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An English teacher asks their group of 16-year-old students...
Ano:
2025
An English teacher asks their group of 16-year-old students to read the internet post “Top 10 Educational Blogs for Teens” and decide on one of the blogs to follow during the semester. After going through the material, the group chooses blog #6 Science News for Students, which is introduced as follows:
#6 Science News for Students
Created by the Society for Science, this blog is dedicated to promoting a love for science in teenagers by presenting complex topics in a clear and understandable manner. It covers a wide range of scientific subjects, from biology and chemistry to astronomy and environmental science.
What is so special about Science News for Students is its well-written, easy-to-understand content that not only informs but also inspires. It gives young learners the opportunity to stay updated on the latest scientific advancements, encouraging their curiosity and critical thinking.
https://www.nshss.org/resources/blog/blog-posts/top-10-educational-blogs-for-teens. Acesso em 22.04.2025. Adaptado
In order to decide on the objectives for the unit on the blog “Science News for Students”, the teacher resorts to the following chart on learning strategies.
Learning Strategies
STRATEGY | DEFINITION |
Set goals | Develop personal objectives for a task |
Self-assessment | Judge how well you are doing/did on the task |
Plan how to study | Arrange for conditions that help you learn |
Ask if it Makes Sense | Check understanding and production to keep track of progress and identify problems |
Selectively Attend/ scanning | Identification of specific information |
Transfer | Use previously acquired linguistic knowledge |
Personalize/ contextualize | Relate information to personal experiences |
Inference | Make guesses based on previous knowledge/ use context clues |
Ask Questions to Clarify | Ask for verification. Pose questions to self |
CHAMOT, Anna et al. The learning strategies handbook: creating independent learners. New York: Longman, 1999. Adaptado.
Apart from teaching reading in English, the teacher is also highly concerned with developing their students” autonomy as learners. Considering that the option for the blog Science News for Students resulted from negotiation between the group and not necessarily from individual interests, the teacher will help promote their students” autonomy if, for the work with the blog, proposes that they
A
establish some personal language and content objectives for following the blog and learning from it.
B
translate excerpts from the blog and ask a classmate to assess how well the task has been performed.
C
follow the blog with the aim of identifying specific information, as detailed comprehension of an authentic text will be impossible for them.
D
translate the blog passages that they have difficulties with and, while doing so, ask for language clarification from the teacher.
E
personalize their reading in the sense that they should worry about reading only the passages they feel capable of.