WEEK 1 TO-DO LIST: Authentic Materials and Realia This list is designed to help you plan your week.

There will be a to-do list each week. On this list you will see the required and optional activities for this week of the course. You may want to print this out for easy reference. For your convenience, there is also a simplified checklist that you can download: https://d28rh4a8wq0iu5.cloudfront.net/shaping1landscape/week1/checklist_end_of_week1.pdf We estimate that you will spend about 4-5 hours on the activities for this week. This includes about an hour each for viewing videos and responding to the in-video questions reading at least one of the required articles and taking notes as needed reading and posting on the discussion forums The remaining time would be spent on learning more about how Coursera works, completing your profile, participating in the contest thread, doing the pre- and post-week knowledge checks, and undertaking personal explorations of the optional readings and videos. General information about Coursera, including help, is at http://help.coursera.org You can also find forums where you can share problems and get suggestions from your peers, as well as contact the instructors about issues with the materials, by looking at the Forum List: https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/forum/index Optional: Please add information to your Coursera profile by clicking on your name in the top right corner of the screen and selecting >Profile. If you are willing to share information with others, pull down the Privacy menu and select >The Coursera community. You can add whatever information you are willing to share. Please understand that everyone in our MOOC and in other Coursera courses will be able to see the information. Also, please introduce yourself in the Introductions Discussion Forum. The introductions in the Discussion Forum are seen only by other people enrolled in the Landscape course. Your introduction will help others in our course connect with you. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES Download and/or print any materials that you feel will be useful to you. 1. Video introduction Start by watching the introductory video for Week 1. It gives you some information and food for thought about the topics for this week. https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape001/lecture/7?preview=1 2. Pre-viewing knowledge check Take the pre-viewing knowledge check for Week 1. It will help you get a sense of what you already know, including essential vocabulary related to this weeks topic. https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/quiz/start?quiz_id=25
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3. Authentic Materials video Read the Video Viewing Guide for Week 1, which will help you think about the classrooms you see: https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/wiki/week_1_video_viewing_guide It is very helpful to download a copy of the Video Viewing Guide: https://d28rh4a8wq0iu5.cloudfront.net/shaping1landscape/week1/week1_video_viewing_guide.p df Then watch the video for this week: https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/lecture/3?preview=1 Youll see additional pre-viewing ideas as well as knowledge checks and reflection questions during the video. The Video Viewing Guide will help you take notes. Your notes and the Video Viewing Guide will help you with the required Weekly Quiz at the end of the week. If you cannot view the video within Coursera, you can view the video without questions at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mgwWhWa0Q8 It is best if you view the video at https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape001/lecture/3?preview=1, however, to have the benefit of the notes and questions that will help you with the Weekly Quiz. 4. Required Reading Note: You can download all of the required readings for this course as the Course 1 Ebook at https://d396qusza40orc.cloudfront.net/shaping1landscape/c1-ebook.zip You can view the book and other PDF files in Acrobat Reader, or download them to a tablet or smartphone and place them in eReader software such as Google Play on Android, or iBooks on iPad, or the Adobe Reader app for either system. Please choose one of the following articles, depending on which level/age of student you teach. You may read both articles and participate in both Discussion Forums, but only one is required. Reading assignment for Teachers of Children or Young Learners see an overview at https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/wiki/week1_reading_and_discussionchildren-young_learners Ashworth, M. & Wakefield, H.P. (2005). Teaching the world's children: ESL for ages three to seven. English Teaching Forum, 43 (1), 2-7. Retrieved from http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/05-43-1-a.pdf (Download the reading in PDF format at https://d396qusza40orc.cloudfront.net/shaping1landscape/week1/w1-ashworth-teachingchildren.pdf ) Reading assignment for Teachers of Teens or Adult Learners see an overview at https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/wiki/week1_reading_and_discussionThis is a program of the U.S. Department of State, administered by the University of Oregon. MOOC Shaping the Way We Teach English. Copyright 2013 University of Oregon. All rights reserved. Week 1 To-do List: Authentic Materials and Realia Page 2

