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- 1. Ziga Ziga ah Spice up your classes with Project Work Kylie Malinowska YL Advisor & YLC, IH World
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- 4. Zigaziga ah Sporty Spice Mel C Posh Spice Victoria Beckham
- 5. Zigaziga ah Sporty Spice Mel C Posh Spice Victoria Beckham Ginger Spice Geri Halliwell
- 6. Zigaziga ah Sporty Spice Mel C Posh Spice Victoria Beckham Ginger Spice Geri Halliwell Baby Spice Emma Bunton
- 7. Zigaziga ah Sporty Spice Mel C Posh Spice Victoria Beckham Ginger Spice Geri Halliwell Baby Spice Emma Bunton Scary Spice Mel B
- 8. Zigaziga ah Are you ready for a mini-task?
- 9. Zigaziga ah Step 1 • You have 30 seconds to get into groups of five (or more)
- 10. Zigaziga ah Step 2 • You have 1 minute to allocate the following roles to the people in your group....
- 11. Zigaziga ah Public Relations Manager • It’s up to you to report back on your group’s discussion. Secretary • It’s up to you to take notes and write things down when/if necessary. General Manager • It’s up to you to make sure everyone gets a chance/is encouraged to speak and is listened to. Project Manager • It’s up to you to make sure your group stays on task and finishes within the time limit. Creative Director • It’s up to you to make sure the end result looks/sounds good.
- 12. Zigaziga ah Step 3 • You have 1 minute to read the task guidelines on the next page... BUT don’t start yet! Just read
- 13. Zigaziga ah 1. Spice Girls?!?!? What have they got to do with project work? In your group, come up with 3 reasons why I chose a Spice Girls theme for this presentation. 2. Which Spice Girl would you be? Decide which Spice Girl each member of the group would be and why? Alternatively, you can choose your own e.g. ‘Smart Spice’ ‘Chatty Spice’ ‘Arty Spice’ ‘Book Spice’.... 3. Come up with a team name. It can be one word or more than one word, but it must be in English and it must contain the first letter of everyone in the group’s name e.g. If I were in your group, there would have to be a K in there somewhere.
- 14. Zigaziga ah Step 4 You have 1 minute for your secretary to get... • A pen And for your creative director to collect a.... • A piece of paper
- 15. Zigaziga ah Rules for the discussion task • English Only! • Everyone in the team must participate • You must be finished in 5 minutes. Step 5 Ready, set, GO!
- 16. Zigaziga ah 1. Spice Girls?!?!? What have they got to do with project work? In your group, come up with 3 reasons why I chose a Spice Girls theme for this presentation. 2. Which Spice Girl would you be? Decide which Spice Girl each member of the group would be and why? Alternatively, you can choose your own e.g. ‘Smart Spice’ ‘Chatty Spice’ ‘Arty Spice’ ‘Book Spice’.... 3. Come up with a team name. It can be one word or more than one word, but it must be in English and it must contain the first letter of everyone in the group’s name e.g. If I were in your group, there would have to be a K in there somewhere.
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- 18. Zigaziga ah Why Spice Girls? 1. 90’s • But why stop there? 2. I still like them • And I love project work 3. Different Spices • MI, Cross-curricular, mixed-ability... 4. Girl Power! • Learner independence, learner training, 1:1 within a group 5. End product of a collaborative process
- 19. Zigaziga ah Why Project work? • Learner independence • Caters for mixed ability • MI • Cross-curricular • Allows for flexibility • YL Learn via Problem Solving • Social • Develops the whole child • Emotional and personal growth • Personal knowledge • Communicative stretching • Experiential learning • Integrate knowledge and skills • Language vs skills • Developing strategies • Incidental learning • Learning Centred • 1:1 within a group • (self) Assessment • Meeting specific needs
- 20. Zigaziga ah What is your Spice name?
- 22. Zigaziga ah Kids always take a long to come up with a team name, so why not make it a mini task and push for some extra language production.
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- 37. Zigaziga ah Why Project work? • Learner independence • Caters for mixed ability • MI • Cross-curricular • Allows for flexibility • YL Learn via Problem Solving • Social • Develops the whole child • Emotional and personal growth • Personal knowledge • Communicative stretching • Experiential learning • Integrate knowledge and skills • Language vs skills • Developing strategies • Incidental learning • Learning Centred • 1:1 within a group • (self) Assessment • Meeting specific needs
- 39. Zigaziga ah Key ingredients •age relevant •Well managed •Involve parents
- 41. Zigaziga ah Key ingredients •Always choose quality over quantity
- 45. Zigaziga ah Key ingredients •Choice points •Let me be me!
- 46. Zigaziga ah Key ingredients Ziga Ziga ah!
- 47. Zigaziga ah Key ingredients •Manageable •Clear Rules •Planning •Pay attention to language Ziga Ziga ah!
- 49. Zigaziga ah Key ingredients •Achievable and transparent end product
- 51. Zigaziga ah 2become1: Project Work & Assessment
- 52. Zigaziga ah 2become1: Self-Assessment It’s important for learners to be aware of their progress throughout the project and of their learning process as a whole. Learners can do this via: Rate yourself on this scale Very Good *** Good ** Try again * Adapted from Pinter 2006:136 •Smileys •Charts •Project diary or log •Discussion •Class review
- 53. Zigaziga ah 2become1: Measuring progress Cameron 2001:234 •Tick charts •Milestones •Reflection tasks •Homework tasks Students profile and work folders and to a large extent the end product of a project constitute tangible proof of the work achieved. However, its important to plan for goals and milestones to be met along the way and to help learners both measure and recognize their achievements.
- 55. Zigaziga ah 2become1: Teacher Assessment Adapted from Phillips, Burwood & Dunford. 1999:21 2001:234 Sarah Smith 1 2 3 4 5 6 Participation good ok Cooperation Worked well in the group slow Understanding ok good Homework complete 9/10
- 56. Zigaziga ah Brewster, J. Ellis, G. & Girard, D. The Primary English Teacher’s Guide. 2004. Pearson Cameron, L. 2001. Teaching Languages to Young Learners. CUP Phillips, D. Burwood, S. & Dunford,H. 1999. Projects with Young Learners. OUP Pinter, A. 2006. Teaching Young Language Learners. OUP Ihjournal.com http://ihjournal.com/young-learners-project-work-and-young-learners-kylie-malinowska Klokanomil.wordpress.com Thank you for listening