Final Exam: Video News Article From Lee Pilsu
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U.S aids land in Myanmar
Jung Yoojin on Wed Jun 04 2008, 00:00
You have lots of feedbacks^^ As I agree with billy's you chose a topic which is not really prominent in Korea compared to the earthquake in China. I am not sure students will like it or not but it is good for learners to introduce various topics. It is nice to see the general secretary of Unitied Nations Mr .Ban on news. I saw your careful lesson plan, and I want to comment on the pre-listening activity first. I read yours and I want to share with your opinions about that. I agree with the comment that if students are familiar with topic and the content, it is easy for learners to approach to listeing and they can listen to the news actively. But what I am trying to say is , if students know the news' content in Korean already, they would feel easy to listen the news without understanding news in English. I mean they feel it is quite familiar but they actually don't understand the content in English because they already knew the content. SO I think if students talks about the natural disaster before listening, they can get some comprehesive ideas what they are going to hear. I like your the post-comprehension activity on your lesson plan. I could feel you are focusing on students' comprehesion intensively. Especially those comprehension questions are really good to check students' comprehension. And I am also fond of your way of checking comprehension. Each half section, you are checking the answers with your students and make students grasp topic's gist. I think your activity trys giving processing time to students to work out. (which sounds very efficient for learners) The post-productive activity , writing mails, is very creative. Students feel interested in that activity and they will be eager to do that even students are reluctant to write something.
This encourages students to write certain grammatical forms such as the subjuctive mood,"if I were...... I would bla...bla..." That can be form-focused instruction within communicative context.^^
This encourages students to write certain grammatical forms such as the subjuctive mood,"if I were...... I would bla...bla..." That can be form-focused instruction within communicative context.^^
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Re: Final Exam: Video News Article From Lee Pilsu
Boyun Park on Thu Jun 05 2008, 10:01
Hello~* 
I can't quite imagine how much damage made nor many numbers of people are injured because the situation is really just terrible and getting worse as time goes by. I strongly believe the Myanmar government should take active action and let foreign aids land on their nation to rescue as many people as we all can. The more the government hesitate, the worse the situation and damage will get especially with upcoming rainy season.
First of all the topic was properly chosen because most students must have heard of the news and the Myanmar government behavior toward world's aid is something to talk about.
I think your lesson plan is very clear and organized for students to easily familiarize themselves to the article. I like the part where you let students hear the news divided into two. It's a fresh attempt for students and they'll feel more relaxed trying to hear English news.(Even though it's a topic they're quite aware of, it can be difficult for them to catch much content from hearing the news in whole at first.) Also, following your presented stages in post-listening activity part, students will be able see their improvement after watching the video several times.
I was just wondering that it'll be better if you could add an information or backgrounds of why the Myanmar government is taking passive action toward world's aids. It could be probably be similar to N. Korea's situation or something more is going on. The students might have learned history of Myanmar in other classes such as social studies or geography but it'll be great if the teacher tells some stories of the country in prior to asking students about the article itself in post-listening activity part.(This could be done in pre-listening activity part too, to draw students' attention to the video. Or if any students have knowledge of Myanmar, they can give mini presentation in front of class.)
Well, that was just my thought but overall I really thought your lesson plan is well made!!
I can't quite imagine how much damage made nor many numbers of people are injured because the situation is really just terrible and getting worse as time goes by. I strongly believe the Myanmar government should take active action and let foreign aids land on their nation to rescue as many people as we all can. The more the government hesitate, the worse the situation and damage will get especially with upcoming rainy season.
First of all the topic was properly chosen because most students must have heard of the news and the Myanmar government behavior toward world's aid is something to talk about.
I think your lesson plan is very clear and organized for students to easily familiarize themselves to the article. I like the part where you let students hear the news divided into two. It's a fresh attempt for students and they'll feel more relaxed trying to hear English news.(Even though it's a topic they're quite aware of, it can be difficult for them to catch much content from hearing the news in whole at first.) Also, following your presented stages in post-listening activity part, students will be able see their improvement after watching the video several times.
I was just wondering that it'll be better if you could add an information or backgrounds of why the Myanmar government is taking passive action toward world's aids. It could be probably be similar to N. Korea's situation or something more is going on. The students might have learned history of Myanmar in other classes such as social studies or geography but it'll be great if the teacher tells some stories of the country in prior to asking students about the article itself in post-listening activity part.(This could be done in pre-listening activity part too, to draw students' attention to the video. Or if any students have knowledge of Myanmar, they can give mini presentation in front of class.)
Well, that was just my thought but overall I really thought your lesson plan is well made!!
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Re: Final Exam: Video News Article From Lee Pilsu
bobosbong on Thu Jun 05 2008, 16:46
Hi~Pilsu~~
Your article is well-known to the Koreans that you'll easily get a good response from your students. And your lesson plan is quite challenging. It's mostly about writing activity, isn't it? I think students need to be pushed to write in English. If they keep avoiding since it's difficult, they can't expect any improvement in their English. However, I think there should be some specific plans to teach writing. Because it's new to most students, it might lead to their frustration or a total failure. If it's well prepared, it will help improve their English to a great extent.
Your article is well-known to the Koreans that you'll easily get a good response from your students. And your lesson plan is quite challenging. It's mostly about writing activity, isn't it? I think students need to be pushed to write in English. If they keep avoiding since it's difficult, they can't expect any improvement in their English. However, I think there should be some specific plans to teach writing. Because it's new to most students, it might lead to their frustration or a total failure. If it's well prepared, it will help improve their English to a great extent.
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It's pity to see the people in Myanmar
eunjin39 on Thu Jun 05 2008, 17:07
1. It is pity to see what happened in Myanmar, and it's so thankful because a lot of aids are coming from outside of Myanmar. However, it's so tragic to hear that soon it's rainy season. I don't know why nowadays the world has harsh natural disasters often. Through the news clip, it would be a good chance for students to count their blessings.
2. I like your lesson plans because there are building background knowledge, group discussion, and writing activities. Through the activities that you suggested, students will be able to approach listening English on the news in various aspects and will gradually get used to the English news listening. Many teachers suggested building background knowledge in their lesson plans, and I believe this is very important. Through the news articles, students will be able to learn about English and also about what is happening in the world Today.
3. Is watching the Korean news on Myanmar for better code switching from Korean to English when students are using English?
4. To practice some good deeds, the teacher can ask the students to search for the international organization to help people in Myanmar as their homework. Through this assignment, students will be able to feel that the contents that they heard in English is real and immediately affect them.
2. I like your lesson plans because there are building background knowledge, group discussion, and writing activities. Through the activities that you suggested, students will be able to approach listening English on the news in various aspects and will gradually get used to the English news listening. Many teachers suggested building background knowledge in their lesson plans, and I believe this is very important. Through the news articles, students will be able to learn about English and also about what is happening in the world Today.
3. Is watching the Korean news on Myanmar for better code switching from Korean to English when students are using English?
4. To practice some good deeds, the teacher can ask the students to search for the international organization to help people in Myanmar as their homework. Through this assignment, students will be able to feel that the contents that they heard in English is real and immediately affect them.
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