Let's design a unit
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This document presents a proposed teaching unit designed by Montse Irun. It includes references to sources that discuss using real-life situations and competency-based learning. The unit proposes using a real communicative situation to determine language and text needs, then applying the communication skills to similar contexts with modeling and training. It also includes a diagram showing how complexity of language and cognitive demands can be scaffolded in the unit.
Let's design a unit
- 1. Let’s design a teaching unit Montse Irun Institut Joan Oró University of Lleida Montse Irun
- 2. Perquè un alumne sigui competent, caldrà que la programació no parteixi de continguts concrets. Caldrà pensar en situacions reals que necessiten una resposta. Susanna Arànega, La programació en el nou currículum. Rosa Sensat, 2008. Montse Irun
- 3. Saber si l’alumnat domina una competència implica partir de situacions-problema que simulen contextos reals. Zabala A., Arnau L., Cómo aprender y enseñar competencias, Graó, 2007 Montse Irun
- 4. Real life situations News Report Product Arguments in a trial Debate Comic Catalogue Oral presentation B Dodge’s taxonomy Report Commercial / ad Leaflet Personal diary Blog Games Radio programme Guided tour Statistical report Montse Irun
- 5. TEACHING UNIT Real Communicative Text genre situation needs Application in Application in other similar the specific Modelling communicative communicative and training contexts need Montse Irun
- 6. High Cognitive Demands 3 4 Low linguistic High linguistic demands Demands 2 1 Low cognitive demands Montse Irun
- 7. SEQÜENCING LEARNING This planning is It is worth noticing SCAFFOLDING valid to work upon that we cannot abstract the English key forgetSystematization, scaffolding of new key models. competences. INTRODUCTION OF NEW competences. ELEMENTS AND VARIABLES These will be Show models. Introduce new knowledge. Develop and complexify contents and worked upon in the MODEL APPLICATION strategies. activities.the model to the problem / Apply reality. VERBALIZATION OF PREVIOUS Possibility to apply it to other KNOWLEDGE situations. What I know. What I think. How I feel Build a reality / problem. Reflect upon it. Verbalise previous knowledge. concrete simple Montse Irun complex
- 8. • Related to the topic. Final • Authentic Topic product Textbook Students’ • Content interest What • Language Important • Skills dates / events learners News / Society / etc need Scaffolding Modelling Assessment Montse Irun