Methods of Language Instruction

Discussion Board: Choosing Your Method

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You have now learned about numerous methods of teaching language acquisition. All these methods have strengths that can be used in some way in your classroom. The best fit depends on your learners needs and your classroom context.  Synthesize and evaluate the information in order to state the method you will use.

• Describe the method, or blend of methods you will use for teaching English.
• Explain how your choice will benefit the English language learners in your classroom.
• Respond to at least one of your colleagues with a question, connection, or suggestion. (Your response should be meaningful, with a goal to push each other’s thinking. Please see rubric)

Posted Fri Dec 17, 2021 at 11:25 am

Criteria	Grading Scale
Participant Interaction	4 Exceeds Expectations Participant frequently shares very thoughtful reflections and responds to and collaborates with colleagues in a respectful and engaging way. 3 Meets Expectations Participant satisfactorily shares thoughtful reflections and responds to colleagues in a respectful and engaging way. 2 Partially Meets Expectations Participant minimally shares thoughtful reflections and responds to colleagues in a respectful and engaging way. 1 Does Not Meet Expectations Participant rarely shares thoughtful reflections or responds to colleagues in a respectful and engaging way. Participant does not respond to colleague.
Elements of Answer	4 Participant provides a high level of detail and in depth entries. 3 Participant provides an adequate level of detail in entries. 2 Participant provides some level of detail in entries. 1 Participant provides a low level of detail in entries.
Answer Supported	4 Examples are very helpful and informative and fosters high quality discussions. 3 Examples are satisfactorily helpful and informative and foster discussions. 2 Examples are somewhat helpful and informative and did not foster discussions. 1 Participant typically does not include informative examples or foster discussions.
Clarity of Answer	4 Participant’s responses are exceedingly clear and well written. 3 Participant’s responses are clear and well written. 2 somewhat unclear and poorly written. 1 Participant’s responses are unclear or poorly written.
Critical Consciousness (Where appropriate)	4 Participant engages in meaningful and extensive self-reflection and consideration of issues related to critical consciousness and advances the group discussion of these issues 3 Participant engages in self-reflection and consideration of issues related to critical consciousness. 2 Participant includes little self-reflection or consideration of issues related to critical consciousness. 1 Participant includes no self-reflection or consideration of issues related to critical consciousness.