Ok, ok, ok... so it is Monday,
and I was meant to write this post at least by yesterday... oops! Well, I
completely missed this assignment. I thought I had done it all! I guess being
back a student brings me down to the level of my students: how they feel when
learning something new, how they cope with so many activities after school and
on top of that, exams, projects, homework,family, social life, etc. So, I shall
write about my week 3 anyway (Jody, is there a way we could delete the actual
date on the heading of this exact post???? ;) LOL).
So this week, what I liked the
most was being taught how to use Delicious web page. A very simple yet
extremely useful tool. I am glad I know about it now, as I have been telling my
coworkers about all the cool web pages we have been discovering so far. By
showing them my delicious web page, makes it much easier and simple to tell
them about it. There are still a lot more web pages needed to be included in
it, which shall be done later. I still have not had the opportunity to show my
students yet. But as soon as I have the time I will.
The readings about aural/oral
skills were also very interesting. What draw my attention from Developing
Listening Skills with Authentic Materials, by Lidsay Miller was the high
percentage of listening we do during the day: " More than forty
percent of our daily communication time is spent on listening, thirty-five
percent on speaking, sixteen percent on reading, and only nine percent on
writing (Burely-Allen
1995). " I doubt if
men also tend to have the same percentage on these skills as women do.... I'd
say women talk way more than men and men "may" listen more than
women, or simply tune off! :) Either way, brings me back to the importance of
teaching our students better listening skills. To be honest, I only plan one
listening activity per week, which I now notice, it is not enough any more.
Reading about
previous projects made my brain speed up. So many ideas, so many skills to
improve on my students (and myself!), so many new tips learned now all waiting
to be put into one big project. I know there is still a lot more to learn
about, and I shall not rush into it. As Jodie said, we'll do one step at a
time. Jessica: Breath!!!
Let us all enjoy
week 4!
