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Objective C: Communicating in response to spoken and/or written and/or visual text  Objective D: Using language in spoken and/or written form  According to the MYP language acquisition guide (2014):  Objective C:  In the language acquisition classroom, students will have opportunities to develop their communication skills by interacting on a range of topics of personal, local and …

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What do students mean when they say “I understand.”? I often ask students “Do you understand the text?” and they usually answer with a “Yes.” However, when they are asked to explain by giving examples, it is usually challenging for some of them to articulate their thoughts or identify details from the text to support …

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Collaborative strategic reading (CSR) can be used before, during and after reading. This reading strategy encourages collaborative learning among students and promote participation for purposeful and meaningful discussions. The aim of this reading strategy is to help students develop confidence and self-monitoring strategies in dealing with the text with unfamiliar language and make connections.  How did …

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Lately, I’ve read a couple of articles that friends shared on Facebook, describing how iPad has stolen kids’ childhood or their creativity. I disagree with this opinion to a certain extent. iPad is an incredible tool in the classrooms that facilitates students in their learning and thinking process. Let’s first reflect on what and how …

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Objective A: Comprehending spoken and visual text   According to the MYP language acquisition guide (2014):  “Comprehending spoken and visual text encompasses aspects of listening and viewing, and involves the student in constructing meaning and interpreting spoken and visual text to understand how images presented with oral text interplay to convey ideas, values and attitudes. Engaging …

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The more I use Evernote, the more I love it! I wrote about using Evernote to help students acquire a second language before and now I encourage teachers to use Evernote to organize their teaching resources.  The powerful secrete tool is to use Evernote extension, Web Clipper. This extension can be easily downloaded for your …

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