A Blended Solution
Reality?
And then? TOEIC Speaking IELTS Score English Interviews
Korea University What We Want
How do we get there? What we are doing 1. Blended Learning Solution 2. Task-based Learning Approach
How do we get there? Let s Discuss What is a blended learning? What are the pros and cons of blended learning? How do you use blended learning in your classrooms?
Pedagogy Primary Use Online: Multi-contextual Practice-intensive Offline: Student Centered Task-based learning
Pedagogy Nature & Organization of Material Authentic Themed rather than notional-functional Four-skills Vocabulary (low-frequency & high-frequency) starter COCA 500-1500, 3000+ level 1 COCA 1000-2000, 4000+ level 2 COCA 2000-3000, 4000+ Reinforcement meeting & using vocabulary
Expanding Contexts Online Voca & Pronunciation Gist & Surface Meaning Deeper Meaning & Expansion
Pedagogy Presentation and Flow Homework Before Watching Context building While Watching - Gist - Surface meaning comprehension - Deeper meaning After Watching - Expansion Using learnt language in new contexts
Watch Video Creating the Mix
Warm Up Activity Creating the Mix
Watching videos in class Creating the Mix
Completing a task Creating the Mix
Checking Creating the Mix
Group Work Creating the Mix
Blended Solution Online video course with LMS + Offline course books A multi-level course developed to take students from a beginning English through upperintermediate fluency
Blended Solution Online video course with LMS + Offline course books A multi-level course developed to take students from a beginning English through upperintermediate fluency
Offline Materials Books Levels Highlights EnglishCentral : Starter Pre-Beginner Language Development EnglishCentral : Practical 1 EnglishCentral : Practical 2 Beginner Pre-Intermediate Guided practice, group conversation, and task based learning around fun, authentic themes EnglishCentral : Pro 1 Intermediate Guided Practice, group conversation, Task based learning around academic, professional, and global EnglishCentral : Pro 2 Upper- Intermediate themes
Offline Components 36 Authentic Videos with engaging themes 12 Units, 3 lessons, over 120 hours of potential classroom material 4 skills development work Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing A focus on comprehension and communication with structured tasks 4 review units Task Based Learning Activities Additional supplemental video for each unit
Offline Materials Building practical and communicative English skills through engaging, authentic videos.
Offline Materials Building academic and professional English skills through engaging, authentic videos.
Online Components Contents Production Those authentic and interesting videos are updated every week. NEW VIDeOS For a week, about 30 40 videos are newly introduced to the users.
Online Components Interesting Topics Dining Obama Getting Around CEOs Introductions Children Technology Business Animals Celebrities Companies Education Meeting People Culture Engineering Environment Daily Life Destinations 60 different topics Sports News Telephone Inspiration Shopping Famous Speeches Socializing Working TV Comedy Google Restaurants Movies Health Interviews Politics Music Finance Video Games Presentations Funny Commercials Meetings
Online Components 1. Watch Rewind to previous line Play Play in slow mode Forward to next line Rewind to the beginning of the line EnglishCentral All Rights Reserved @ EnglishCent
Online Components 2. Learn There will be missing parts in the line Recall the words that are right for blanks Then, type in the words in the space below the line EnglishCentral All Rights Reserved @ EnglishCent
Online Components 3. Speak One of the most unique and powerful features of EnglishCentral For each line that you record in a Video, our system attempts to provide you with useful feedback about the quality of your pronunciation. All the lines spoken are used to give you feedback in the Pronunciation Center and count for points both on the My Progress and Scoreboard. Re-record Record EnglishCentral All Rights Reserved @ EnglishCent
Online Components Speech Evaluation - evaluate speech according to 40 different phonetic symbols - Evaluation result [ ] Green : well-pronounced Yellow : mispronounced Red : not pronounced / not heard P: incorrect pause
For Teachers
For Teachers Online LMS System - Pronunciation assessment - Student reports - Speaking points - Learned words - Progress reports (in Excel) Teacher s Guide -Step-by-Step Classroom Instruction -Visual Side-by-Side Layout with Student book -Answer Keys and Samples -Additional information about history and context -Fast optional classroom activities
Online Components Learning Management System (LMS)
Online Components Learning Management System
Online Components Learning Management System
Online Components Learning Management System
Online Components Learning Management System
Teacher s Guide Offline Components
Interacting with students Blended Solution In Action