Teaching Idea: Football (11.1.12)
Introduction
Our task for this week was to evaluate a teaching idea of our own choosing. I decided to consult the VZL (Virtuelles Zentrum für Lehrerbildung) and used the following search parameters:
Since we were supposed to look at any teaching idea really, I simply browsed through the list and took notice of the various headlines. Ultimately, I chose Wortschatz über ein Video erweitern - Fußball. You can download the PDF-file below this article.
Our task for this week was to evaluate a teaching idea of our own choosing. I decided to consult the VZL (Virtuelles Zentrum für Lehrerbildung) and used the following search parameters:
- Unterrichtsvorschläge
- Sekundarstufe II
- Aufgabengebiet: Sprachen, Musik, Kunst
Since we were supposed to look at any teaching idea really, I simply browsed through the list and took notice of the various headlines. Ultimately, I chose Wortschatz über ein Video erweitern - Fußball. You can download the PDF-file below this article.
Summary
This teaching idea is supposed to cover 15 minutes of an English lesson - not really what I thought I'd find when I was looking for Unterrichtsvorschläge. The first task for future teachers is to find a short sequence of football on the web before they try to think of the vocabulary that could be connected with football or sports in general. The segment starts with a short in-class discussion where the teacher asks the students to elaborate on the sports they watch or play and if they know specifics like the difference between "soccer" and "football". Following this the students are asked to collect words they associate with football on the IWB. The video sequence is then being shown without sound and a student will be asked to pause it at a moment of his own choosing and highlight the words he deems appropriate. The class is then being asked to create a sentence using these words. This exercise may then be repeated multiple times.
This teaching idea is supposed to cover 15 minutes of an English lesson - not really what I thought I'd find when I was looking for Unterrichtsvorschläge. The first task for future teachers is to find a short sequence of football on the web before they try to think of the vocabulary that could be connected with football or sports in general. The segment starts with a short in-class discussion where the teacher asks the students to elaborate on the sports they watch or play and if they know specifics like the difference between "soccer" and "football". Following this the students are asked to collect words they associate with football on the IWB. The video sequence is then being shown without sound and a student will be asked to pause it at a moment of his own choosing and highlight the words he deems appropriate. The class is then being asked to create a sentence using these words. This exercise may then be repeated multiple times.
Evaluation
This teaching idea certainly has its benefits and uses the IWB to motivate the students beyond more conservative teaching methods. However, as with most IWB exercises I've seen so far I just don't see how this exceeds the teaching value of a traditional blackboard. The video could also be shown with a beamer and the vocabulary collected with chalk. But that's just my own two cents. The structure of the teaching segment is stringent and logical. A new field is introduced with a general discussion, new vocabulary is being collected, and applied in a playful way. The topic football could be a bit problematic since male students might have more previous knowledge than their female counterparts. I wasn't completely happy with the final task ("create a sentence") and could imagine changing it a bit ("comment on this scene in the style of a football commentator"). Using a video instead of using a standard textbook speaks to the students visual learning and caters to their usual mode of learning: moving pictures. I could imagine integrating an exercise such as this, although I think that the cultural aspect that is mentioned with the difference between "football" and "soccer" might be marginal at best. Using videos for vocabulary exercises is fun for students since they have additional means of association for the new content. All in all, I'd give this exercise 4 out of 5 stars.
This teaching idea certainly has its benefits and uses the IWB to motivate the students beyond more conservative teaching methods. However, as with most IWB exercises I've seen so far I just don't see how this exceeds the teaching value of a traditional blackboard. The video could also be shown with a beamer and the vocabulary collected with chalk. But that's just my own two cents. The structure of the teaching segment is stringent and logical. A new field is introduced with a general discussion, new vocabulary is being collected, and applied in a playful way. The topic football could be a bit problematic since male students might have more previous knowledge than their female counterparts. I wasn't completely happy with the final task ("create a sentence") and could imagine changing it a bit ("comment on this scene in the style of a football commentator"). Using a video instead of using a standard textbook speaks to the students visual learning and caters to their usual mode of learning: moving pictures. I could imagine integrating an exercise such as this, although I think that the cultural aspect that is mentioned with the difference between "football" and "soccer" might be marginal at best. Using videos for vocabulary exercises is fun for students since they have additional means of association for the new content. All in all, I'd give this exercise 4 out of 5 stars.
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