Based on text 2, an adapted forum discussion, answer question below.

Teaching with no books

Dianne Bell

I have started teaching in a language school suggesting no books to teach except for some magazines. These show the framework what should be worked on, for example, countability and that’s it. When it was offered I accepted the job easily because it seemed challenging and at the same time simple but now I’m out of reliable materials. Please help me out in what ways I can find materials for all the suggested frameworks.

Comments

Mila Junior and Senior Teacher

Posted on 02/22/2015

What exactly are you supposed to be teaching (i.e., conversation, grammar, business English, etc.)? Can you give more examples of the “frameworks”? If there are no books or resources, it sounds like the school wants you to do conversation classes. These can be easy to prepare if you tell the students to come prepared with a topic to discuss. Then, you can assist them with keeping a conversation going, asking questions, giving opinions, etc.

Flore

Secondary Teacher

Posted on 01/07/2015

Hi, I think it really does depend on the students and the level you are teaching to. I have found a lot of online resources are useful, especially news articles. If you just type in “Free online English lessons” or something similar you are bound to find resources. I had to teach like that once. They give you a book with a list of what you should be teaching in each lesson but nothing else. The teacher has to make the lesson up out of thin air each time, and it’s pretty time-consuming.

Jake

Science Educator

Posted on 11/22/2015

There are so many other resources out there for teachers to use, online and off, that teaching without textbooks is becoming more and more acceptable including websites, iPod lectures and field trips — that will encourage you to toss out your textbooks. Before you can toss out the textbook and replace it with technology tools, you’ll need to understand how your students — whatever their age — respond to and work with technology.

(Adapted from https://www.englishclub.com/)

Based on text 2, an adapted forum discussion, answer question below.

Teaching with no books

Dianne Bell

I have started teaching in a language school suggesting no books to teach except for some magazines. These show the framework what should be worked on, for example, countability and that’s it. When it was offered I accepted the job easily because it seemed challenging and at the same time simple but now I’m out of reliable materials. Please help me out in what ways I can find materials for all the suggested frameworks.

Comments

Mila Junior and Senior Teacher

Posted on 02/22/2015

What exactly are you supposed to be teaching (i.e., conversation, grammar, business English, etc.)? Can you give more examples of the “frameworks”? If there are no books or resources, it sounds like the school wants you to do conversation classes. These can be easy to prepare if you tell the students to come prepared with a topic to discuss. Then, you can assist them with keeping a conversation going, asking questions, giving opinions, etc.

Flore

Secondary Teacher

Posted on 01/07/2015

Hi, I think it really does depend on the students and the level you are teaching to. I have found a lot of online resources are useful, especially news articles. If you just type in “Free online English lessons” or something similar you are bound to find resources. I had to teach like that once. They give you a book with a list of what you should be teaching in each lesson but nothing else. The teacher has to make the lesson up out of thin air each time, and it’s pretty time-consuming.

Jake

Science Educator

Posted on 11/22/2015

There are so many other resources out there for teachers to use, online and off, that teaching without textbooks is becoming more and more acceptable including websites, iPod lectures and field trips — that will encourage you to toss out your textbooks. Before you can toss out the textbook and replace it with technology tools, you’ll need to understand how your students — whatever their age — respond to and work with technology.

(Adapted from https://www.englishclub.com/)

Based on text 2, an adapted forum discussion, answer question below.

Teaching with no books

Dianne Bell

I have started teaching in a language school suggesting no books to teach except for some magazines. These show the framework what should be worked on, for example, countability and that’s it. When it was offered I accepted the job easily because it seemed challenging and at the same time simple but now I’m out of reliable materials. Please help me out in what ways I can find materials for all the suggested frameworks.

Comments

Mila Junior and Senior Teacher

Posted on 02/22/2015

What exactly are you supposed to be teaching (i.e., conversation, grammar, business English, etc.)? Can you give more examples of the “frameworks”? If there are no books or resources, it sounds like the school wants you to do conversation classes. These can be easy to prepare if you tell the students to come prepared with a topic to discuss. Then, you can assist them with keeping a conversation going, asking questions, giving opinions, etc.

Flore

Secondary Teacher

Posted on 01/07/2015

Hi, I think it really does depend on the students and the level you are teaching to. I have found a lot of online resources are useful, especially news articles. If you just type in “Free online English lessons” or something similar you are bound to find resources. I had to teach like that once. They give you a book with a list of what you should be teaching in each lesson but nothing else. The teacher has to make the lesson up out of thin air each time, and it’s pretty time-consuming.

