Day 2

The first website I would like to show you today is called Wordle which you can easily use for the Interpretational Mode of Communication.

On this site, you can paste some text and then create a word web which introduces the main vocabulary of what you will be talking about in class. The students will then have figure out what the main topic is.

For example, I made the following wordle from the text that I will be using in your TESOL class at Cheongnam:



How many terms you are familiar with and how many are you not familiar with?

Wordle can be used for a lot of other ways. You could have each of your students make a wordle based on a paper they just wrote and then have them print it and ask other students to figure out what their topic is. Another idea is for the teacher to make all the wordles and then have the students try to find their wordle.

Outside the classroom, I think this could also be useful at a teacher's meeting to highlight what topics will be discussed.
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A second site you can use for the Interpretational Mode of communication is called Flickriver. As an introductory activity, you can have your students look at a 'river' of pictures and try to guess what the topic of the class will be. Another way to use this site, is to get your students to explain what is happening in each of the pictures and explain how they are connected to the main topic.
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My next two websites are a great way to get your students interested in digital-story-telling. On My StoryMaker, students can choose their own characters, and go on great adventures but they have to create the story as they go along which is good for their interpretive skills. On Zimmer Twins your students can again be very creative but this time they can make their own cool movies based on their stories!
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My fifth website is the best one I've found for TPR which has a list of basic commands and actions that go along with the pictures. If you have the students use this website, make sure to have them do the physical actions as they work on the exercises.