teens-adults Alan, B. & Stoller, F.L. (2005). Maximizing the benefits of project work in foreign language classrooms. English Teaching Forum, 43 (4), 10-21. Retrieved from http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/05-43-4-c.pdf (Download the reading in PDF format at https://d396qusza40orc.cloudfront.net/shaping1landscape/week1/w1-alan-benefitsproject-work.pdf ) 5. Forum discussions (participation is graded) Respond to the questions from the video and your Required Reading assignment in one of the required Discussion Forums, either for Teachers of Children / Young Learners or for Teachers of Teens / Adult Learners. (Note: You may post in both forums, but only one is required.) https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/forum/list?forum_id=10005 Discussion Forums for Teachers of Children or Young Learners https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/forum/list?forum_id=10012 The authors of this weeks reading, Ashford and Wakefield, suggest that language support in classroom learning centers should be visual, aural and emotional (p. 5). Other segments of the video show students connecting emotionally to realia (the puppets) and becoming motivated with authentic materials (to make a tourist brochure). Question for discussion: What kinds of resources would you need to make learning centers visually, aurally, and emotionally attractive to your own students? Discussion Forums for Teachers of Teens or Adult Learners https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/forum/list?forum_id=10013 Alan and Stoller, the authors of this article, indicate that the teacher must be aware of grammatical and general language improvement as well as the visual attractiveness of a student project. Questions for discussion: If you dont already use project-based learning, which of the projects described near the end of this article might be appealing to your students and help develop their language proficiency? Why? (If you teach at more than one level, choose just one to talk about.) If you have already used project-based learning, describe in brief a project your students have done, and how it turned out. How did it help your students language proficiency? * Be sure to read the Netiquette file before writing in any of the forums. * https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/wiki/Netiquette 6. Weekly Quiz (GRADED) Check what you understood of this weeks topic with the Weekly Quiz. Feel free to use your notes from the video and the readings. You can take this test twice, but some points are
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deducted when you take it more than once. Take either the Week 1 Quiz for Teachers of Children/Young Learners at https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/quiz/start?quiz_id=33 or Week 1 Quiz for Teachers of Teens/Adult Learners at https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/quiz/start?quiz_id=35 OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES 1. Contest Forum The contest gives you a break from your work! It also demonstrates a technique for using authentic material. In the contest, youll see the Mystery Object, then either guess what it is or -if you know what it is -- name it and explain how its used. These are objects that are familiar to people in some contexts and unfamiliar to others. You could adapt this activity to your classes. Here is this weeks object: Description: This object is shaped somewhat like a very tall spider, about 28cm tall. It has 8 long metal legs and 4 short ones attached to a thin wooden head with a painted face on it. The metal legs are thin copper wire. They come out of the head at about 45 degrees, then are slightly bent about 2/3 of the way down so that the object stands easily. The head is about 8cm long and shaped like a rounded diamond. The top part of the head is painted like a cap. The face on it has a painted mustache and beard. Read more about the contest, including how to submit your own photos for a future contest, at https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/wiki/Contest_forum To participate in this weeks contest please go to Week 1 Contest: https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/forum/list?forum_id=10009 2. Introductions forum Please introduce yourself in the Introductions Discussion Forum, which is visible only to members of our course. Your introduction will help others in our course connect with you: https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/forum/list?forum_id=10007 3. Optional readings and resources For more videos and suggested readings, see Optional Readings and Resources: https://class.coursera.org/shaping1landscape-001/wiki/Optional_readings_and_resources

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GETTING READY FOR NEXT WEEK The topic next week is pair and group work, with related video, readings and discussions. Youll begin working on a lesson plan that incorporates authentic material/realia and pair/group work.

SUGGESTED SCHEDULE FOR WEEK 1 Week 1 - Introductions and Authentic Materials & Realia Day 1 (Sunday): Enter the course Do profile page Read Coursera materials Watch the course introductory video Day 2 (Monday) Watch this weeks introductory video Take the pre-viewing knowledge check Watch the Authentic Materials video Take notes on the video Reflect Post in the Introductions discussion forum Day 3 (Tuesday) Read this weeks article Take notes on the article Reflect Read the Introductions discussion forum posts and respond if desired Day 4 (Wednesday) Post to the Week 1 Required Readings discussion forum Read discussion forum posts and respond if desired Day 5 (Thursday) Read and reply in discussion forums Optional videos and readings Day 6/7 (Friday/Saturday) Try the Contest (optional) Optional videos and readings Weekly Quiz (graded)

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