Jake

Science Educator

Posted on 11/22/2015

There are so many other resources out there for teachers to use, online and off, that teaching without textbooks is becoming more and more acceptable including websites, iPod lectures and field trips — that will encourage you to toss out your textbooks. Before you can toss out the textbook and replace it with technology tools, you’ll need to understand how your students — whatever their age — respond to and work with technology.

(Adapted from https://www.englishclub.com/)

Read the following article and answer question based on the text.

Faced with the unprecedented stream of migrants fleeing war and trauma in the Middle East and North Africa, Europe needs to take clear-sighted action.

For its part, the UK has agreed to take 20,000 refugees, a significant portion of whom will likely be children and orphans according to report. One key aspect in ensuring their smooth settlement in the UK will be providing these refugees with language training.

Many Syrians are well-educated and many speak fluent English. Others, however, do not speak English well enough to function professionally within the UK. The issue of language is so fundamental to our lives that we often overlook it. Several multi-million pound training contracts have failed to be delivered on account of not addressing the language barrier. All the goodwill, financial backing, and technical expertise to deliver needed medical, economic, military,engineering, or navigational training may be present; but unless there is a shared language in which to impart that knowledge, little will be accomplished.

One of the biggest misconceptions about language is that if you “just go to the country,” you’ll pick it up. Many people believe that immersion will guarantee fluency; yet you may well know several immigrants who have been in this country for years and still only speak broken English. You might also know dozens of expats in various countries across the world who have failed to pick up the local languages of their host countries. Training and effort are both necessary.

Though not a guarantee of fluency, immersion is a wonderful opportunity. The first issue we need to address with respect to refugees is ensuring that those who come will actually be immersed. That is, that they will be welcomed as part of larger communities, and not simply join communities of other refugees. On the other hand, immersion is just an opportunity, and in order to take full advantage of it, training and education are required. In terms of refugees, we need to consider options for the provision of language training, whether by self-study, classroom instruction, private tuition, or some combination of the three.

The array of needs is staggering. In truth, every language learner has a different set of learning objectives, and will require different training to meet those objectives. Coordinating the actual needs with providers in different regions and accounting for different personal schedules and start dates is a significant challenge. It is, however, a challenge that must be addressed immediately, as proficiency in English will be a key enabler of success for refugees in this country.

(Adapted from Aaron Ralby http://www.blogs.jbs.cam.ac.uk/ socialinnovation/2015/11/16/)

Based on text 2, an adapted forum discussion, answer question below.

Teaching with no books

Dianne Bell

I have started teaching in a language school suggesting no books to teach except for some magazines. These show the framework what should be worked on, for example, countability and that’s it. When it was offered I accepted the job easily because it seemed challenging and at the same time simple but now I’m out of reliable materials. Please help me out in what ways I can find materials for all the suggested frameworks.

Comments

Mila Junior and Senior Teacher

Posted on 02/22/2015

What exactly are you supposed to be teaching (i.e., conversation, grammar, business English, etc.)? Can you give more examples of the “frameworks”? If there are no books or resources, it sounds like the school wants you to do conversation classes. These can be easy to prepare if you tell the students to come prepared with a topic to discuss. Then, you can assist them with keeping a conversation going, asking questions, giving opinions, etc.

Flore

Secondary Teacher

Posted on 01/07/2015

Hi, I think it really does depend on the students and the level you are teaching to. I have found a lot of online resources are useful, especially news articles. If you just type in “Free online English lessons” or something similar you are bound to find resources. I had to teach like that once. They give you a book with a list of what you should be teaching in each lesson but nothing else. The teacher has to make the lesson up out of thin air each time, and it’s pretty time-consuming.

Jake

Science Educator

Posted on 11/22/2015

There are so many other resources out there for teachers to use, online and off, that teaching without textbooks is becoming more and more acceptable including websites, iPod lectures and field trips — that will encourage you to toss out your textbooks. Before you can toss out the textbook and replace it with technology tools, you’ll need to understand how your students — whatever their age — respond to and work with technology.

(Adapted from https://www.englishclub.com/)

Based on text 2, an adapted forum discussion, answer question below.

Teaching with no books

Dianne Bell

I have started teaching in a language school suggesting no books to teach except for some magazines. These show the framework what should be worked on, for example, countability and that’s it. When it was offered I accepted the job easily because it seemed challenging and at the same time simple but now I’m out of reliable materials. Please help me out in what ways I can find materials for all the suggested frameworks.

