Meeting 01 • 01 April 2008 • Tuesday

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4/7/09
Today

(X) = anticipated time in minutes (total= 110' minus break)
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Main Topic(s): Introduction to the Course, of course; our group; What is 'CBI'?

materials: Chapter 1 of Stryker/Leaver (photocopy in first meeting; until books arrive: link to PDFs [link to come shortly]); examples from my courses: GER 320/ 415/ 515 "SpeakEasy S-GmbH"; GER 399 "Science Fiction Radio Drama Production" and its earlier version, the "Papa Joe" Project; the "Humboldt Project", and its earlier versions, FLL 399 (2006W) and GER 427/527 (2006F); examples of other courses and projects elsewhere: Levine's second-year simulation courses (0172); Ryan-Scheutz & Colangelo's beginner-level (!) drama production (0019); the "Big Book" activity for middle-schooler FLES (0407);

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(15) Who we are: language teaching backgrounds and professional interests and plans. PLEASE EMAIL ME ASAP AFTER CLASS, so I can use your preferred address. Also please indicate whether I can distribute your address to others on the class.

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(5) Fast overview of course: texts, activities, goals

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(20) So what IS 'CBI'? Stryker/Leaver's definition & description. Have we ourselves encountered/ done CBI in FL/ESL - as teachers? as learners (adult, child)? as parents?

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(20) Some examples of CBI - see above, "materials". What does it "take" to "do" CBI? (materials, environments, traits)

(10) Break: Go get your coffee or your snack, but bring it back. We'll start promptly after 10 minutes, with or without you!
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(30) What (will) this class (will) do?/. Reading, reflection, discussion, reports, writing, small & large project(s) (individual, group), field trips and outreach, grant-seeking

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(10) upcoming: see section immediately below

Upcoming class meeting(s) (#2 • 03 April 2008 Thursday)

1) Read the rest of Ch. 1 of Stryker/Leaver, and articles by Levine (0172) and Ryan-Scheutz/Colangelo (0019). As preparation for Thursday class discussion write a one-page (single-spaced) reflection that develops some sort of coherent idea from one/both of the articles. During class you can add comments to your printed version; then you'll hand it in right there/then.

2) Explore the websites listed above under "materials". As preparation for more Thursday class discussion (and beyond that!) consider how you might or might not base a major project of your own on participation in their further development.
Upcoming assignment(s)

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