It seems that there are many sites at which one can find educational videos. While perusing Teacher Tube I found a video entitled How to Write a Persuasive Essay that, as the title enumerates, gives a brief lesson on how to write a persuasive essay.
A video such as this could be used in a writing classroom as either an activity to be used before the initial lesson for the teacher to build upon, or it could be viewed after the lesson for another point of view on the material. I think it is good for students to hear a couple of explanations for how to do something as some language or ordering of language may resonate with some students and not others.
I also think that videos may be more appealing to students than reading a book. So, when faced with a pile of homework, the video may get watched before the books get read.
Finally, although no one can be seen speaking or gesturing in this video, which is sometimes difficult for an ESL student to follow, the pictures that it uses and the view of the computer screen typing as the narrator speaks will definitely help second language students comprehend the video.
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Jason,
ReplyDeleteThe persuasive essay video was very well done. The speaker spoke at a slow, clear pace, chose an easily accessible topic and wrote out the ideas. All of these features would make this a good video for L2 learners. (Being a dog owner, I'm surprised, however, that the presenter didn't use the fact that cats use litter boxes and dogs don't as a major point for his argument).:-)
I also enjoyed a quick peek at your other videos. Frankly, I had just never thought about searching for examples of different teaching strategies. What a great idea!
Dr. Burgos