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- CAA English
- Chaves and Vila Real, Portugal
- CAA English is a private language school in the north of Portugal specialized in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language/TEFL. This blog has been created for us at CAA English to share our news, and for our students and teachers to share their work online. We welcome our followers to give suggestions and to comment. Thanks for your visit.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
CREATOR OF WORDLE
For more information on WORDLE, go to the WORDLE BLOG at http://www.blog.wordle.net/. This blog was created by Jonathan Feinberg who is also the creator of WORDLE.
For and interview with Jonathan about his creation go to: "Can I have a Wordle with you?"
http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/research.nsf/pages/d.compsci.can_i_have_a_wordle_with_you.html
Enjoy.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
WORDLE - AN EFFECTIVE WEB TOOL FOR THE EFL CLASSROOM
Give Wordle a go if you have not tried it yet--an easy tool to use to add variety to your EFL classroom.
Wordle is available online at http://www.wordle.net and it is a visual resource used to create words clouds which can be applied to many uses in the classroom.
Word clouds can be incorporated into common activites to make them more attractive and more high tech.
Check some examples of possible uses below.
1. VOCABULARY
To practise Christmas words, create a word cloud with 10 words and ask them to match them to pictures or use them in sentences or in a story.
2. SONGS - If you enjoy using songs in the classroom for listening comprehension, select words to fill in the blanks and turn them into a word cloud and ask students to discuss the words and possible song theme before playing the song.
Find additional ideas for the classroom suggested by Jen Wagner on the site below :
http://www.slideshare.net/JenniferW/wordle-ideas
For a beginner's tutorial lesson, go to the link below on youtube
http://youtu.be/xhL5D9nz5aI
Have fun.
By Tulia Vogensen
Wordle is available online at http://www.wordle.net and it is a visual resource used to create words clouds which can be applied to many uses in the classroom.
Word clouds can be incorporated into common activites to make them more attractive and more high tech.
Check some examples of possible uses below.
1. VOCABULARY
To practise Christmas words, create a word cloud with 10 words and ask them to match them to pictures or use them in sentences or in a story.
2. SONGS - If you enjoy using songs in the classroom for listening comprehension, select words to fill in the blanks and turn them into a word cloud and ask students to discuss the words and possible song theme before playing the song.
Find additional ideas for the classroom suggested by Jen Wagner on the site below :
http://www.slideshare.net/JenniferW/wordle-ideas
For a beginner's tutorial lesson, go to the link below on youtube
http://youtu.be/xhL5D9nz5aI
Have fun.
By Tulia Vogensen
Saturday, November 05, 2011
HALLOWEEN LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES
A giant web was created and posted on a wall in our hallway with three signs saying: get caught in our web.
GET
CAUGHT IN OUR
WEB
And voilá the web!
Then a variety of language activities of all levels were added to the web along the two weeks that preceded the Halloween party. Examples of activities:
1. Scary characters in a haunted house introduce themselves (I am a ghost; I am a black cat, etc.)
2. A simple text about "Funny Ghost":
SOME HALLOWEEN FUN ACTIVITIES
RIP Musical chairs - students who go out, have a picture for their chairs saying RIP (rest in peace).
Costume parade
Screaming competition
Costume parade
Screaming competition
HALLOWEEN AT CAA
SCARY AND FUN! BOOOOOOOOO!
Once again Halloween was a big occasion at CAA, students and staff. Teachers worked hard to decorate the school and to prepare yummy and scary dishes for the children who showed up wearing scary costumes for the occasion. Nearly 100 students showed up to help us celebrate this fun festival.
This year we had a special guest: João Cunha, our volunteer student -- was the DJ in charge of playing scary music and and also helping organize the children for the various activities. His powerful voice was highly effective in getting everyone's attention.
Check out João's picture. Kids loved his work so much that he has been invited back for next year's party.
Congratulations to João Cunha and all the hard-working teachers--Elizabeth, Florence and Zayra--who made this party a huge success once again.
Check out some Halloween photos taken at our party:
Once again Halloween was a big occasion at CAA, students and staff. Teachers worked hard to decorate the school and to prepare yummy and scary dishes for the children who showed up wearing scary costumes for the occasion. Nearly 100 students showed up to help us celebrate this fun festival.
This year we had a special guest: João Cunha, our volunteer student -- was the DJ in charge of playing scary music and and also helping organize the children for the various activities. His powerful voice was highly effective in getting everyone's attention.
Check out João's picture. Kids loved his work so much that he has been invited back for next year's party.
Congratulations to João Cunha and all the hard-working teachers--Elizabeth, Florence and Zayra--who made this party a huge success once again.
Check out some Halloween photos taken at our party:
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