One step for the teacher, a huge leap for the learners: taking off planet Textbook in classes of business English

VÁCLAVÍK, Ladislav. One step for the teacher, a huge leap for the learners: taking off planet Textbook in classes of business English. 2018.

Basic information

• Original name: One step for the teacher, a huge leap for the learners: taking off planet Textbook in classes of business English
• Name in Czech: Krok pro učitele, skok pro učící se: jak opustit planetu Učebnic
• Authors: VÁCLAVÍK, Ladislav (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 2018.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50300 5.3 Education
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14640/18:00106372
• Organization unit: Language Centre
• Keywords (in Czech): ICT; autonomie; role učitele; učebnice
• Keywords in English: ICT; learner autonomy; teacher role; textbooks
• Tags: Edmodo, ICT, learner autonomy, Quizlet, textbooks

Abstract

This contribution concerns implementation of various tools and strategies to which a teacher might resort to take some distance from the coursebook and raise awareness of learners’ autonomy in the fields of vocabulary learning, learning attitude and learning strategies. The concept of business news activities, as well as the use of ICT tools such as Quizlet and Edmodo, will be introduced and described. Finally, a brief evaluation of the procedures – both from the teacher’s and learners’ points of view – will be offered in view of outlining their possible future modifications.

Abstract (in Czech)

Příspěvek se týká implementace různých nástrojů a strategií, jež učiteli umožňují odpoutat se od učebnice a vzbudit u učících se povědomí o autonomii učení v oblasti rozvoje slovní zásoby, postojů k učení a učebních strategií. Prezentace představuje aktivitu s názvem “business news” a užití platforem Quizlet a Edmodo ve výuce. Prezentaci uzavírá vyhodnocení aktivit z pohledu učitele s učících se, a krátký kritický komentář týkající se budoucích změn a úprav.