LEARNERREFLECTIONS

TableofContents

1. ClassmatePresentation2. EndofTask13. EndofTask24. EndofTermGoals5. EndofTermReading-Writing6. EndofTheme7. ExposureandUse:Listening-Speaking8. ExposureandUse:Reading-Writing9. GroupOpinions10. ListeningTaskStrategies11. ListeningGeneralStrategies12. Note-TakingStrategies13. Pronunciation14. ReadingGeneralStrategies15. ReadingMaterials16. SpeakingTaskStrategies17. SpeakingGeneralStrategies18. Vocabulary19. WritingGeneralStrategies20. WritingInventory

ClassmatePresentation

Myname:

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Date: Task/TopicofPresentation:

1. Whatisonethingthatyoulikedaboutyourclassmate’spresentation?

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2. Whydidyoulikeit?(support)

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3. Whatisonethingthatyoulearned?

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EndofTaskReflection1

Name: Date: Task:

1. Wasthistaskeasy/justright/toodifficultforme?

2. Whatpartwaseasy?

3. Whatwasdifficult?

4. Isthereanypartofthistaskthatyouwouldliketopracticemoreinclass?

5. Whatcouldyoudooutsidetheclassroomtoimproveyourlistening,especiallytoimprovethepartsyoufounddifficult?

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EndofTaskReflection2

Name: Date: Task:

1. Whatdidyouenjoymostabout___________________________________________?

2. Whatthing(s)didyoudowell?

3. Whatthing(s)doyouneedtoimprove?

4. Isthereanypartofthistask/topicthatyouwouldliketopracticemoreinclass?

5. Wherecanyouusethistask/partsofthistaskoutsidetheclassroom?

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EndofTermGoalsReflection

Name: Date: Task:

Instructions:Pleaselookoveryourshortandlongtermgoalstatementsfromthebeginningoftheterm.Thentakesometimetocompletethequestions.1.Whatgoalshaveyouachievedthisterm?____________________________________________________________________________

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2.Whatgoalshaveyounotachievedthisterm?Whydoyouthinkyouhaven’tachievedthosegoals?____________________________________________________________________________

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3.Whataretwoofyourstrengthsinlistening/speaking/reading/writing?Howwillthesestrengthshelpyouinlife?(circleapplicableskills)____________________________________________________________________________

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4.Whataretwoofyourweaknessesinlistening/speaking/reading/writing?Whatcouldyoudotoimprovethem?(circleapplicableskills)____________________________________________________________________________

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EndofTermReading-WritingReflection

Name: Date: Task:

1.Duringthissession,howmuchdoyoufeelyouhaveimproved?Reading:Bigimprovement____Someimprovement____Littleimprovement____Writing:Bigimprovement____Someimprovement____Littleimprovement____

Explain:__________________________________________________________________

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2.Whatactivitiesorstrategieshelpedyouthemost?3.Whatthingscouldyoudooutsidetheclasstoimproveyourreadingandwritingskills?

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EndofThemeReflection

Name:

Date:

Theme:Task:Reflectonworkatendoftheme

1.Whatcanyoudonowthatyoucouldn’tatthebeginningofthisthemeunit?

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2.Whatisoneactivitythathelpedyoulearnduringthisthemeunit?Whyorhow?

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3.Writeaboutonethingthatyoudidwellduringthisthemeunit?

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4.Writeonethingyouneedtodobetterforfutureclassworkortasksoutsidetheclassroom.

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ExposureandUse:Listening-Speaking

Name: Date:

Instructions: Over the weekend (from Friday 6:00 p.m. – Sunday 11:00 p.m.), write downeverythingthatyoudoinEnglish.Forexample:watchedTV,wenttoamovie,listenedtoanewsreport,spoketoacashierorserver,chattedwithaco-workerorcustomer,talkedonthephonewithafriend,participatedinaconversationclubatthelibrary/recreationcentre,etc.

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Estimatehowmuchtimeinhoursyouspentlisteningand/orspeaking:________hours

1.DoyouthinkthattheamountofEnglishyoupracticedwillcontributetoyourgoals?2.Ifso,whichgoalwouldbenefitmost?3.Whichgoalswouldbenefitfrommorepractice?

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ExposureandUse:Reading-Writing

Name: Date:

Instructions: Over theweekend (fromFriday6:00p.m.–Sunday11:00p.m.),writedowneverythingthatyoudoinEnglish.Forexample:readabooktomychild,readanewspaperormagazinearticle,searchedtheinternet,wrotea“todo”orgrocerylist,wroteanemailtoafriend,tookaphonemessage,helpedmychildwithhomework,filledoutaform,etc.

