Student portfolios

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Student portfolios

• Welcome to follow a presentation about language
  learning methodology focusing on student
  portfolios!

• My personal study folder
• This is what I stand for!
• Did you know that?
• Reporting process

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What is this all about?

• working methods
• sharing the responsibility
• exams vs. evaluating the learning process
• examples of portfolios

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How do portfolios advance language learning?

• Students personal interests linked to work at
  school
• The teacher doesnt rule over everything
• Can games be teachers?
• What is my student profile?

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How to guide the students?

• What is a portfolio?
• What could I do?

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Portfolio instructions

• Target group
• age
• level
• theme
• interests
• Try to find an allegory!
• Plan together!

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Learning diary

• What have I enjoyed the most?
• What has been difficult?
• What did I learn?
• What am I good at?
• Where do I need more practise?

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Allegory scoreboard

• Youll have to win the scoreboard. You add up
  your points by being an active user of English.
  Write also a diary in English.

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How to gather points?

• magazines, newspapers or comics
• watching TV
• talking with a native speaker
• having a pen-pal or a key-pal
• translating songs
• computer games
• RPG
• irc, www, chatting

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How to keep them interested?

• variation in the topic
• visualising
• open-ended exercises
• information clozes
• individual authenticity
• pleasing excitement
• entertainment

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Take a closer look

• Test this with your students!