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TPACK Lesson

Giving a Speech

Curriculum Objectives:

Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) focuses on the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in order to infuse English language skills with Canadian cultural contexts through the curriculum framework created by the Canadian Language Benchmarks (2000). This curriculum is aimed for adult immigrants (aged 18 and over) who are permanent residents or refugees. The purpose of this LINC program is to provide a federally-funded limited opportunity (1200 class hours per person) to each new immigrant to help in the acquisition of English as a second language and in the integration into the Canadian way of life. 

For these purposes, I would like to focus this lesson on the improvement of speaking and writing skills, especially soft skills such as presentation skills. Students are expected to become part of the Canadian lifestyle, whether it to be a working citizen or a stay-at-home parent. Skills are understood, simulated and developed in the classroom prior to the students becoming Canadian citizens. 

Activity:

The activity the students will work on is preparing a speech for presentation. 

Step 1: Brainstorm: 

The students will first brainstorm on a topic they would like to present on.

Step 2: Write

Then they will proceed to write their speech out, taking care to cover necessary topics and pay attention to grammar and vocabulary. The students will edit and revise this written speech until they are satisfied with the work they have done. 

Step 3: Presentation

Finally the students will practice presenting their speech before they are required to present the final version to the rest of the class.

Activity with Technology:

For this activity, several programs can be used. 

1. For the brainstorming stage, students can use Wallwisher or TitanPad whether they are working alone or with a group. The ideas will stay on the virtual wall allowing the students to access it from home or from separate PCs.

2. For the writing stage, students can use Word, if they prefer, or iNetEditor to write and edit their speech. After they have finalized the version of their written speech, they can convert it to PDF (in Word) and then make it look like a book using FlipSnack.

3. For the speech presentation stage, PhotoBooth, iMovie or MovieMaker can be used to record the student giving his/her speech. The student can use this program to watch themselves and self-assess in order to make improvements to their speech. They can also send it to friends who can critique them as well by posting it on their blog.

The teacher can also post a model presentation (on Moodle or Wikispace) for the students to watch so they can see how a presentation should look and sound like. 

4. Finally, students can use iMovie, MovieMaker or Viddix to make a final version of their presentation which they can share with the class. The audience is able to comment directly on the blog or on the Viddix page.