TL Session 2

• Taal
• HBO
• Studiejaar 4

Welcome to Teaching Literature session 2.
How are you feeling today?

Today's session

Recap session 1 

Homework check

aim and SC for this session

Reminder: Aim and SC of the module

At the end of the module, students will be able to present pedagogic arguments for teaching literature at all secondary school levels and MBO and show theoretical understanding and practical and critical skills needed to teach and evaluate their own literature classes. 

SC: Together with peers, students can design a lesson plan for a literature lesson and support 

         their choices with theory from the course.

SC: Students can present their lesson plan in an individual academic paper at C2 level

SC: Students can carry out the lesson plan in their classroom

SC: Students can evaluate and reflect on the the lesson plan in an academic paper at C2 level.

Reminder: Aim for Block 1

At the end of block 1, each student can write a 1500-word paper which describes a literature lesson plan based on a civic/personal aim and a language aim that suits the learners' needs and is supported by relevant theory.

SC: You can analyse your students' needs for your choice of literary assignment

SC: You can define a civic/personal aim for a literature lesson

SC: You can define a language aim for a literature lesson

SC: You can design a lesson plan for a literature lesson

SC: You can justify design choices made on the basis of at least three relevant sources for the teaching of literature, including Van der Knaap (2019) and sources in the MG in a group of 3.

SC: You can apply the conventions and language for an academic paper

Aim of this session:

At the end of this session, students can explain what sort of lesson they are expected to design for Teaching Literature and how this design contrasts to or is aligned with how literature is taught at their placement school.

SC:....?

SC:....?

Aim of this session:

At the end of this session, students can explain what sort of lesson they are expected to design for Teaching Literature and how this design contrasts to or is aligned with how literature is taught at their placement school.

SC: Students can describe the approach to literature at their placement 

        school.

SC: Students can describe a civic/personal theme of a text on which 

        activities for a lesson can be based.

Study: Approaches to teaching literature

Meervoudige benadering van 

mvt-literatuuronderwijs

 (uit Bloemert, Paran, Jansen & Van de Grift, 2017)

Which approach appeals the most to you?

Textual approach

Contextual approach

Language approach

(personal) reader approach

Recap homework:
1. What is your definition of 'a single story' after watching the speech by Chimamanda?

Discuss with the person next to: What other stories do your learners need to prevent them from forming misconceptions and prejudice?

Deciding on aims and SC (outcomes)

Q: What should the content aim focus on?

A: A civic or personal theme/question

Q: What is the difference between civic and personal?

A: Civic: making a connection between the text and societal 

      issues

      Personal: making a connection between the text and the students’ own 

      growth

Q: What should the language aim for your lit lesson focus on?

A: Developing one of the language skills

Look at language aim and outcome in example lesson plan: which skill?

Double check: are content and language aim/outcome aligned?

What are the four phases in the example lesson plan:

In pairs: Assess the example using the assessment rubrics from the module guide.

• Briefly justify your judgement for each part briefly
  
• Actively check your understanding and write down questions that pop up on a post-it.
  

Whole class:

Share assessment, justification, and questions.

I can explain what sort of lesson I am expected to design for Teaching Literature and how this design contrasts to or is aligned with how literature is taught at my placement school.

yes

not yet

Exit ticket: Complete the sentence focussing on the module: I wonder......