Problem

Task

Task instructions for students.

You are a teacher trainer. Your college has asked you to create a website for online training of young trainees (The trainees are new to this course.) The course offers training on Child Language Acquisition. You have 2 weeks’ time to launch your website.

Total Marks: 15

Choose one of the links below and create your website.

Website links:

There are more tasks planned for students. Please find on tabs titled Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, and Week 4.

Overview:

The problem designed is for a group of 7 students of A Level. They must create a website as they study Unit 7- Child Language Acquisition from their coursebook -

Gould, M., & Rankin, M. (2014) Cambridge International AS and A Level English Language Coursebook. Cambridge University Press.

The rationale to design such a pathway for students' learning is to provide them opportunity for independent learning. In this way, teacher's intervention will remain to the minimum just as a facilitator or a guide whereas, student learning will maximize as they work together in teams and complete their assigned tasks. Moreover, collaborative and cooperative learning will emerge as a result of group work and pair work and assist in achieving the expected outcomes of authentic learning.

Learners will make use of technology for various tasks. They will use Google docs as a platform for collaboration. The tech tool Screencast-o-matic is new for students and they will be interested to try this tool. Students are also required to bring their own device either Ipad or laptops and mobile phones so that they can watch expert videos to enhance their learning about various concepts related to language acquisition in children. This will also promote research skills in learners.

The assigned task demands for learner roles. Assigning different roles to students will allow them to bring multiple perspectives to the platter. Learners are required to draft assessment and reflection rubrics to reflect on their work and assess their team members' contribution. Peer assessment will pave way for better learning in those learners who need coaching and scaffolding. Group tasks and pair work will provide support ( to those who require scaffolding) so that all learners secure more or less the same target as outcome planned for all students through independent and peer learning using technology. In addition, differentiated tasks are incorporated within weekly tasks so that the main activity of launching a website becomes inclusive for all levels of learners and they all feel a sense of achievement at the completion of the final task. Weekly tasks are rather shorter but linked to the main activity. Each task is also marked (more information is available with the tasks). The entire unit of work is task-based. Their learning is assessed through a range of integrated tasks. These tasks include:

1. Flipped Classroom Sessions-
5 marks

2. Rubrics- 2 marks

3. Discussion on Google docs- 2 marks

4. Class Displays- 2 marks

5. Website- 15 marks

6. Report writing- 4 marks

Students will articulate their learning in the form of class displays, flipped sessions, report writing about their experience.

Since the students have to prepare for board exams, therefore they must also write essay type answers. This practice will be given two weeks before the commencement of their Mock exams.

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