Rounded rectangles = teacher activity

This scheme is good for 2 terms of 60 contact hours each. In an ideal situation the argumentative essay will start in the second term.

Octagons = student activity (monitored by teacher)

How to use a vocabulary notebook for more efficient learning of vocabulary Brainstorming as a means to compile ideas Using mind mapping as a means to organise the project Using mind mapping to plan and organise the writing of reports on the project Using mind mapping to plan and organise the presentation of the report Writing a report Groups of students write the essay along the template, they are also provided with a mini-mind map as a guide. Teacher monitors the groups and provides help sorting ideas into categories

This is a repetition of priority 3 of the second set of priorities

Presentation of argumentative essay

Individual presentation of argumentative essay

Presentation to students of what they will learn by means of this project work.

like 6 of the second set of priorities iWriter template for argumentative essay is provided

Individual argumentative essay

Introduction to brainstorming and mind mapping by means of a 'fun' topic

E. g. 'Love'

Categorizing ideas

Ranking categories

This is a repetition of priority 3 of the second set of priorities

Presentation of argumentative essay

Groups of students write the essay along the template, they are also provided with a mini-mind map as a guide. Teacher monitors the groups and provides help

These proposals must be tangible to the student, i. e. based on the students' experience as students of their subject/as students at the university, etc. These projects must be controversial, i. e., there must be negative and positive answers to the question posed by the project title Students must be encouraged to speak their mind and not what they think the teacher would like to hear

Example A: Are the teachers at my university up-to-date with their teaching?

iWriter template for argumentative essay is provided

Argumentative essay

Proposal of three projects by teacher

Example B: Do I learn what I need for my future job at this university?

This is a repetition of priority 3 of the second set of priorities

Example C: Will I be a good ... after I will have graduated from this university?

The groups prepare a presentation of their report

Using the iWriter template again and observing the mind map presentation on how to structure a report they write a report on the not yet used section of the project mind map

In principle this is a repetition of priority 1 of the second set of priorities

SCL by means of project work/problem solving - How it has evolved

In groups the students use brainstorming and majority vote to chose project

Group speakers present the groups's choice and rationale for choice

The groups' choices are discussed in class

The groups/class agree/s on one project

Group report on other section of the project mind map

A: Negative answers

Ss watch the videos and asses/grade the presentations

Presentations are videoed

Ss will be provided with an assessment grid to ensure that they cover all elements of a presentation in their presentations

Class brainstorms for ideas on possible answers to project question

B: Positive answers C: Possible sub-questions a) Negative answers b) Positive answers Answers that do not directly relate to the questions will be discarded

Groups of students prepare a group presentation of the report Checking answers Mind map presentation by teacher on how to structure a presentation

Students check the answers as to whether they are proper and direct answer to the question

The issue here not being whether they agree with the answer or not

Ss will realise that there is not much of a difference to structuring a report

Ss build every section and every section word by word. One word at a time by one student, next student next word, etc.

Template on screen/board for all students to see. Ss also get a printout of the template Report is on the process so far and focuses on one section of the project mind map only, e. g. positive answers/negative answers

Groups determine categories (headlines) for the negative answers that cover one particular area of project answers Setting priorities of categories and sorting answers into their corresponding categories

Group speakers present their group's categories

Class discusses and determines categories

Ranking the categories - 1, 2, 3, ...

Sorting the answers into the categories

Template for report (OEAL 8 iWriter)

Mind map presentation by teacher on how to structure writing a report

What to consider before writing the report - reader, knowledge of reader, reader's proficiency of English Organisation of the structural elements of a report

SCL by means of project work.problem solving-How it has evolved.mmap - 04.11.2012 - Wulf-Dieter Krueger