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Estimatehowmuchtimeinhoursyouspentreadingand/orwriting:________hours

1.DoyouthinkthattheamountofEnglishyoupracticedwillcontributetoyourgoals?2.Ifso,whichgoalswouldbenefit?3.Whichgoalswouldbenefitfrommorepractice?

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GroupOpinionsReflection

Name: Date: Task:

• Wereyouabletocommunicateyouropinioneffectively? Yes No

• Didyoufeelotherslistenedtoyou? Yes No

• Didyoufeelotherswantedtohearyouropinion? Yes No

• Waseveryoneable/encouragedtoparticipate? Yes No

• Wasthisdiscussionenjoyable? Yes No

• Ifnot,whatweresomeofthedifficultiesyouobserved/encountered?

□ Ididn’thaveenoughtimetoexpressmyself.

□ Iwasinterruptedseveraltimes.

□ SomelearnerstalkedatthesametimesoIcouldn’thearthings.

□ Somelearnerstalkedtoofast/slow.

□ Ifeltuncomfortablebecause_______________________________________

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□ Somelearnersseemedangryorupset.

□ Otherdifficulties:________________________________________________

Isthereanythingelseyouwouldliketomention?

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ListeningTaskStrategiesReflectionName:

Date: Task:

• Iguessedthemeaningofwordsfromthecontext.Forexample:_______________________________________________

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• IusedwhatIalreadyknoworhaveheardtoguessthemeaning.Forexample:_______________________________________________

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• Ilistenedtotheintonation(tone)tounderstandfeelings.Forexample:______________________________________________

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• Iwrotedownorunderlinedsomekeywordstohelpmefocusorremember.Forexample:______________________________________________

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No

• Iputquestionmarksbesidesitemsthatwereunclear.Forexample:______________________________________________

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No

• Ilistenedtothestructures/grammartofigurethings(i.e.time/when)Forexample:_______________________________________________

Yes

No

• Imadesomeinferencesbyconnectinginformationfromdifferentsentences.Forexample:_______________________________________________

Yes

No

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ListeningGeneralStrategiesReflection

Name: Date: Task:Identifyhowoftenyouusethesewritingstrategies.

WhenIhavetroublelisteninginEnglish,I...

1.Askthepersontherepeatwhattheysaid

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2.WritedownwhatIhear

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3.Trytoguesswhattheysaidfromtheotherwords

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4.Lookathis/hermouthtoguessthewords

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5.Asksomeoneforhelp

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6.Askthepersontoexplainordescribewhathe/shemeans

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7.Avoidcommunicatingtotallyorpartially

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8.Useadictionaryortranslator

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9.Justnodandsmiletobepolite

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10.Replyinmynativelanguage

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11.Askthepersontowritedownwhattheysaid

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12.TellthepersonthatIdonotunderstand

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DiscussionQuestions:1.Whichstrategiesdoyouusethemost?Whyisthat?2.Whichstrategieswillyoutrytousemoreoften?Whyisthat?

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Note-TakingStrategiesReflection

Name: Date: Task:

1.Thistaskwaseasy/justright/toodifficult.Whyisthat?2.Whatstrategieshelpedyoutotakenotesthistime?

□ lookingatpictures□ talkingaboutthetopic□ predicting/guessinganswerstospecificquestions□ learningnewwordsfirst□ usingastructuredformat:chart,numbers,lists,columns,bullets,dashes,etc.

□ lookingatamodelfirst

□ usingsymbolsandabbreviations

□ listeningforsignalwordsandphrases(i.e.Everyday,but,and,which,Imean…)

□ listeningforemphasisonkeywords(pauses,repeat,slowervoice,spelling,tone,etc.)

□ usinggoodspacing□ paraphrasingand/orusingsynonyms

3.Isthereanypartofthistask/topicthatyouwouldliketopracticemoreinclass?4.Wherecanyouusethistask/partsofthistaskoutsidetheclassroom?

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PronunciationReflection

Name:

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Task:

1.Whatsoundsinpronunciationdoyouneedtoworkonthemost?Listsomesamplewordsthatcauseyouproblems.___________________________________________________________________________

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2.Whatisoneaspectofpronunciationyouwouldliketoimprove?(i.e.stress,syllables,intonation,linking,slowingdown,pausingmoreoften,<-ed>or<-s>endings,etc.).Why?___________________________________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3.Whataresomeofthethingsyoucandotoimproveyourpronunciationoutsideofclass?

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ReadingGeneralStrategiesReflection

Name: Date: Task:Identifyhowoftenyouusethesereadingstrategies.

