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In my spoken language class, my students created independent learning menus on which they posted a series of speaking and listening objectives matched with activities. They in groups had drawn from their own independent learning experience, brainstormed and then plotted their offerings on paper, organized by either general skill (speaking; listening), sub-skill (eg fluency; pronunciation; and managing discussions), or activity (eg listening to the news). These prescriptions, so dazzlingly displayed on color paper and shared with the entire class, hopefully inspired students, imbuing them with new knowledge, independent learning ideas and goals; especially since, for homework, they need to write another independent learning plan and complete another activity! I asked students, just as if they were in a local Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong, to select either one menu, or one item from the menu as their goal for the coming week; and what's more, so they wouldn't forget, I implored them to write their concoction down. However, no sooner had I made this entreaty, sweating because, it appeared, only a few students were heeding my words, than out of the corner of my eye, I saw student take out his mobile phone and snap a photo of, presumably, the item that he was going to try in the coming week - wow! I'm a fan of filming and photographing in the classroom, despite the limitations of what can be published, and have consequently used my mobile phone prolifically during lessons <b>...</b> |
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