國教輔導團英語領域成長團體會議記錄
Meeting notes
日期及時間：九十四年五月二日
Date & time: 2005/05/02 1:30 in the afternoon
地點：特教中心一樓會議室
Place: 1F, meeting room in the Special Education Building
Announcement:
1. Happy Squad will be presenting for the opening show at the English Easy Go.
2. All the Fulbright teachers will attend the Coffee Corner Stand providing conversation with students.
3. Courtney will like to invite all the Fulbright teachers to go the main campus of FoGuang University at Jiao Si.
Topic for today’s meeting: Textbook Evaluation
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國教輔導團英語領域成長團體會議記錄
Meeting notes
日期及時間：九十四年五月二日
Date & time: 2005/05/02 1:30 in the afternoon
地點：特教中心一樓會議室
Place: 1F, meeting room in the Special Education Building
Announcement:
1. Happy Squad will be presenting for the opening show at the English Easy Go.
2. All the Fulbright teachers will attend the Coffee Corner Stand providing conversation with students.
3. Courtney will like to invite all the Fulbright teachers to go the main campus of FoGuang University at Jiao Si.
Topic for today’s meeting: Textbook Evaluation
1. Details see Handouts from Sue .
2. Teachers have the right to delete or add some content that are inappropriate, sometimes not the entire unit but part of the unit.
3. Group discussions on your ‘likes’ and ‘dislikes’ of an English textbook:
Group A:
┿ clear layout and design | ━ distracting features |
┿ useful vocab and easy sentence pattern | ━ too many grammar structures |
┿ clear pronounced CDs | ━ consistency in phonics |
┿ authentic materials | ━ |
┿ easy to learn songs and catchy tunes | ━ |
Group B
┿ vocab, grammar, phonics & conversation together integrated content & skills | ━ bad chants and songs and grammar |
┿ emphasizes conversation used | ━ cultural connection is not authentic |
┿ connection between text and workbook | ━ no practical vocab for phonics |
┿ activities practice in workbook | ━ |
┿ | ━ |
Group C
┿ consistent organization | ━ songs with unfamiliar |
┿ relevant English(e.g. Classroom English) also interesting English(animals: iguana) | ━ age level appropriate |
┿ teacher’s book & material(e.g. flash cards) | ━ appropriate pace of content |
┿ | ━ |
┿ | ━ |
Group D
┿ pictures that support content | ━ too much index or too much Chinese translation |
┿ CD, VCD with good qualities | ━ |
4. Discussion on the list adapted from:
www.essex.au.uk/linguistics/pgr/egspll/volume1/PDFs/PEACOCK1.pdf
Each group had to narrow down the list to 30 items. The hint is to WEIGH your considerations. For example, if you think # 58 and #36 to be very important to your teaching, you can give them 4 point. For others that you don’t take too much consideration, give them less weight i.e. 1 or 2 points.
5. Then count the score for the textbooks that you exam, you’ll find one that suits you for the year. Don’ t forget to keep your teaching flexible when you found something’s wrong with the textbooks.
What to do for our next meeting on 5/16
a: Favorite poems workshop conducted by Sue
b: Fill in the survey design by the advisory panel
c: arrangement for the schedule for one-on-one consultations for portfolios
d: discussion the date for the dumpling party
e: arrangement of the interview schedule(both LETs and Fulbright teachers needed, but the interview will be held separately ) staring 5/23. Please choose a time for you to come to the teacher center. Anita and Joanne will do the interviews together.
time date | 1:30~2:20 | 2:30~3:20 | 3:30~4:20 | 4:30~5:20 | Optional times |
5/23 | |||||
5/30 | |||||
6/6 | |||||
6/20 | |||||
6/27 | |||||
6/13(?)spared for portfolios |