Southern New Hampshire University CALL Lesson Plan

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Southern New Hampshire University CALL Lesson
Plan

• Musical
  DJs
• Course MS TEFL EFL 537 CALL
• Presenter Cindy Hui-An Yu
• Instructor Prof. Lyra Riabov
• Date Mar. 9, 2006

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Content

• Description of Class
• Materials
• Objectives
• Procedure
• Closing

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Description of Class I

• Language Proficiency Level
• -Low intermediate 9th grade ESL students in
  USA
• Previous Computer Level
• -High beginning
• Class Size
• -10
• Age
• -15 years old

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Description of Class II

• Native Language Background
• -Multilanguage of Taiwanese, Japanese,
  Spanish and English
• Recent Work
• -Discuss about their favorite music genre
• Class Goals
• -Improve their speaking and listening ability
• -Search for the background information of
  their favorite songs.
• -Experience to be a DJ on MTV as a way to
  learn English.

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Materials

• Computer Needs
• -Internet
• -Media Player
• -Microsoft PowerPoint
• -Recorder (if needed)
• Other Classroom Materials
• -White Board
• -Markers
• -Computer Tutorial

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Objectives

• Language Objectives
• -Know about DJ job
• -Listening/Speaking/Writing
• Computer Literacy Objectives
• -Using MTV.com and Google search for
  assigned information
• -Using MS PowerPoint with wmv. hyperlink in
  presentation

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Day 1- Class Activities

• Read about class objectives to class.
• Continue the subject of music genre last class.
• Result Most students prefer Popular music.
• Inquire them about their favorite songs.
• -Request them note down their favorite songs.
• Ask them Where they can hear their favorite songs
  as well.
• Result They hear the songs from MTV program,
  and radio.
• Write down their answers on the white board.

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Day 2- Pre-Computer Activities

• Ask them any experience of Live DJ show and
  computer skill.
• Discuss about DJs job in class.
• Write down their answers on the white board.
• Give them computer-tutorial on how to use Media
  player and MS PowerPoint for next class.

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Presentation of the Lesson

• Model the activity next class.
• -Introduce my favorite- Beautiful Soul
• Have students search musical information of their
  favorite on MTV.com or Google.
• -The title of the songs, the authors, the
  singer, the story of the songs.
• Divide students into groups of five.
• Have them write a short prospectus for a DJ show
  for MTV.
• Record (download) their favorite and insert the
  song and introduction of DJ show in PowerPoint at
  home.

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Day 3- Student Practice

• Set up the scene by telling students to pretend
  as DJs.
• Have students present 10 minutes individually.
• Explain the reasons why they like that song that
  they record after PowerPoint presentation.
• -The melody, lyrics, writer, singer, or the
  arrangement.

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Day 4 Follow Up Activities- DJ show party

• Have a party at school at Friday evening.
• Invite DJ as a host of the party.
• After party, have students prepare interview
  about DJs.

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Closing

• Potential Problems
• -Spend a lot of time on searching
  information in class.
• -Some of studnets may still get confused
  with how to use MS PowerPoint with Hyperlink.
  
• -They may be too provoked to talking about
  their favorite singers and asking about DJs at
  party.
• Evaluation of Students Learning
• -Class discussion cooperation
• -Comment of presentation in person after
  class.