Planning an Immersion English Institute for Pre-service and In- service Teachers

Debra Burgess

Stefany Maira Espinel Chávez

Verónica Mariela Huamán Barriga

Talking Heads

What opportunities do your

students have to practice

English with native speakers

outside of the classroom in

authentic situations?

Goals

Learn to design and implement a three or five day ELT themed based immersion institute for pre service and in service teachers

Explore best practices that focus on communicative approaches, integrated language skills and culturally relevant lessons

Why an Immersion Institute?

Few opportunities for students and teachers to interact in the target language and gain communicative and social confidence.

Little exposure to the target culture.

“Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.”

Thomas Alva Edison

Inspiration

Perspiration

Proposal and presentation Planning Location Recruitment of Students Budget Curriculum Scheduling

What kind of issues or obstacles might

you need to consider in your planning?

“Begin with the End in Mind”Stephen Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Students:

Gain communicative and social confidence in English

Lesson Planning

Teachers:

plan curriculum and model and implement appropriate lessons using communicative based activities

deliver lessons that are culturally relevant and emphasize tolerance and appreciation of both Peruvian and United States cultures.

Planning

“In my opinion, we as English teachers have to

focus not only on ‘teaching English,’ but also how this language could be applied

and how it is going to change their lives.”

-Carlos Choquehuanca

Monday-Feb. 3- Travel Tuesday-Feb. 4-Tradition/Culture

Wednesday- Feb. 5- Environment

Thursday- Feb. 6-Leaders Friday- Feb. 7-Conclusion

Vacations Food/Holidays (Rosario) Pollution/Animals (Jony) Qualities/Skills (Rodrigo) Reflective Writing (Debra)

Seasons (Rosario) Music (Micah) 3 Rs (Verónica) Leaders in History/Today Final Lesson Plan

Clothing (Evelyn) Sports/Games (Verónica) Global Warming (Morgan) Teacher as Leader (Evelyn) Final Community Building

Debriefing- LP Debriefing- LP Debriefing- LP Debriefing- LP

Theme: School’s Out, Learning is In

Theme Ideas?

What themes or topic would you choose to organize an immersion institute in your country?

“My experience at Camp Joy was so fantastic

because I learned many topics and different dynamics that each teacher showed.”

-Tania Denos

Types of Production

Monday: Informative Writing Tuesday: Narrative Writing/Storytelling Wednesday: Persuasive Writing/Speech Thursday:

Discourse/Informative/Persuasive Speech

Friday: Reflective/Educational Writing

Hour8:30 a.m

AssemblyDebra and Robert

9-9:55 Language Class

Debra/Rodrigo-AssemblyGroup #1

Ryan/ElenaGroup #2

Micah /RosarioGroup #3

Morgan/VerónicaGroup #4

Evelyn/StefanyGroup #5

10-10:55Activity

Vacations Robert/RyanGroup #1 & 2

Seasons Rosario/MorganGroup #3 & 4

Clothing Evelyn/ElenaGroup #5

11:00-11:55 VacationsRyan/RobertGroup #5

Seasons Rosario/Morgan/RodrigoGroup #1 &2

Clothing Stefany/Elena/MicahGroup #3 & 4

12:00-12:30 LUNCH

12:35-1:30 VacationsRobert/StefanyGroup #3&4

Seasons Rosario/RodrigoGroup #5

Clothing Verónica/ElenaGroup #1 & 2

1:30-2:30 p.m. Debriefing-Lesson Planning

Debra/Rodrigo-AssemblyGroup #1

RyanGroup #2

Micah Group #3

Morgan/VerónicaGroup #4

Evelyn/StefanyGroup #5

Daily Schedule and TopicsTravel

Assembly

Language Class

Activity Classes

Activity Classes

Debriefing/Lesson Planning

Monday-Feb. 3- Travel Tuesday-Feb. 4-Tradition/Culture

Wednesday- Feb. 5- Environment

Thursday- Feb. 6-Leaders Friday- Feb. 7-Conclusion

Vacations Food/Holidays (Rosario) Pollution/Animals (Jony) Qualities/Skills (Rodrigo) Reflective Writing (Debra)

Seasons (Rosario) Music (Micah) 3 Rs (Verónica) Leaders in History/Today Final Lesson Plan

Clothing (Evelyn) Sports/Games (Verónica) Global Warming (Morgan) Teacher as Leader (Evelyn) Final Community Building

Debriefing- LP Debriefing- LP Debriefing- LP Debriefing- LP

Theme: School’s Out, Learning is In

CHALLENGES

Location Staffing Food Dates Technology

What our Students Taught Us

“From the first day, I felt really happy, everyone here was kind. All these people

made me feel more comfortable with my

English, and now I can say that I feel prepared to be a

proud English teacher.”

-Dayane Villanueva

This experience was like being over the moon. It was meaningful. Teachers, co facilitators in one way they are awesome. This kind of opportunities make us grow as teachers as humans and also as a country

Three Day Residential Immersion

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Five Day vs. Three Day

PROSFive Days:

Ss had more time to organize different types of lesson plans in the five days

More topics and information to share

More processing time

Three Days:

Level of Language

Residential Setting

More time for collaboration at night

Rich for intercultural exchange

CONSThree Day:

Less time for lesson planning and themes

Expense and travel

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a

fire.”

-William Butler Yeats

Contacts

Debra A. Burgess, Ed.D

Senior English Language Fellow

ecuadream@charter.net

Verónica Huamán Barriga, Instructor, IESPA

vero_aqp1@hotmail.com

Stefany Espinal Chávez, Instructor, UNSA

stefmaira@gmail.com