This document outlines a proposed project to use ICT tools like computers, the internet, and presentation software to teach English to Ukrainian students. It would involve dividing students into groups to research topics, conduct interviews, collect information online, and create presentations. The goals are to improve English skills while developing research, collaboration, and presentation abilities. Students would go through preparation, research, creation, and presentation stages. The project aims to make English learning more engaging for students and in line with educational standards.
3. THE RELEVANCE OF THE
PROJECT:
The current stage of education in Ukraine requires new methods of teaching for it's
development. Among other is usage of ICT. It develops the ability to extract information from
various sources, process it using modern computer technology, creates an environment that
contributes to the natural need to communicate in a foreign language.
The project is a form of work on current technologies that allows the student to apply the
accumulation of knowledge on the subject. Students broaden their horizons, the boundaries of
language, gain the experience from practical use, learn to listen to English, to hear and to
understand each other while presenting projects. Students work with dictionaries, computer,
thus creating the possibility of direct contact with the authentic language, which is not
possible only through a textbook lesson in the classroom.
Children up to 12 are very dynamic and eager to prove their capacity of successfully fulfilling
any assigned task. They usually enjoy learning, but not in a monotonous environment. They
need their creativity and imagination to be challenged and they need a learning process more
close to the way they naturally learn daily. The idea of sitting down at a desk and keeping
the attention focused to a person or to a book is almost unnatural when it comes to
children. A lesson in a book is usually illustrated by 2 or 4 pages with some static images
which may look interesting for few minutes but they are not able to keep the child’s
interests longer. A child that has to sit down and listen is restrained to a passive position
and he will lose quickly interest and motivation. The solution to this serious problem
that may explain why a lot of children fail in having the traditional school success is
using
4. The integration of the ICTs to teach languages presents both advantages
and disadvantages for teachers as well as learners, just as the use of any
other material.
Among the advantages noticed:
· the possibility of extending the learning experience beyond the
classroom walls.
· increased motivation.
· more interaction both teacher-students and students-students.
· flexibility (in terms of topics, timing, learning styles).
· development of collaborative work.
· increased students’ participation.
5.
6. educational:
to use new vocabulary from the topic while working in groups;
to use the knowledge and skills in a new situation;
to use the Internet for information search;
to make the project and to present the results of the research;
to be able to compare their projects and evaluate their language skills;
to work in a group;
to interview other students.
to surf the Internet, use the applications Word, Power Point, make
presentations and publications;
improve skills of work with articles from English- language sites;
to understand the basic content of the newspaper, journal articles, popular
science publications and journalistic styles;
to get information from advertisements, prospectuses, reviewing significant
in terms of text;
to collect, analyze and discuss information;
7. developmental:
- to form the ability briefly and clearly present the results of the
research;
- to develop communication and socio cultural competence, ability
to cooperate in the
implementation of collective project;
- to demonstrate ideas, thoughts, make conclusions by using text and
pictures.
8. practical:
to summarize all the material on the topic fashion;
to teach students to do the research by themselves;
to teach pupils how to use studied vocabulary and information they've got to
make creative presentation;
9. social:
establish a greater sense of
awareness of good leadership skills;
provide activities that invite positive team
dynamics;
organize a student team action plan,
with all members clear on their roles
and responsibilities;
work with others towards a shared vision;
listen and communicate confidently within the design team and the entire
class ;
develop an understanding of themselves and
others’ personal talents, strengths and interests.
10. Cultural:
to cultivate positive attitude to English
language;
to nurture a sense of responsibility and mutual
support;
to nurture the culture of communication and
diligence.
11. THE STATE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
AND CURRICULUM:
-curriculum for 5-9 grades of secondary schools (New
State Standard of basic and secondary education);
-the state educational standard of basic and secondary
education.
12. EXPECTED RESULTS:
-improve pupils' English skills
-increase interest of students to study English.
-form the ability to use research methods,
gather information, analyze it, to be able to make
conclusions.
-creating conditions for the development of abilities
of students.
13. THE SUCCES CRITERIA
The project will be considered truly successful if the results are going to be used by
other students and teachers of English.
14. REQUIRED SKILLS:
-knowledge of linguistic and grammatical structure of
English and basic skills in online programs
Word, Power Point;
-to be able to open a web page with a given address in the
browser, find online information on the
theme, choose a strategy of finding information
on the Internet, create, open and save documents,
software for creating slide and stream presentations
and publications format fonts and paragraphs, copy
and move text fragments using and without using
the clipboard, within the same or between different
documents, find and replace pieces of text automatically
check the spelling of text documents and correct errors
in automated mode;
-teamwork abilities.
16. STUDENTS' ACTIVITY:
Group 1: interviews school children about their difficulties with English
language.
Group 2: makes the research and presentation on the topic “PHONETICS WITH
ICT IS EASY. MY FAVOURITE SOUND”;
Group 3: works on presentation “READING WITH ICT CAN BE
FUN. MY FAVOURITE ENGLISH AUTHOR”;
Group 4: researches about “WAYS TO IMPROVE MY ENGLISH”
18. PREPARATORY STAGE:
At this stage the teacher presents the theme of the project, aims, tasks. Explains the
importance for each participant to be active in a project work. Students are divided into groups. It
is important to do that in nice, friendly atmosphere, considering children's preferences.
Each group divides the tasks between themselves and selects the leader.
The leader is responsible for the final result of the project, so it's very important to choose a
person everyone may rely on.
At this point students are gathering information and all the rest of the materials they
might need Internet resources. Children discuss any questions they have with a teacher.
19. MAIN STAGE:
Learning educational materials offered within the project.
Conducting the research by students.
Interviewing pupils, adjustment of the working groups.
Collecting of photographic materials on the project.
Discussion of the collected material.
Analyzing and arranging the information.
Saving the results in Word.
Making the plan of the presentation.
Arranging the results of the research by using selected tool presentations.
20. FINAL STAGE:
Each group gives the most interesting material for the booklet project.
Create a booklet.
Discussion and arranging documents for the project.
Preparing students to oral presentations of their work.
Testing the ability of students to answer questions from the audience.
Summing up the work.
21. PRESENTATION:
Presentation of the project is in a form of a final conference with parents and reflection
according to the results of the project.
Presentation of the project (the conference with discussion of the findings and obtained
conclusions in the form of a booklet).
Conclusion making:
a video with photos of students who carry out tasks of the project for final review and as
preconditions for discussions in class.
22. EVALUATION CRITERIA
Evaluation of presentations created by students on the
following criteria:
Completeness;
Clarity;
Informational;
Registration;
Evidence;
Visibility;
Each participant's activity according to his abilities;
Ability to present the project.