Welcome aboard!
Designing English Classroom Activities (DECA) is an English teacher education course, so we expect you to be interested in learning BOTH the English language AND how to teach and learn the language, to ensure an enjoyable and fruitful learning journey.
You don't have to be an English major or an English teacher to learn this course, since we believe this course can help you become an English teacher if you are not one yet and it can help you become a better English teacher if you already are.
Purpose
DECA aims at teaching you how to design and apply classroom activities to make your class more interesting so the students can learn more efficiently and in a more enjoyable way.
Topics
DECA lasts 8 weeks and has 8 modules:
- Module 1: Designing pronunciation activities
- Module 2: Designing vocabulary activities
- Module 3: Designing grammar activities
- Module 4: Designing discourse activities
- Module 5: Designing listening activities
- Module 6: Designing speaking activities
- Module 7: Designing reading activities
- Module 8: Designing writing activities
Features
- Principles for designing English classroom activities are outlined to guide you;
- Example activities are provided to help you discover what is possible when you design English classroom activities;
- A sample lesson in each module is provided to inspire you to design and use creative and effective activities for your own class;
- A TTK—Teacher’s Toolkit—with easy-to-use resources, tools and activities is created to support you;
- Opportunities are created for all participants to learn together to become better at designing and using English classroom activities.
Though primarily designed for middle school and high school English teachers, all of the principles apply to lower- or higher-level English classes and most of the activities can be easily adapted for different levels and needs.
Join the course and learn together how to design enjoyable and effective English classroom activities!
Introduction
Principles for designing pronunciation activities
A sample pronunciation activity: minimal pairs in context
Closing
TTK 1: Pronunciation Activities, Resources and Tools
Quiz 1
Designing Vocabulary Activities
Introduction
Principles for designing vocabulary activities
Activities for presenting vocabulary
Activities for practicing vocabulary
A sample activity: Telling a story
Closing
TTK 2: Vocabulary Activities, Resources and Tools
Quiz 2
Designing Grammar Activities
Introduction
Principles for designing grammar activities
Activities for presenting grammar
Activities for practicing grammar
A sample activity: Grammar Gamble
Closing
TTK 3: Grammar Activities, Resources and Tools
Quiz 3
Designing Discourse Activities
Introduction
Principles for designing discourse activities
Discourse activities
A sample activity: Let's complain!
Closing
TTK 4: Discourse Activities, Resources and Tools
Quiz 4
Designing Listening Activities
Introduction
Designing pre-listening activities
Designing while-listening activities
Designing post-listening activities
A sample listening activity: Listen and Fill
Closing
TTK 5: Listening Activities, Resources and Tools
Quiz 5
Designing Speaking Activities
Introduction
Principle 1: Motivating the students to speak
Principle 2: Maximizing Student Talking Time (STT)
Principle 3: Providing clear instructions
A sample lesson: Find Someone Who
Closing
TTK 6: Speaking Activities, Resources and Tools
Quiz 6
Designing Reading Activities
Introduction
Designing pre-reading activities
Designing while-reading activities
Designing post-reading activities
A sample reading activity: story strips
Closing
TTK 7: Reading Activities, Resources and Tools
Quiz 7
Designing Writing Activities
Introduction
Designing pre-writing activities
Designing while-writing activities
Designing post-writing activities
A sample writing activity: write a post card
Closing
TTK 8: Writing Activities, Resources and Tools
Quiz 8