Comments

Mila Junior and Senior Teacher

Posted on 02/22/2015

What exactly are you supposed to be teaching (i.e., conversation, grammar, business English, etc.)? Can you give more examples of the “frameworks”? If there are no books or resources, it sounds like the school wants you to do conversation classes. These can be easy to prepare if you tell the students to come prepared with a topic to discuss. Then, you can assist them with keeping a conversation going, asking questions, giving opinions, etc.

Flore

Secondary Teacher

Posted on 01/07/2015

Hi, I think it really does depend on the students and the level you are teaching to. I have found a lot of online resources are useful, especially news articles. If you just type in “Free online English lessons” or something similar you are bound to find resources. I had to teach like that once. They give you a book with a list of what you should be teaching in each lesson but nothing else. The teacher has to make the lesson up out of thin air each time, and it’s pretty time-consuming.

Jake

Science Educator

Posted on 11/22/2015

There are so many other resources out there for teachers to use, online and off, that teaching without textbooks is becoming more and more acceptable including websites, iPod lectures and field trips — that will encourage you to toss out your textbooks. Before you can toss out the textbook and replace it with technology tools, you’ll need to understand how your students — whatever their age — respond to and work with technology.

(Adapted from https://www.englishclub.com/)

Based on text 2, an adapted forum discussion, answer question below.

Teaching with no books

Dianne Bell

I have started teaching in a language school suggesting no books to teach except for some magazines. These show the framework what should be worked on, for example, countability and that’s it. When it was offered I accepted the job easily because it seemed challenging and at the same time simple but now I’m out of reliable materials. Please help me out in what ways I can find materials for all the suggested frameworks.

Comments

Mila Junior and Senior Teacher

Posted on 02/22/2015

What exactly are you supposed to be teaching (i.e., conversation, grammar, business English, etc.)? Can you give more examples of the “frameworks”? If there are no books or resources, it sounds like the school wants you to do conversation classes. These can be easy to prepare if you tell the students to come prepared with a topic to discuss. Then, you can assist them with keeping a conversation going, asking questions, giving opinions, etc.

Flore

Secondary Teacher

Posted on 01/07/2015

Hi, I think it really does depend on the students and the level you are teaching to. I have found a lot of online resources are useful, especially news articles. If you just type in “Free online English lessons” or something similar you are bound to find resources. I had to teach like that once. They give you a book with a list of what you should be teaching in each lesson but nothing else. The teacher has to make the lesson up out of thin air each time, and it’s pretty time-consuming.

Jake

Science Educator

Posted on 11/22/2015

There are so many other resources out there for teachers to use, online and off, that teaching without textbooks is becoming more and more acceptable including websites, iPod lectures and field trips — that will encourage you to toss out your textbooks. Before you can toss out the textbook and replace it with technology tools, you’ll need to understand how your students — whatever their age — respond to and work with technology.

(Adapted from https://www.englishclub.com/)

Texto: Mais poder digital

Quem tem mais de 40 anos deve lembrar que acessar um computador não era tarefa fácil nos anos 80. Nos primeiros modelos de computadores pessoais que chegaram ao Brasil, a tela escura do monitor era inundada por letrinhas verdes e muitos códigos. Para muitos parecia assustador. Para mim, a descoberta de um universo fascinante. A curiosidade e o desejo de desvendar esse novo mundo me levaram ao aprendizado da programação, que definiu a minha vida profissional e pessoal.

A mudança foi grande, e hoje o acesso à internet abrange 77% dos jovens brasileiros de 10 a 17 anos, dos quais 83% usam a rede via seus celulares inteligentes, segundo o Cetic.br (2014). Com apenas um toque, fazemos ligações, tiramos fotos e gravamos vídeos, além de navegarmos por informações e serviços em todo o mundo.

Mas um estudo recente do Banco Mundial revela que, apesar de o acesso a novas tecnologias ter alcançado 40% da população global, nem sempre isso é sinônimo de desenvolvimento: em muitos países, persistem problemas impedindo a inclusão, a eficiência e a inovação. Para que os benefícios cheguem a todas as camadas sociais, o relatório recomenda investimento em educação e ensino das tecnologias de informação e comunicação, o que merece atenção urgente dos governos e da sociedade brasileira.

A inclusão digital deixou de ser nosso principal desafio, como era em 1995, quando fundei o CDI (Comitê para Democratização de Informática) para levar computadores a comunidades do Rio. Evoluímos nosso propósito para o empoderamento digital, usando a tecnologia como algo transformador, potencializando a autonomia, a criatividade e a colaboração para resolver problemas sociais. Isso é possível.

