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g,Ph.D.PlymouthStateUniversity,NewHampshire
Ques6ons Doyoulikecomics? Haveyouusedcomicsinyourownclassroom?
OutlineofPresenta6on WhyUseComics ClassroomUses Pragma6cIntelligence CulturalCompetence Assessment Resources
WhyUseComics:Affect Fun– Similartousinggamesormusic– Posi6velyimpactsmo6va6on– Lowersaffec6vefilter Allowsforcrea6vity–withlanguageandart Target- ‐languageculture
WhyUseComics:Language igence Expandable–roleplays,wri6ng,etc. Smallchunksoflanguage Grammarandvocabularyincontext– Par6cularlygoodforcolloquiallanguageandregister
WhyUseComics:Pedagogy Promotestargetlanguagethroughstudent- ‐centeredwork Nego6a6onofmeaning:target- ‐languageprac6cethroughgroupwork Promotesuseofhigher- ‐levelthinkingskills– omic)inBloom’sTaxonomy
Vocabulary&Grammar Incontext Accompaniedbyvisualsupport– Visualspromotemeaning Colloquiallanguage Idioma6cspeech Reducedspeech Slang
VocabularyandGrammarClozeAc6vi6es vocabularyitems Removewordsfromoneormorepanels– ught– Advancedlevels:removeasentenceorgroupofwords– Less- ‐advancedstudents:providechoicesofpoten6alwords
Fillinthethreeblankswithappropriatevocabulary
GarfieldVocabularyCloze
GrammarinContext
CalvinandHobbes:GrammarinContext
ClassAc6vi6es:Jigsaw Cutcomicstripapart Askstudentstoputitbackin“correct”order Studentjus6fytheirordering– Higher- s) Promotesreadingandvocabularyskills Sequencing Useoftargetlanguageifdoneingroups– Nego6a6onofmeaning
JigsawPuttheComicintheCorrectOrder
Jigsaw3421
JigsawVaria6on Varia6onformoreadvancedstudents– rgroupmatesbutdoesnotshowit– utlooking,agreeonthesequence– Promotesdirectedtarget- ‐languageusage–student- ‐directedspeechwithvisualguide– andwords
ClassroomAc6vi6es Removeonecharacter’sdialoguefromapanel Studentsfillinthisbubble– Canbedoneindividually,inpairs,orasagroup Canpromotepragma6cintelligence– Appropriateresponse
FillintheBlank
CalvinandHobbes
Pragma6cIntelligence nceasstudentsdiscuss“appropriate”responses
Pragma0cIntelligence:Politeness&Sarcasm
Pragma0cIntelligence:Politeness&Sarcasm
Pragma0cIntelligence Whatmakesthepreviousslidefunny,ornot?– Unexpectedresponse,outcomeorbehavior Higher- ‐levelthinkingskills(AnalysisandEvalua6on)
ClassroomAc6vi6es:Sequencing&Predic6on Givestudentsasequen6alcomicstripwithapanelmissing Askthemtowritethemissingpanel Canbedoneinagrouptopromotetarget- ‐languageuse
SequencingandPredic0on
SequencingandPredic0on
AddedPanel:SequencingandPredic6on
Target- ‐LanguageCulture Comicsofferwaytobringintarget- ‐languageculture– Comicsareoeenculturallycontextualized Opportuni6esforcollabora6onwithothercontent- ‐areateachers Editorialcartoonsforhigher- ‐levelstudents
Target- ‐LanguageCulture
Target- ‐LanguageCulture
ClassroomAc6vi6es:Student- ‐generatedcomics Studentsdrawandwritetheirowncomics– Achildhoodmemory,forexample Smallgrouporpairswriteanddrawtogether– Retellastory,visually,thattheyhaveread– Studentsworkinillustrator- ‐writerpairs
Student- ‐GeneratedComics,partII Studentsactoutthecomic trip– Comparetheretellingwiththeactualcomic nel– Nego6a6ngthiswithpartners– Wri6ngoutand/ordrawingthepredic6ons
WhyUseComics:FourSkills Comicscanhelpdevelopimprovedskillsin:– Reading–oeensmallchunksoflanguage– Listening danddiscussacomic– Speaking dexplaining– Wri6ng Wri6ngtheirowncomics,finishingexis6ngcomics
WhyUseComics:PrintLiteracy Sequencingleetoright Thoughtbubble,dialogbubble,onomatopeia Punctua6onmarks Italicizing,boldfacing,underlining, fonts,etc.
Assessment Oralassessment– –noreadingorwri6ng–needstobeacomicwithouttext Listening(dicta6on) Focusedwrifenassessments– Clozeforgrammarorvocabulary
ddialogueandtext) Cartoons– Singlepanel– Mul6plepanel lsAnima6onandgifs
AdvantagesSummarized Fun,interes6ngandmo6va6ngforstudents Opportuni6estoincorporatetarget- ‐languagecultureandpragma6cintelligence Student- ‐directedandstudent- ‐centered Realworldandauthen6clanguage
AdvantagesSummarized Promotes– L2nego6a6onandcommunica6on– Allfourskills– Crea6vity– Independenceofthought– Diversityofopinion– Higher- ‐levelthinkingskills
Poten6alDrawbacks Notperceivedasserious– dentsthemselves Requiresbuy- ‐in Others?
Resources MakeBeliefsComix– hfp://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ ieonline.com/aaec/cec.cfm NewYorkerCap6onContest– hfp://contest.newyorker.com/
MakeBeliefsComix
MakeBeliefsComix
Associa6onofAmericanEditorialCartoonists
NewYorkerCap6onContest
NewYorkerCap6onContest
SelectedLiterature (1),18- ‐25. ngualclassroom.Portsmouth,NH:Heinemann. classroom.TheInternetTESLJournal,8(3).
Literature TakenSeriously.LanguageEduca6on. dingcomprehension.TESOLquarterly,38(2),225- ‐243. nadianModernLanguageReview,32(4),424- ‐444.
g,Ph.D.PlymouthStateUniversity,NewHampshire
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