net/AndrsRamos/values-for-elt-0-intro-framework-30932000
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Values for ELT
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Andrés Ramos
The second installment of this series, available at
http://www.slideshare.net/AndrsRamos/values-for-elt-2-work
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