MODULO
di:
AOS
prof. : PIETRO GENTILE
studentessa : BERTUCCI
GIULIANA
e-mail
: mailto:[email protected]
cell. :
320/4422208
Through the Common European Framework of
Reference, the Council of Europe aims at elevating the quality of communication among the European
citizens.
By following the indications in the
CEF, a teacher agrees to adopt a learner-centred curriculum; he/she tries to
answer some questions such
as:
WHAT
A LEARNER WILL DO WITH THE LANGUAGE?
WHY?
HOW?
I’ve tried to build up this module
according to the above mentioned questions; I think it could be very motivating
for students and it could prepare them to act in an immediate future (→ school
trip) or in a remote one (→ future job in England).
Through this module (→ travelling in
London), I’ve supposed (that) my students will be able to use the language and
act in the PUBLIC DOMAIN ; consequently the
things involved are:
PLACES :
means of transports;
PEOPLE : citizens,
drivers, ticket collectors;
OBIECTS
:
money, tickets, automatic checking machines;
EVENTS
&
buying a ticket,
catching a bus, queuing up
ACTIONS
TEXTS
:
tickets, bus map, underground map;
TITLE of the
→
Transport in London;
MODULE
ADDRESSEES → 2nd class of a Secondary
School
LEVEL →
A2 (Waystage)
MODULE →
n. 3
TITLE of the
T.U.
→
T.U. 1 : Buses
(2 h)
T.U. 2 : The "Tube"
(2 h)
T.U. 3 : Tickets
(3 h)
T.U. 4 : Bus and Underground Maps
(3 h)
T.U. 5 : Street Signals
(2 h)
PREREQUISITES
→
grammar
present simple, preposition of place
vocabulary SS already
know the words to express
the position in the space ( right, left ….)
functions
they can ask questions and answer
AIMS in term
of
GENERAL
COMPETENCES→
Knowledge of
the
through the Language Learning Process
World (know)
the SS will acquire the
following knowledge on GB:
-
driving of the left
-
when on the escalator : stand on the right and
walk on the left
Socio-cultural
knowledge
- queue up when waiting a
bus
(know)
Abilities and Know
how to do
The SS will know
how to act in the circumstances required such as:
-
buying a ticket
-
reading a map
-
catching a
bus/underground
Existencial
Competences
The SS will be disposed to accept the cultural conventions which are
different from those of their
country
Ability to
learn
The SS will recognize their needs ( they may catch the bus during the school
trip) and define the objectives they want to reach.
OBJECTIVES in terms
of
LINGUISTIC-COMMUNICATIVE
COMPETENCES
Linguistic
competences
lexical competences :the SS will learn
words or expressions referred to: means of transport, directions, street
signals, maps…
Grammatical competences:
Structures: wh- questions,
can/could
Phonology: intonation and pronunciation ( thank you, thank
you)
Socio-linguistic
competences
the SS will use
the kindness rules ( excuse-me, pardon..) and will express regret ( when they
aren’t able to respect the queue)
Pragmatic
competences
functional
competences:
Micro-functions:
-
asking and giving
information
-
asking and giving
directions
-
reading a map, the number and the destination
written in front of the bus
-
finding a street
-
discussing advantages and disadvantages in
buying certain types of tickets ( go-as-you-please or
red-bus-rover)
-
thanking and greeting
TEXT-TYPES
written: tickets, bus and underground maps, street
signals, descriptive texts.
oral: dialogues
TASKS
role-plays and
pair works ( the SS will be able to take part in a
discussion);
reading a map (
they will be able to find a station, a line, a street, and to understand the
abbreviations: rd. av….);
producing summaries, tables..
STRATEGIES
productive
skills
-
planning ( the SS will be able to use and
repeat appropriate expressions from their previous
knowledge)
-
compensating ( the SS will be able to obtain
the things they need using , if necessary, gestures)
receptive
skills
-
inferring ( they can infer information from the
context)
interaction
-
the SS can take part in a
conversation
-
they can cooperate
-
they can ask for
explanations
AIDS
blackboard,
photocopies, OHP, authentic material, worksheets,
textbook.
ASSESSMENT
TOOLS
Formative ( in the course)
Summative (final)
Written assessment
- structured (multiple choice and matching to
asses lexical
competences; completion to assess grammar
competence)
-
half-structured (autonomous elaboration of answering
questions in written dialogues to assess micro-functions)
-
not structured (drawing a map,
free-writing)
Oral assessment
-
half-structured: pair-woks and role-plays to assess
micro -
fuctions
-
not structured: debate to assess content,
communication, intonation, use of lexis.
The summative evaluation will take
into consideration other variables such as SS’ attention, interest,
participation, motivation…
►WRITTEN
ASSESSMENT:
At the end of each module there will
be a written
progress test . it will be made up of two parts:
1th part: structured + semi-structured
tests
2nd
part: not structured
tests
The mark- range is given
by:
Mark of the first part
+ mark of the second part
2
The open written tests will be evaluated according to
the following assessment criteria:
CONTENT
COMMUNICATIVE
EFFECTIVENES
GRAMMAR
CORRECTNESS
0 - 4
0 - 3
0 –
3
1 - 2
The student has
misunderstood the task; there is no relation between content and
task.
Language is impossible to be understood.
3 - 4 The student has
poorly attended at the task; it is too short or incoherent. Frequent
grammatical errors.
5
Some attempt at
the task, possibly with limited understanding. The task may be unfinished.
Language may be simplistic or repetitive. Language errors impede communication
at times.
6 - 7
Reasonable attempt to cover the task. It’s coherent enough to make
meaning clear, although little effort may be required by the
teacher.
Evidence of some control of the language. A number of errors may be
present but they are not impeding.
8 - 9 Good attempt at
the task, covering all the content elements. It’s reasonably coherent. Student
shows reasonable control of
language and linking of sentences.
10 Very
good attempt at task, covering all the content elements fully. It’s coherent.
Confident
use of language, it requires no effort by the
reader.
►ORAL
ASSESSEMENT
The assessment criteria for oral evaluation are the
following:
FLUENCY
ACCURACY and
PRONUNCIATION
TASK ACHIEVEMENT
APPROPRIATENESS of
LANGUAGE
For each descriptor the SS will be
awarded with a scale range from 1 (mark for SS who achieve nothing) to 10 ( mark
for student who perform effectively the task at the level
A2)
The final mark will be the result of
‘weighted score’ considering that ACCURACY and TASK
ACHIEVEMENT have weight
2.
LINKS
WITH
See the previous
module ‘A tour around London’
OTHER
MODULE