Quando os jovens percebem que podem migrar de usuários a criadores de tecnologia, eles também descobrem um imenso potencial para reprogramar suas realidades. Blog que denuncia o acúmulo de lixo na comunidade, app que promove apoio a pacientes de câncer ou compartilha eventos culturais gratuitos são algumas ideias que surgem dessas mentes inquietas, grandes talentos e protagonistas das mudanças que querem ver no mundo.

Dominar ferramentas tecnológicas e a lógica da programação é habilidade cada vez mais necessária para pensar em soluções que vão revolucionar nossa relação com o mundo. Aprender a programar pode ser muito divertido porque é um trabalho feito coletivamente, colaborativo, criativo e desafiador.

Quando eu aprendi a programar, conheci uma nova linguagem, a linguagem dos sistemas e dos aplicativos (app). Habilidade que já é responsável por melhorar a empregabilidade e o rendimento escolar, além de abrir portas para o universo do empreendedorismo.

Empoderadas digitalmente, as novas gerações têm a chance de protagonizar imensas transformações. Em rede, podem tornar sua realidade melhor e mais positiva. Precisamos fomentar as possibilidades de ação e criação, usando a tecnologia para acessar oportunidades de trabalho, estudo e empreendedorismo. Com isso, poderemos reprogramar e redefinir todo o nosso sistema.

Rodrigo Baggio. O Globo, 01/09/2016, p. 17. Adaptado. Disponível em: http://oglobo.globo.com/opiniao/mais-poder-digital- 20029560

Texto: Mais poder digital

Quem tem mais de 40 anos deve lembrar que acessar um computador não era tarefa fácil nos anos 80. Nos primeiros modelos de computadores pessoais que chegaram ao Brasil, a tela escura do monitor era inundada por letrinhas verdes e muitos códigos. Para muitos parecia assustador. Para mim, a descoberta de um universo fascinante. A curiosidade e o desejo de desvendar esse novo mundo me levaram ao aprendizado da programação, que definiu a minha vida profissional e pessoal.

A mudança foi grande, e hoje o acesso à internet abrange 77% dos jovens brasileiros de 10 a 17 anos, dos quais 83% usam a rede via seus celulares inteligentes, segundo o Cetic.br (2014). Com apenas um toque, fazemos ligações, tiramos fotos e gravamos vídeos, além de navegarmos por informações e serviços em todo o mundo.

Mas um estudo recente do Banco Mundial revela que, apesar de o acesso a novas tecnologias ter alcançado 40% da população global, nem sempre isso é sinônimo de desenvolvimento: em muitos países, persistem problemas impedindo a inclusão, a eficiência e a inovação. Para que os benefícios cheguem a todas as camadas sociais, o relatório recomenda investimento em educação e ensino das tecnologias de informação e comunicação, o que merece atenção urgente dos governos e da sociedade brasileira.

A inclusão digital deixou de ser nosso principal desafio, como era em 1995, quando fundei o CDI (Comitê para Democratização de Informática) para levar computadores a comunidades do Rio. Evoluímos nosso propósito para o empoderamento digital, usando a tecnologia como algo transformador, potencializando a autonomia, a criatividade e a colaboração para resolver problemas sociais. Isso é possível.

Quando os jovens percebem que podem migrar de usuários a criadores de tecnologia, eles também descobrem um imenso potencial para reprogramar suas realidades. Blog que denuncia o acúmulo de lixo na comunidade, app que promove apoio a pacientes de câncer ou compartilha eventos culturais gratuitos são algumas ideias que surgem dessas mentes inquietas, grandes talentos e protagonistas das mudanças que querem ver no mundo.

Dominar ferramentas tecnológicas e a lógica da programação é habilidade cada vez mais necessária para pensar em soluções que vão revolucionar nossa relação com o mundo. Aprender a programar pode ser muito divertido porque é um trabalho feito coletivamente, colaborativo, criativo e desafiador.

Quando eu aprendi a programar, conheci uma nova linguagem, a linguagem dos sistemas e dos aplicativos (app). Habilidade que já é responsável por melhorar a empregabilidade e o rendimento escolar, além de abrir portas para o universo do empreendedorismo.

Empoderadas digitalmente, as novas gerações têm a chance de protagonizar imensas transformações. Em rede, podem tornar sua realidade melhor e mais positiva. Precisamos fomentar as possibilidades de ação e criação, usando a tecnologia para acessar oportunidades de trabalho, estudo e empreendedorismo. Com isso, poderemos reprogramar e redefinir todo o nosso sistema.

Rodrigo Baggio. O Globo, 01/09/2016, p. 17. Adaptado. Disponível em: http://oglobo.globo.com/opiniao/mais-poder-digital- 20029560