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LIVRO DIDÁTICO ON-LINE (para quem apostou que isso não seria possível)

O projeto Serra do Cipó foi desenvolvido pelos alunos da graduação da Faculdade de Letras da UFMG durante o curso de Material Development ministrado pela Professora Vera Menezes no primeiro semestre de 2005
Vale a pena dar uma conferida:
http://www.letras.ufmg.br/arado/freebooks/serradocipo/home.html

8th forum discussion (validade: 29 de maio a 5 de junho)

Read the text in the link below and explain what aspects must be taken into consideration when preparing resources and materials for English classes:
http://www.veramenezes.com/pretexto.htm

7th forum discussion (from 23rd to 29th May, 2012)

Read H. D. Brown's Chapter 6 (Teaching by Principles) and then do the activity below:

The critical period, or as it is called in a lot of the studies, the CP or CPH, which is just critical period hypothesis, is simply the idea that there is actually an age. A CPH is just a theory about at what age second language learning becomes more difficult.  Now try to explain how important is age in learning a second laguage.

6th forum discussion (validade das postagens: de 18 a 22 de maio)

Is there a best method to teach a foreign language?
Read Prabhu's text in the lin below* and do the following activity:

Write at least 10 lines trying to explain why the author of the text states it categorically. Does not he show any kind of preference for any method/approach?

*You can find the article here: http://neltachoutari.pbworks.com/f/There+is+no+best+method.pdf

5th forum discussion (validade das postagens: de 12/05/12 a 15/05/12)

According to the main foundational 12 Principles of language pedagogy presented in H. D. Brown's Chapter 4, which three principles out of the twelve discussed by the author would you prioritize in your teaching? Explain the reasons for each one of them.

4th forum discussion

Read the article on this link http://gouinseries.com/ (Gouin's Method) and compare it to the Audiolingual Method. What are their similarities and differences?

Source:
Gouin, F. (1892) The art of teaching and studying languages (trans. H. Swan & V. Bétis). London: George Philip & Son (Original work published 1880.)

Interesting book!

http://livraria.folha.com.br/catalogo/1161039/jogos-e-atividades-para-o-ensino-de-ingles

What is teaching?

Learning to teach is not just about learning a body of knowledge and techniques; it is also about learning to work in complex sociopolitical and cultural political space and negotiating ways of doing this with our past histories, fears, and desires; our own knowledges and cultures; our students’ wishes and preferences; and the institutional constrains and collaborations.

  Alan Luke from Critical Pedagogies and Language Learning

And how about you? What is teaching to you?

3rd forum discussion

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/victoria-kamchatka/teaching-style-vs-learning-style

First part: Read the article in the link above and reflect a little on it.

Second part: Take this metaphor: In the classroom, the teacher is the gardner, the students are the seeds/flowers and the classroom is a fertile soil. Try to explain it, using your own words.

2nd forum discussion

DESCRIBE, IN A BRIEF WAY, HOW YOU STARTED LEARNING ENGLISH, THE MAIN REASONS, YOUR MOTIVATION, THE DIFFICULTIES, THE FIRST WORDS AND SENTENCES YOU SPOKE, ETC. IS THERE ANY SIMILARITY WITH THE WAY YOU LEARNED YOUR FIRST LANGUAGE?

Activity: Video do Krashen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiTsduRreug

Watch the video (the link is right above) and answer the following questions below:

1) How do we acquire language?
2)Are there any individual variations that can make a person learn a language better and faster than the others?
3) Bear in mind the example of the japanese girl he mentions in his talk,  when was the beginning of her language acquisition? When she started to listen or to speak?
4) Explain in a few words what is the COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT and the AFFECTIVE FILTER HYPOTHESIS.

1st forum discussion: The characteristics of the good teacher

The attributes of the good English teacher by Vilson Leffa

The effective Language Teacher by Carvalho

Read the two texts in the links above (just click and download them). Then think of a former teacher of English language you had in the past or have at the present moment and list his/her best characteristics. Post your commentaries and discuss with your colleagues why these characteristics were/are so important for your development.
Make sure to post your comments until our next class, 3rd April. This activity will count as a regular participation in the class! Let's do it now?

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This blog was created to share our experiences and impressions in the discipline of  "Metodologia do Ensino de Língua Inglesa" at Universidade Estadual do Piauí, Campus Antonio Giovanni Alves de Sousa. Hope we can get the most of it with as many contributions you are able to give!!! Enjoy it as much as you can!