UNIT 25 Selection and use of supplementary materials and activities.

UNIT 25

Selection and use of supplementary materials and activities.

      In this unit I learned about supplementary materials which are really necessary into the classroom, not only for English classes but also for all the subjects students receive in the school such as books, pictures, magazines, and some others that we can add to make students to practice the language in order to develop their skills. 

     Through extra materials students can improve their knowledge about grammar, vocabulary and phonology which are a great help when learning a second language. Also, teachers have to use the technology because there are many resources that help them to replace unsuitable material in the coursebook. There are also interactive pages which can help teachers.  Furthermore, the teacher can adapt many supplementary materials like authentic sources. But, all depends of the student’s levels and needs to give learners extra skills practice due that each person has different ways of learning.

      As a result, I consider that the majority of coursebooks do not have everything that students need. Regarding this, I will use supplementary materials with my future students because I have to consider the student´s level and needs which will help them to use appropriate materials for different purposes.

References:

The Selection and use of supplementary materials (2013, July 1) 
http://es.slideshare.net/aguedacastillosanchez

Finchpark.com,. (2016). Retrieved 30 January 2016, from http://www.finchpark.com/courses/tkt/Unit_24/supplementary_materials.pdf

YouTube,. (2016). HOMESCHOOL: HOW TO SELECT REQUIRED READING MATERIALS & BOOK REPORTS WORKSHEET. Retrieved 30 January 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEsD3RGmTJ4

UNIT 24 Selection and use of coursebook materials

UNIT 24:

Selection and use of coursebook materials

            In this unit I learned about selection and use of coursebook materials inside the classroom which it helps how to select and use coursebooks in the classroom. Also, through this information teachers can present in the classroom all the materials needed and make students to practice the language in order to develop their four skills which are crucial when learning something. Regarding this, a coursebook includes two types of books, which are the teacher’s book in which there are a tape script and an audio script where students can practice the language by writing what they hear through these recording which is very useful due that the students will be developing their listening skills.

     For students there is a workbook which includes extra materials to reinforce what they already learned the previous class. Therefore, the teacher´s book and student´s book are very necessary in the learning process to make the class be understood by all the students.

At the end, I consider that it is important to follow all the instruction that the books have to have a successful class. As a matter of fact, those things that I mentioned above are very crucial in my career as a future teacher because it will help me to motivate my students because I can change the activities that I consider are too easy or difficult for them. For example, the activities which are too easy for them I can make them more challenge. 

References:

Sanchez, A. (2013). The selection and use of supplementary materials and.Es.slideshare.net. Retrieved 30 January 2016, from http://es.slideshare.net/aguedacastillosanchez/the-selection-and-use-of-supplementary-materials-and

YouTube,. (2016). Instructional Materials - Questions To Ask. Retrieved 30 January 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qszSZzrFXF0

UNIT 23 Consulting reference resources to help in lesson preparation

UNIT 23

Consulting reference resources to help in lesson preparation 

      In this unit I learned about an important topic which is references resources. Reference resources refer about all the information that the teacher needs to have knowledge of in order to have a successful class due that reference resources is a help for teachers when they teaching the second language.

     Next, is important to mention that reference resources provide specific information in which teacher can make use of it according to the student’s level. To illustrate it there are some common resources like reference materials such as dictionaries, grammar books, articles about language, and supplementary materials in a coursebook such as phonemic charts and websites on the internet. Moreover, we can find new dictionaries with new editions in which the teacher and the students can see new features like information about collocation, synonyms, antonyms and so on. These kinds of things are very helpful for teachers because they can decide which one are the most usefulness to teach. But, it is important to mention that we need to be careful when choosing the different resources for our students.

     Finally, I consider that the education is very crucial in the learning process and the teacher has to use all the resources according to the student’s needs. Furthermore, as a future teacher I consider that all these kinds of things will be very helpful for me in my professional life due that it will facilitate the acquisition of language for my students. As I said before, I need to be careful when choosing the reference resources due that we have to take into consideration our students’ need, age, level and way they use to learn new things.   

 References:

prezi.com,. (2016). Consulting Reference Resources to Help in Lesson Preparation. Retrieved 30 January 2016, from https://prezi.com/i7hciqcmfl0s/consulting-reference-resources-to-help-in-lesson-preparation/

Using references resources for lesson planning (2009, May 22)


http://www.finchpark.com/courses/tkt/Unit_22/reference_resources.pdf

Reference resources: What Are They and Why should You Use Them (2015, April 16)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzLpfHAighs