Saturday, October 27, 2007
Group Project #1
To work with class mates is a fun. On this group project we could exchange our idea. Especially on line course is lack of communication. I am looking forward to see our class mate on Dec. 1, 2007.
Article 8: Acurriculum framework for corporate language program
In this article (Article 8), the approach of the institution is to provide personalized language-learning programs to meet the needs of corporate clients and the students they send for training whenever the client request. And most of the cases instructors must be ready to provide a language and cultural training within a day or two of a student’s arrival, often with little advance notice or pre-arrival information.
Because of course period is so short, the author thought it is important that the curriculum should facilitates the student independent and autonomous learning. I think this idea is very common and plays the key role for language learning as the other authors used for their course design in this textbook. I agree as the author emphasized, the continued self-study after graduation from the course is very important especially like this short course and their learning method enables self study after graduation.
I have an experience that I took intensive English conversation course in Japan which offered two weeks just before I started to the United States for one year stay for corporate internship program at US architects firm. At that time I experienced very fresh stimulation through the tutorial lesson which was a quick response drill with native speaker using very good textbooks which were made by their own institution. Until that time I thought my own way of studying English conversation that using language tapes and listening the radio English conversation program or attending English circle to talk with native speaker was the best studying method. However, that intensive English course was beyond my expectations. I continued to study with the same method even after graduating the course.
I think corporate language programs especially one-on-one tutorial lesson is the best program as long as if it is designed efficiently. Because they can tailor programs to meet individual needs, of course tuition fee is very expensive.
In the article, the questionnaire to the learner would be used primarily to examine and refine the learning plan process to make more effective.
Curriculum framework uses the questionnaire to assess learner’s learning needs, analyze their learning style, define learning objectives that were specific, measurable, and achievable within a given time. Then implement the program plan through the practice of carefully selected learning strategies. And also design a self-study plan to continue their learning after on-site work. Learners’ comfort in their learning environment is also important and considered in the development.
The idea to define curriculum content by core and variable elements enables everyone using the framework to tailor programs to meet individual needs with little time to prepare and few guidelines.
Because of course period is so short, the author thought it is important that the curriculum should facilitates the student independent and autonomous learning. I think this idea is very common and plays the key role for language learning as the other authors used for their course design in this textbook. I agree as the author emphasized, the continued self-study after graduation from the course is very important especially like this short course and their learning method enables self study after graduation.
I have an experience that I took intensive English conversation course in Japan which offered two weeks just before I started to the United States for one year stay for corporate internship program at US architects firm. At that time I experienced very fresh stimulation through the tutorial lesson which was a quick response drill with native speaker using very good textbooks which were made by their own institution. Until that time I thought my own way of studying English conversation that using language tapes and listening the radio English conversation program or attending English circle to talk with native speaker was the best studying method. However, that intensive English course was beyond my expectations. I continued to study with the same method even after graduating the course.
I think corporate language programs especially one-on-one tutorial lesson is the best program as long as if it is designed efficiently. Because they can tailor programs to meet individual needs, of course tuition fee is very expensive.
In the article, the questionnaire to the learner would be used primarily to examine and refine the learning plan process to make more effective.
Curriculum framework uses the questionnaire to assess learner’s learning needs, analyze their learning style, define learning objectives that were specific, measurable, and achievable within a given time. Then implement the program plan through the practice of carefully selected learning strategies. And also design a self-study plan to continue their learning after on-site work. Learners’ comfort in their learning environment is also important and considered in the development.
The idea to define curriculum content by core and variable elements enables everyone using the framework to tailor programs to meet individual needs with little time to prepare and few guidelines.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Article 8: A curriculum framework for corporate language
As I was reading this article, at first I did not understand what Laura Hull was trying to get at. It was not until I read the part when she wrote about implementing the program learning plan that it started to sink in on what she was getting at. Her curriculum framework for corporate language, to me, would take a lot longer than six months to put together. I like her strategies. Her format was very comprehensible to me.
Her appendix A: Curriculum framework was more into detail and I would be able to implement this for a syllabus. Appendix B: Sample needs assessment I prefer because this gives the instructor more information on the individual. This assessment tests the individual for proficiency in determining ones level of English competency, seeks information about how the students used or were expected to use English, and finding out how the students perceived their own needs.
Her learner training included both learning styles and learning to direct one's own learning. This meant that the learners became aware of their preferred learning ways of learning, analyzed their benefits and drawbacks, and learned news ways that was necessary to them.
The best part I liked about this article is that there were what I would call follow-ups on their course. Even though the course was over, there was an independent ongoing learning plan which had an initial follow-up, a three month questionnaire, and a six month follow-up workshop in what ever country the student was at. This would make any student feel like they're not left out in the cold. If they're really interested in learning the English language, they would continue to do so, knowing that they will be checked on to see if they really continued to learn the English language.
Her appendix A: Curriculum framework was more into detail and I would be able to implement this for a syllabus. Appendix B: Sample needs assessment I prefer because this gives the instructor more information on the individual. This assessment tests the individual for proficiency in determining ones level of English competency, seeks information about how the students used or were expected to use English, and finding out how the students perceived their own needs.
Her learner training included both learning styles and learning to direct one's own learning. This meant that the learners became aware of their preferred learning ways of learning, analyzed their benefits and drawbacks, and learned news ways that was necessary to them.
The best part I liked about this article is that there were what I would call follow-ups on their course. Even though the course was over, there was an independent ongoing learning plan which had an initial follow-up, a three month questionnaire, and a six month follow-up workshop in what ever country the student was at. This would make any student feel like they're not left out in the cold. If they're really interested in learning the English language, they would continue to do so, knowing that they will be checked on to see if they really continued to learn the English language.
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