WhenIhaveproblemsreadinginEnglish,I...

1.Lookatthepictures

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2.ThinkaboutandusewhatIalreadyknow

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3.Predicttheoverallcontentormeaning

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4.Guessthemeaningofwordsfromtherestofthesentence.

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5.SkipwordsthatIdon’tknow

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6.Breakwordsintosmallerparts

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7.Lookatpunctuation(commas,parenthesis,dashes)tofinddefinitionsorexplanations.

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8.Useadictionary

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9.Lookathowtheinformationisorganized

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10.ScantofindonlytheinformationIneed

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11.Readthetextseveraltimes

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12.Askforhelp

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DiscussionQuestions:1.Whichstrategiesdoyouusethemost?Whyisthat?2.Whichstrategieswillyoutrytousemoreoften?Whyisthat?

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ReadingMaterialsReflection

Name: Date: Task:

1.Onascaleof1–10(1beingthe“easiesttoread”and10beingthe“mostdifficulttoread”),howwouldyouratethefollowing:

□ magazinearticles

□ forms

□ newspapers□ schedulesorcoursecalendars□ directories□ brochuresornotices□ instructions□ emails

□ charts,tables,graphs

2.Whydoyouthinkitisdifficulttoreadsometypesofmaterials?______________________________________________________________________________

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3.Howmuchextrareadingdoyoudooutsideoftheclassroom?Andwhattypeofmaterialsdoyouusuallyread?______________________________________________________________________________

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SpeakingTaskStrategiesReflection

Name: Date: Task:

1.Thisspeakingtaskwastooeasy/attherightlevel/toohardforme.2.Whatwaseasy?3.Whatwasdifficult?4.Whatthingsinclasshelpedyouspeakbetterthistime?

□ lookingatpictures□ learningnewwords□ talkingaboutthetopic□ reviewinggrammar/structures

□ practicingfirst□ understanding/practicingpronunciation□ listeningtoamodel

□ askingmyselfquestions

□ workingwithapartner

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SpeakingGeneralStrategiesReflection

Name: Date: Task:Identifyhowoftenyouusethesespeakingstrategies.

WhenIhaveproblemsspeakinginEnglish,I...

1.Correctmyself

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2.RephrasewhatIsaid

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3.Changethetopic

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4.Usemynativelanguage

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5.Askforhelp

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6.Usegesturesorfacialexpressions

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7.Avoidcommunicationtotallyorpartially

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8.Useasynonym

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9.SimplifywhatIwanttosay

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10.Useadescription

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11.Usepausesorutterances(Umm,uh)whilethinking

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DiscussionQuestions:1.Whichstrategiesdoyouusethemost?Whyisthat?2.Whichstrategieswillyoutrytousemoreoften?Whyisthat?

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VocabularyReflection

Name: Date: Task:

1.Didyoulearnanynewvocabulary/expressionstoday?Yes/No2.Whatweresomeofthesenewwords/expressionsthatyoulearned?1._____________________________5._______________________________2._____________________________6._______________________________3._____________________________7._______________________________4._____________________________8._______________________________4.Whenorwherecanyouusethesewordsorexpressions?5.Whatcanyoudotohelpyouremembertousethesenewwords?

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WritingGeneralStrategiesReflection

Name: Date: Task:Identifyhowoftenyouusethesewritingstrategies.

WhenIhavetroublewritinginEnglish,I…

1.TrytoplanoutmyideasbeforeIwrite

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2.Talkitthroughfirstandthenmakepoints

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3.ReviewwhatIhavewrittenbeforewritingmore

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4.Lookatothertextsandtrytoanalyzethem

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5.Askforhelp

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6.Readmyworkoutloudtolistenformistakes

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7.Avoidcommunicatingtotallyorpartially

Never

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8.Useadictionary

Never

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9.SimplifywhatIwanttosay

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10.Writeinmynativelanguage

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11.Pauseandthinkbeforecontinuingtowrite

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12.LookatanEnglishgrammarbookforhelp

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DiscussionQuestions:1.Whichstrategiesdoyouusethemost?Whyisthat?2.Whichstrategieswillyoutrytousemoreoften?Whyisthat

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WritingInventoryReflection

Name: Date:

1.LookatyourWritingInventoryand/orsamplesofyourwriting.Whichtask(s)hadthemosterrors?________________________________________________________________________

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2.Chooseoneofyourerrors.Whatistheerror?Howcanyouimprovethiserror?

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3.Inthelast______weeksinwriting,Ilearnedto...

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4.Inwriting,Iwouldliketodomore...

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