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Episode 009: DO Talk to Strangers
The Minimal Pair: Episode 009
Show
Notes: The Minimal Pair
Title:
DO Talk
to Strangers
Episode
no: 009
Date:
Recorded on 5/16/14
Topics
in Language Learning
Tutoring/student support
Inspired by the
article “Minimalist Tutoring: Making Students Do All the Work,”
by Jeff Brooks of Seattle Pacific University
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/18iposMnhBlTZIKhZ_s2gpgtfnd5-XV_nBRabuv44o3w/edit?hl=en_US)
Talking points:
Teaching students to
fish
Improve the student,
not the paper
Helping vs. editing
Goal of writing a
paper?
Student ownership
(both of their writing and their mistakes)
“Basic Minimalist
Tutoring” Tips:
Sit beside the
student
Have the student be
closer to the paper than you are
Position yourself so
that it’s not convenient to try to write on the paper; don’t
bring a pen
Have the student read
the paper (so they’re not excluded)
“Advanced
Minimalist Tutoring” Tips:
Concentrate on the
paper’s strengths
Ask “leading
questions”
Give the student a
task, leave him/her alone, come back to check in
“Defensive
Minimalist Tutoring” Tips:
Imitate student body
language to show deference
Be honest: “This is
your paper, not
mine!”
[23:00]
Methodology
Small talk
Our experiences…
Why should we teach
it?
“Making space for
English”—shout out to Anna Loseva
The Fine Art of Small Talk by Debra Fine
How can we
incorporate it into our classrooms?
5 Tips for Students:
Do
talk to strangers
Keep it light
Being engaged
Closing the
conversation
Reflect
[40:40]
Culturally
speaking…
Group work
Why group work?
How do we determine
groups? Factors to consider and why:
skill level, confidence/personality, age, gender, language
background, religious/cultural background…
The importance of
teaching students how to be students in an American classroom
SHOUT OUTS: Jeff Brooks of
Seattle Pacific University & Anna Loseva @AnnLoseva
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The Minimal Pair: Episode 009
Show
Notes: The Minimal Pair
Title:
DO Talk
to Strangers
Episode
no: 009
Date:
Recorded on 5/16/14
Topics
in Language Learning
Tutoring/student support
Inspired by the
article “Minimalist Tutoring: Making Students Do All the Work,”
by Jeff Brooks of Seattle Pacific University
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/18iposMnhBlTZIKhZ_s2gpgtfnd5-XV_nBRabuv44o3w/edit?hl=en_US)
Talking points:
Teaching students to
fish
Improve the student,
not the paper
Helping vs. editing
Goal of writing a
paper?
Student ownership
(both of their writing and their mistakes)
“Basic Minimalist
Tutoring” Tips:
Sit beside the
student
Have the student be
closer to the paper than you are
Position yourself so
that it’s not convenient to try to write on the paper; don’t
bring a pen
Have the student read
the paper (so they’re not excluded)
“Advanced
Minimalist Tutoring” Tips:
Concentrate on the
paper’s strengths
Ask “leading
questions”
Give the student a
task, leave him/her alone, come back to check in
“Defensive
Minimalist Tutoring” Tips:
Imitate student body
language to show deference
Be honest: “This is
your paper, not
mine!”
[23:00]
Methodology
Small talk
Our experiences…
Why should we teach
it?
“Making space for
English”—shout out to Anna Loseva
The Fine Art of Small Talk by Debra Fine
How can we
incorporate it into our classrooms?
5 Tips for Students:
Do
talk to strangers
Keep it light
Being engaged
Closing the
conversation
Reflect
[40:40]
Culturally
speaking…
Group work
Why group work?
How do we determine
groups? Factors to consider and why:
skill level, confidence/personality, age, gender, language
background, religious/cultural background…
The importance of
teaching students how to be students in an American classroom
SHOUT OUTS: Jeff Brooks of
Seattle Pacific University & Anna Loseva @AnnLoseva