As part of Unit 2, Transitioning to The Classroom, we had to work on an assignment titled "Job Analysis." For this assignment, we had to choose a specific context from a list of context provided in the outline. Once we had chosen such context, we had to do a little bit of research about the different aspects of the place (city, country, etc) we were intended to work.
Also, we were required to use techniques such as Podcast, a video, Screencast, infographics, etc to present our findings of the key aspects of the place we chose for our ESL teaching job and to finalize the lesson, we had to choose a small activity that it was already made and adapt it to our own context. Both activities are presented in my lesson, the original and the adapted one, for you to see.
JOB ANALYSIS
Jenny Carmona
TESL 160 - Transitioning to the Classroom
Assignment #2
Job Analysis
CLB level: Foundations
Context
Government-funded Literacy class for refugees who have been living in Canada for over two years. The class consists of 6 females and 3 males. Most of the students had interrupted schooling for 4 years or more. Penmanship has improved significantly since they began English classes 2 years ago, and most learners are at CLB 1 Stage I now.
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Key Aspects of the Context
1) The host culture
2) Accreditation and Visa requirements
3) Remuneration and basic expenses
4) Availability of resources (textbooks, copying machines, the internet, student-owned devices, institution provided devices)
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Lesson Plan: FOODS
I have chosen to do a short reading activity from the Bow Valley College website. Please see the activity here. In this activity, the students read about Lien who goes grocery shopping. The story provides very short simple sentences in the present tense. For the first three sentences, the name of the person is used.
ex.
● Lien buys foods
● Lien buys cabbage
● Lien buys garlic
Then, the following three sentences change to using the pronoun instead of the name.
ex.
● She buys apples
● She buys papayas
● She buys carrots, etc.
Modification of the activity:
Food Flyers:
❖ The teacher will provide the students with a lot of food flyers from local market places.
❖ The students will choose a variety of food items and they will cut them out of the flyers.
❖ The Ss will collect about 5 - 8 items in total.
Booklet:
❖ The teacher will provide the students with the following booklet
Cover
_________ Buys Foods.
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5-7 Pages
___________________________________
____________________________________
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❖ The teacher will provide samples of names for the students to use in their story. The T will let the students know that they can also use any name they like i.e., the name of a family member, husband, children or their own.
Group or Pair Activity:
❖ Students will form groups (no more than three people in a group) or work in pairs in the classroom.
❖ Each student will have an opportunity to share their booklet.
❖ The teacher will provide ongoing feedback throughout this activity.
My Rationale for modifying this activity:
I want the students to work with authentic materials by using real food flyers from local food markets. The Ss will practice skimming through the flyers when choosing their food items. They will practice fine motor skills such as cutting, pasting, and penmanship. The modification of my activity allows targeting the following skill areas: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, and Grammar.
References
Teaching Refugees with Limited Formal Schooling, retrieved from
Bow Valley College, School of Global Access, ESL Literacy Readers, Level A, Lien buys food, retrieved from
Working as an Adult EAL Teacher In Manitoba, Employment and Hiring Information, retrieved from http://manitobateam.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/6/4/13647344/working-eal-teacher-manitoba.pdf
TESL Canada, Teachers Of English as a Second Language - Canada, retrieved from https://www.tesl.ca/jobs/canadian-jobs.html
English Online, retrieved from http://myenglishonline.ca/careers/
TEAM, TESL Canada and Training in Manitoba, retrieved from https://teammanitoba.org/membership/tesl-canada/
MANSO, Manitoba Association Of Newcomer Serving Organization, retrieved from https://mansomanitoba.silkstart.com/companies/edge-skills-centre
Dave’s ESL Cafe, retrieved from http://www.eslcafe.com/
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