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Connections through Writing
This document outlines a workshop on connections through writing. It discusses using blogs to give students a real audience for their writing in Spanish and allow interaction beyond the classroom. Students provided feedback saying they enjoyed interacting with peers more than assignments, being exposed to topics outside the textbook, and that the process helped improve their writing through feedback. The workshop also included show and tell, discussions of creativity and writing, and examples of student compositions, poetry, and artwork.
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- 1. BY MóNICA MULHOLLAND! BaltimoreMarriott ! april 21, 2012! Connections through writing!
- 2. Overview Warm up Intro onWriting & Creativity Putting it in Action:Show &Tell Writing in theTimes of the Internet:Blogging Samples:Compositions,Poetry & Art How? Handout with guidelines Recap.Q & A’s
- 5. Writing is avery complex activity. Dr. Seuss,“Every word is a struggle –every sentence like a pang of birth”. Most writers produce several drafts. Writing in a foreign language is particularly difficult. GRAMMAR +VOCAB = ???
- 6. The writerreveals his/her personality, strengths and weaknesses ------ IDENTITY Writing helps build IDENTITY ------- reflection, introspection, taking it out of our chest, sharing.
- 7. Goal for thisSession: How can we make it easier or, at least, more pleasurable? MAKE IT MEANINGFUL & AS STRESS- FREE AS POSSIBLE EMPHASIZETHE POWER OF CREATIVITY WE ALL HAVEWITHIN OURSELVES PROVIDE STIMULATING AND FLEXIBLE PROMPTS
- 8. CREATIVITY A SKILL STEPS POWERFUL SELF- CONFIDENCE Edward deBono’s Lateral thinking
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- 11. REALLY LISTEN TOYOUR PARTNER
- 12. Writing in theTimes of the Internet Acknowledge its existence and power Look at the advantages as well as the disadvantages Find a way of making the most of the advantages
- 13. Writing in theTimes of the Internet Use technology to empower students, to allow them to find their voice in the foreign language through technology. “Internet brings the vernacular (home) not only to speaking but also to writing”. Daniel Cassany, 2010. Build bridges between theVERNACULAR and the ACADEMIC (or standard)
- 14. IT ISMEANINGFUL & PURPOSEFUL IT PROVIDES AN AUDIENCE IT BRINGS SOCIAL INTERACTIONTOTHE CLASSROOM REAL-LIFE LEARNING
- 15. ENGAGING (sts’feedback) INCORPORATESTHE 5 C’S OF LANGUAGE LEARNING BACKWARDS PLANNING
- 16. Nuestro blog Theme 1:Show & Tell
- 17. Theme 2: Lit Inspirations “Canciónde otoño en primavera” (1905) Juventud, divino tesoro, Ya te vas para no volver. Cuando quiero llorar, no lloro, y a veces lloro sin querer…. Era una dulce niña, en este mundo de duelo y aflicción. Miraba como el alba pura; sonreía como una flor. Era su cabellera oscura hecha de noche y de dolor. Yo era tímido como un niño...
- 21. Nuestro blog: www.nuestroblog.info Theme3: Intercultural exchange Family Roots Chile: Earthquake
- 22. I appreciated theextra practice and it was cool using some form of technology to write our compositions. I think I enjoyed responding to my fellow classmates’ post rather than coming up with my own because I felt it was more conversational and not a “report”. What are the Students’ Views?
- 23. I feltI was exposed to more than just the textbook; that something was actually tangibly within my reach when we attended the symposium on El Salvador.The panel of experts that was provided and the questions brought up from the audience were great. It woke me up to what was going on outside of the U.S.– I felt more engaged in my composition. I enjoy interacting with the other students more than anything else we do in class. Learning a language is about communicating and sometimes I don’t feel comfortable communicating with a professor who is grading my every word but with fellow classmates who are learning the language like I am, it makes for a more relaxed and enjoyable experience when doing activities.
- 24. This typeof activities challenges you to think, form an opinion and then to express that opinion in another language. I really enjoyed the movie and working with my group to be able to develop different ideas and profound concepts from that film. Recording the message was awkward because that part was individual but it was an ok project. I would do it again. I really like Nuestro Blog because it allows me to see the way that other students write, and how I can improve on my writing skills. It also allows me to get to know my classmates on a more personal level; most college courses aren’t very personal so it’s a nice change.
- 25. I thinkthe process is very helpful because we get a lot of feedback on our writing and it shows us ways to improve. The process was a bit unusual, and at first I did not like the idea of making my stuff public but then I really liked it and it allowed me to see in what areas of my writing I need to work on. I think the process is very helpful because we get a lot of feedback on our writing and it shows us ways to improve. The interaction was great because everybody took it seriously.
- 26. This isa nice way to learn about your classmates and also allows students to share their feelings openly. The process is very effective because if you are going to post something on the web, it has to look professional with a minimum amount of errors. I liked it because I learned through reviewing and because it gave me a chance to just write freely and write better.
- 27. POETRY & THEVISUAL ARTS INSPIRED BY “COLOR DE ESPERANZA” DE DIEGO TORRES
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- 30. Participants George MasonUniversity (Intermediate-advanced levels) Catholic Univ.of Am.(Basic Spanish Program) NVCC Basic Spanish Program University of MaryWashington: Basic Spanish Program Universidad Union.Lima,Perú
- 31. Participants MontvilleTownship HighSchool,Montville,NJ.AP Spanish Instituto Superior de Publicidad,Buenos Aires, Argentina:Prof.Sandra Goronas TeacherTraining Institute,Posadas,Misiones, Argentina Spanish 4 Foreigners,Salta,Argentina Instituto Politécnico,Santa Fe,Argentina Contributor from Buenos Aires, Argentina since 2007x
- 32. Recap & feedback SessionDescription ! Connections through Writing! Real-World Communication! Engaged & Meaningful Learning! Interaction beyond the classroom Questions or comments?