Article: Helping Students Develop Coherence in Writing

Hello all,

This link will take to the article you will need to read. Remember to write a summary and opinion for the article (250-300 words) and include it in your portfolio under the Professional Development heading.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By-V2OlmEPw9S2k0eF9Pek1rbXc/edit?usp=sharing

Article Review Format

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In search for a more effective way to work on the portfolio documents, it was suggested that we should integrate the reflection and summary papers. Therefore, here I post an article review format and a sample so that you can work on Stephen Krashen's article.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By-V2OlmEPw9NlN2em5lQWVkbUE/edit?usp=sharing

Article for Reflection

Hello everyone,

It seems there was some problem with the link. This is the article you will read:

http://www.languageimpact.com/articles/rw/krashenbk.htm

Write a reflection on it following the models provided in Met1.

PD: I found 2 additional pages you may want to check out.

The first focuses only on the theories of Krashen, but the highlight is that it has a short quiz.

http://www.educ.ualberta.ca/staff/olenka.bilash/best%20of%20bilash/krashen.html

If you feel specially adventurous, this is for you. The second page is the full version of the research developed by Krashen, "Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition." - This was the source for the article you will read.

http://www.sdkrashen.com/Principles_and_Practice/Principles_and_Practice.pdf

WELCOME BACK

Hello everyone,

Welcome back to Met. Now that we start Met 2, I think It would be a great to continue sharing information this way. As you may have noticed, the blog also has a chat window. Feel free to ask questions to clarify doubts you may have. I'll be posting information for your assignments soon. See you all in class.

Graphic Organizers for summarizing Chapters

Hello Everyone,

One of the items in the portfolio requires you to summarize the information in each of the chapters. In this web page, you will find different kinds of organizers you can use. Just download the pdf versions. They are ready to be filled with information. or you may prefer just to use them as model.

http://www.thinkport.org/technology/template.tp

REFLECTION MATERIAL

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This link will take you to a word document. It can be downloaded if needed. The document contains two samples for a reflection essay: the first is a reflection on an article and the second has to do with becoming a teacher. Following the articles you will find ideas and tips on reflection essay writing. I'm sure the information will help you.


https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By-V2OlmEPw9ZG9FTktWOGp3OHM/edit?usp=sharing

Article for reflection

Hello everyone,

It took a while, but here it goes. Here is the article I would like you to read for your reflection:

http://www.andrewlittlejohn.net/website/docs/Littlejohn%20-%20motivation%20where%20does%20it%20come%20from%20and%20%20where%20does%20it%20go.pdf

It's downloadable, so just download it and read away!