Utilizing TEDTalks for Authentic Material in English Language Education
Explore the benefits and challenges of using TEDTalks as authentic materials in English language classrooms. Discover why TEDTalks offer a valuable resource for language learners, providing real discourse and diverse language styles. Learn how to overcome disadvantages and leverage changes in TEDTalk formats to enhance language learning experiences.
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Authentic Material for Intermediate and Advanced English Language Classrooms TEDTalks BILC SEMINAR MICHAEL W. CAMPBELL, DLIELC michael.campbell.41@us.af.mil O C T O B E R , 2 0 1 4 E L L W A N G E N , G E R M A N Y
Agenda Authentic materials What is TEDTalks Why TEDTalks - Flexibility - Variety Examples Questions
Why authentic materials? Students are exposed to real discourse Authentic materials have an intrinsic educational value. Textbooks often do not include incidental or improper English. The same piece of material can be used under different circumstances if the task is different. Videos contain a wide variety of text types, language styles not easily found in conventional teaching materials.
Disadvantages They may be too culturally biased. The vocabulary might not be relevant to the student's immediate needs. Too many structures are mixed so lower levels have a hard time decoding the texts. Special preparation is necessary which can be time consuming. However With listening: too many different accents. Some material can become outdated easily, e.g. news.
Changes to TEDTalks -Format -Search by length -TED-Ed -Playlists -TED Open Translation Project
Why TedTalks? Usability - Searchability - Length - Playlists - Transcripts - Subtitles Variety - Topics - Voices - Registers
Searchability https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pjGlYH- 8AK8ffDa6o2bYlXg http://www.ted.com/talks http://www.ted.com/playlists http://www.ted.com/playlists/69/war_stories
Topics http://www.ted.com/themes Technology Entertainment Design Business Science Culture Arts Global issues
Variety of themes http://www.ted.com/themes
Variety of voices http://www.ted.com/talks/toby_shapshak_you_do n_t_need_an_app_for_that http://www.ted.com/talks/ngozi_okonjo_iweala_on _doing_business_in_africa http://www.ted.com/talks/what_we_learned_from _5_million_books.html
Variety of styles http://www.ted.com/talks/rives_tells_a_story_of_ mixed_emoticons.html http://www.ted.com/talks/jeremy_rifkin_on_the_e mpathic_civilization.html http://www.ted.com/talks/john_bohannon_dance_ vs_powerpoint_a_modest_proposal.html
Variety of registers http://www.ted.com/talks/erin_mckean_redefines_ the_dictionary.html http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_langu age_and_thought.html
Examples http://www.ted.com/talks/alisa_miller_shares_the _news_about_the_news.html http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidde n_power_of_smiling.htmll
Example of lesson Warm up-discussion of topic (background knowledge, cultural aspects), use and/or elicit target vocabulary. First listening Pair work with vocabulary Group share Vocabulary activity (Cloze, matching, etc.) Listening with text Grammar point (optional) Jigsaw Paraphrase Oral (pairs) Paraphrase Written (pairs or individual) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
TED-Ed Lesson http://ed.ted.com/on/H427zS5A
