Alternative Assignments

Dear students,

I want you to have the chance to listen to something in English during the days we won´t have classes. I came across this guy and his rules for learning English. Watch and listen to three of his videos and comment on whether you agree or diasgree on the rules he recommends. Be critical! Give your personal views or examples based on your personal experience in learning English.

Rule No. 1: Learn complete phrases not isolated words
Rule No. 2: Do not study grammar rules
Rule No. 3: Learn with your ears not with your eyes

ASSIGNMENT 3

1. Enter “The Learning Edge” issue no. 3 again
2. Click on “Student Writing” and listen to at least three people’s stories. They describe job experiences.
3. Comment on the stories you listened to and then write a similar job experience you have had. If you have never worked talk about the job you would like to have and why
4. Send your answers to this entry of the blog

ASSIGNMENT 2

1. Enter “The Learning Edge” issue no. 3 again
2. Click on Treasure Hunt and do either Treasure Hunt no. 1 or no. 2 (the one you prefer)
3. Send your answers to this entry of the blog
4. Note: Before you do the Treasure Hunt you have to read “How to use a search engine”

ASSIGNMENT 1

Hi guys,
So, here´s what you will be doing during the week we won´t have classes. I will open a different entry for each of the days we won´t meet in class. This is your first assignment:
1. Click on the link below. It will take you to an interactive newspaper called “The Learning Edge”
http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/issue1/index.html
2. Look for “other issues” and find issue no. 3
3. Click on “Heroes” and listen about Aung San Suu Kyi
4. Do the learning activities: vocabulary, comprehension and writing
5. Publish your paragraph about your hero (in the writing activities) in this entry of the blog.

Time to vote for the best stories

Dear all,

Well done for the publication of your stories in Project Poster! We are now ready to move onto the next step. Read all of your peers´stories and choose your favorite ones. We can have more than one winner. Remember you can choose as many winners as categories you can find: the most romantic, the saddesr, the funniest, the most original, etc.
VERY IMPORTANT! when sending your vote make sure you explain the reason for your choice, comment on everydody's work and on the task itself.

Welcome to your class blog

Dear students,

Though we are half of the course ahead, it is never too late to start our class blog. Let's get started by watching this video 1 and understand the importance of using technology in our classroom. Have you ever thought about the importance of digital literacy in our present society? Are you preparing yourself for this? Watch the video 2 and send your opinion in this entry.