Todd Beuckens
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All levels Using extensive listening content as free, fun, and effective ER materials more
Thu, Aug 10, 14:00-14:35 Asia/Tokyo
This session will show how materials for EL can supplement and even substitute as materials for ER, and how the two approaches work well together. The main aim of ER is to provide engaging reading materials that increase student exposure to comprehensible input. Left out of the equation is the importance of EL and how it can work just as effectively as ER because most naturally spoken language is simple in terms of both grammar and vocabulary, making it suitable as graded content that is easy to read. This presentation will look at the power of extemporaneous speech and how naturally spoken transcripts can lead to engaging content that is mobile friendly, multimodal, interesting, free to access and in abundance. The presentation will also look at how technological limitations in the past led to EL being overlooked, and how those limitations no longer exist.
Adult learners Fun ways to assess ER tasks for students with different motivations more
Mon, Aug 7, 15:00-15:50 Asia/Tokyo
The goal of most extensive reading programs is to increase each student’s volume of reading. However, getting students to read and assessing each student's participation can be a daunting task. This presentation will look at various ways to assess student participation and ways to vary tasks according to different motivational types. The presentation will look at easy solutions to getting students to read and record their activity, and examine how varying attitudes about reading amongst students can greatly influence their engagement. The presentation will look at four types of students – the player, the pupil, the participant, and the prisoner. Attendees will learn how to identify students with different motivations, and how to create tasks that cater to their interests. The presenter will share various activities that have worked successfully, and not, over a ten-year span teaching ER classes at universities in Japan.