My curiosity is piqued: What is the Michaelsen Answer Finder?
Virginia
On Wed, October 15, 2008 10:57 am, Sibley, Jim wrote:
> Hi
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> Rod,
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> I Like the my time/our time/your time split
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> Last fall I did a workshop in Korea were the discussions and reporting
> were in Korean....and when it was all over the strongest Korean English
> speaker would fill us in on what was said.....didn't feel optimal for me
> but might have been optimal for them
>
> Christine
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> 1) Remind them of the course title and make everyone responsible for
> making others to speak English in the private conversations.....make it
> a course task
>
> 2) Lean into the groups more often before reporting and ask for a recap
> (in English of course) making sure that different people participate
>
> 3) During full class report use something like Michaelsen Answer
> Finder...so when my group is called to report...we don't know who will
> have to talk....it might keep the stronger English speakers from hogging
> the floor...."talking chips" would be another approach
>
> Jim
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:07 AM
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> Subject: Re: getting students to discuss in ENGLISH!
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> Hi Christine,
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> I understand your situation. Although I do not use TBL in my classes, I
> have the same problems getting students to talk in English. You mention
> the students do not have the knowledge to diagnose medical topics. Is it
> possible to have them diagnose why they do not discuss the topics in
> English? They could come up with reasons, then they could look at some
> ways to address the obstacles they face. This would allow you to have a
> clearer idea of why they do not work together in English. It would also
> give you a way to introduce diagnostic skills that they could use later
> on medical topics.
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> After you have gathered the information, you could then use the same
> process you used to have them negotiate their grade weights to negotiate
> the terms for using English in class. For example, if from their
> diagnosis a number of students have problems comfortably presenting and
> defending opinions in English, you could contract with them to give them
> some ways to overcome this weakness. You could also have them set the
> results of using or not using English. This way, you are not rewarding
> or punishing them, they are setting the guidelines. They could use peer
> or group assessment each class or each week to measure their English
> usage in class.
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> One other thing I have also done is specifically identify three times in
> class: my time (teacher time), your time, and our time. During 'my time'
> students need to listen. During 'your time' students can use whatever
> language they want and talk about whatever they want. 'Our time' is our
> shared time to use and improve our English skills. Maybe you could adapt
> this to give them some 'your time' to form and discuss their opinions in
> Japanese in their group. They could then work with another group in
> English. This would be an 'our time' activity.
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> I hope these ideas are useful.
>
> Take care,
>
> Rod
>
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> Rod Lange, Instructor
> Tokyo Denki University
> Department of English Language
> School of Engineering
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> On Oct 15, 2008, at 10:01 AM, Christine Kuramoto wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> I've made it through the preliminary TBL orientation and grade
> weight setting. Now my problem is how to get them to discuss in
> English. My class is "Scientific English" for pre-clinical medical
> students (116 in 19 teams) and the students are learning a lot of
> terminology, so I'm trying to give them tasks that get them discussing
> and using their new words. The problem is that they tend to just
> discuss in Japanese and then use English only when I call on the groups
> to report the reasons for choices.
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> I'm stuck. I can't thing of any POSITIVE way to get them
> discussing in English. I have to stand over them watching and
> reminding and can only think of NEGATIVE ways (i.e. pay a penalty for
> every time you speak Japanese--I'd be rich! ;-) ). My next class is
> tomorrow and I'm wracking my brains for some sort of solution to my
> dilemma.
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> Any and all suggestions welcome!
>
> Regards,
> Christine
>
> PS at the moment I'm basing the tasks on ethics case studies
> since the students don't have the knowledge to diagnose, but do have
> opinions about what is best in ethical cases. I'm using the "no right
> answer," but choose the "best answer" according to your group
> discussions-- consensus is the key.
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> Christine Kuramoto, Assistant Professor: Medical English
> Kyushu University, Department of Medical Education
> Faculty of Medical Sciences
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> Phone: (+81)92-642-6186 Fax: (+81)92-642-6188
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