Week 13 meeting

 Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. 

Frederick Douglass

Good morning team,

We would like to thank Oybek for sharing with us a summary of the main topic covered in our weekly meeting. And we would like to thank Abdullah for sharing his views on teaching reading.

At the end of the week meeting,  Abdullah delivered ten minute talk on teaching reading. He shared with us some guidelines and tips and activities as well as some reading strategies which can help our students improve their reading . then, the floor was open for questions and discussion. 

Teaching students to read in a foreign language is not easy. We need to find material that is suitable for their language level, which they find interesting and relevant. Some teachers prefer authentic material and others look for short passages form different resources. Some teachers let students choose a short fiction book, which they find interesting and suitable for their language level. There is no one solution that fits all students, but the important think is that we all need think creatively and work as a team by sharing our experiences. 

Share with us some positive stories and experiences on teaching reading. 

Making plans telephone call role play with Mr Oybek

Students enjoyed making plans with a friend by doing a telephone call role play. Students had to include information such as time time. place, what, how and with who. Mr Oybek was observing the class so we had the opportunity to do the role play with him. 😃

Mind maps

Students worked in groups to find vocabulary related to their topic.

Using the vocabulary the groups prepared mind maps related to the term topics.

Present continuous and prepositions of place

Students found pictures to describe  to demonstrate their understanding of the material covered.

2 minute hobby

Here the students all spoke for around two minutes on their favorite hobby. The students prepped a week prior with a full outline of what the hobby was, when they did it, where they did it, how they do it, with whom can participate in the hobby, and why they do it whether positive or negative outcomes of doing the hobby. It helped build a lot of confidence in the students to manage time and speak in front of the class.

Family Tree...

Students had to construct family trees.

Week 12 meeting - term 2

We had a short week last week, because of the rain and the weather conditions.We were  back to school on Thursday. 

Thanks for the constructive discussion we had last Thursday!  I would like to thank Oybek for sharing the summary with us.

Here is the brief summary of what we covered:

- Bilal shared with us how informing students about weekly learning objectives can be beneficial for their learning and motivation. He showed us a sample portfolio from one of his groups where students on a weekly basis add a divider page. On this page students write three learning objectives and during the course of the week they add their own work which reflects those objectives.

- Michael facilitated the discussion of the types of questions we can ask students to get their feedback about the activities and lessons. These questions can be asked in a plenary discussion or distributed to students in a form of a small survey (paper or e-versions). We can also put a "suggestion box" in a visible corner of the classroom where students can leave their comments in written form. If comments are in Arabic, our AAs can help with translation.

Mr. Imran Classroom: week 11 Roleplay ordering a meal!

Mr. Imran Classroom: week 11 Roleplay ordering a meal!:

A fun roleplay ordering a meal using requests and suggestions. Following from our field trip students had to make a full conversation ...

Adverbs of Frequency.....with professions - week 10

Students devised sentences with adverbs of frequency describing the actions of the people in the pictures.

Professions....Week 10

Students had to write three sentences about the professions depicted in the pictures.

Presentation and mind-map Contest timeline

Presentation contest winners 2014-2015 Semester 2

Good morning staff

 As you are preparing for the presentation contest; here are some of  the presentations. They are delivered by Jeddah TVTC students. All are from the previous semesters. This will help give students an idea of what the contest looks like:

1- Saleh Abdullah - childhood memories

2-  Hani Laban - Service recovery at hotels

3-  Turki Alsulamani  - Respect and relationships

4-  Ahmad Barnwi - Respecting your parents

5-  Hamza Ali Abdullah - safety 

6-  Ahmed Mohammed Seddeq - My Childhood memories

7- Abdulrahman Fahd Alharbi - American used cars

8- Abdulaziz Alzahrani - introducing himeself
9- Mohammad Abu- bakr Aidaros - Solar energy 
10- Abdul majeed Halawani - Computer networking 
11- Mohannad Alshiri - Learning English
12- Hussian Badaood  - Linux Vs Vesta
13- Sultan Mohammad Bakr - protecting homes from thieves 
14- Ahmad Altalhi - Car tips
15- Abdulrahamn Makki - My training period 
16- Saifudden Alsohaimi - types of networks
17- Ramzi Bafana - Why I choose to study Electrical power
18- Alaa Jameel  Bahhah - Parts of an A.C unit
19- Aied Alnafai - Water power

Contest timeline

week 9
watch students presentations 

week 10
choose your topic

week 11 
collect information

week 12
practice 

week 13 
practice

week 14 
practice 

week 15
Classroom contest 

week 16
program contest 

week 18
mind-map contest

week 19
the big contest  - the winner from 12 sites

Good luck