The last phase of writing invites us to reflect on the polished pieces of work. You will see examples of sharing and publishing. Given the importance of learning outcomes, a few teachers share their evaluation process and the achievement test results of their students. Closing comments are provided by students, teachers, parents, future teachers, a teacher educator, language arts consultants and curriculum developers.
Subjects: English Language
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Punctuation
Our producer has developed the ultimate plain-English guide punctuation. The dots and squiggles which always confuse students: apostrophes, commas, full-stops, question marks and the much abused exclamation mark are explained simply.
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Sentences and Paragraphs
This program talks to celebrated children’s writer, Margaret Clark, about sentences and paragraphs. Margaret reads from her books to illustrate key points and receives help from a leading young Melbourne comedian and mime artist, Richard Jones. The program is funny, highly informative and definitely not boring!
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Oral Presentation
Produced to help inject vitality into this important form of communication, the trials of Boring Bob and his long suffering audience are compared with the responses created by Gary, Karen, John and Joanne, who each use highly innovative approaches in their delivery.
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Every Minute Counts
This program presents professional time management techniques for senior students to help them make more efficient use of study and resources and combat the problems many experience balancing their study and leisure time.
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Identity and Feelings: ESL Guide 1
This program encourages students to discuss the meaning of Identity through exploring different feelings. Students will see how feelings can be expressed through words and body language.
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Identity and Values: ESL Guide 2
This program encourages students to further explore their identity through examining their values. Language skills are strengthened with a study of verbs and students are guided through the writing of a personal narrative.
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Identity and Change: ESL Guide 3
In this third part of the series about Identity, students are introduced to open and closed questions. The program also reviews the structure of a paragraph.
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Annoyances and Complaints: ESL Guide 4
This program aims to initiate conversations about complaints using appropriate lexis, sentence structure and grammar points. What is a pet peeve? Why are some behaviors or actions annoying? How have specific complaints been dealt with in the past and how could they be dealt with in the future? How might the language one uses to complain to different people (eg. friend vs. administrator) vary?
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Hobbies and Interests: ESL Guide 5
This program aims to initiate conversations about hobbies using appropriate lexis, sentence structure and grammar points. What’s the difference between a hobby and a habit? What’s the difference between a hobby and an interest? What are some common hobbies from around the world? Do people around the world share the same hobbies? Do men and women/boys and girls have different hobbies? What kind of language can we use to talk about our favorite hobbies with more confidence and fluency? Particular emphasis is placed on hobbies that Chinese young adults might find interesting. We’ll also take a look at the language used in a listings magazine.