PowerPoint has become a popular instructional aid in current English teaching. This is because PowerPoint can arouse students' interest by presenting various materials.
In the comprehension of English texts, Korean students generally try to translate English into Korean in accordance with the word order of Korean language, As a result, the comprehension of English texts is made in a regressive way, which results in slower reading. In order to enhance the reading speed, it is necessary for students to practice progressive reading. Also, while reading English texts, most readers' eyes tend to look at one word at a time, which actually cuts down on the reading speed. Reading by the sense group of as many words as possible at a glance, however, can help a reader more efficiently in less time.
the technique of making PPT's fade-away can force a reader's eyes to move fast. Through this technique, it is possible to make a line of the texts disappear on the screen and make another line appear, which enables a reader to sweep the words across each and every line of the reading material smoothly without regression.
Many educational teaching methods and programs have been introduced in the field of Korean English Education. However, only a few typical teaching style are utilized in usual text books. If some students are not interested in, or good at, those activities, it is hard to expect their effective reading comprehension of English to improve.
For this reason, I would like to suggest a PPT with multimedia technique by means of having every elementary school,secondary school student do meaningful and transcendental activities, based on Blended Learning with PPT, which is combined multimedia, not just reading and understanding intelligences. In this respect, a Blended learning model constructed with blended activities is expected to enable students with their own characteristics, interests and aptitudes to have opportunities to acquire English effectively and efficiently.
I would like to suggest that a Blended Learning constructed with various activities helps students improve their reading comprehension of English, so that they can access English more easily.
I have been making the lesson using PPT: The first stage is using PPT with self-contents. The stage of development is divided into three stages of textbook, association quiz and game. The textbook stage is composed of reading comprehension activities using a PPT screen. The association quiz stage is also composed of PPT screen in the my direction and management using every section of the quiz to confirming students' comprehension. The game stage is composed of presentation activities using various games as main subject of learning.
I also have been using other technique styles as the conception of network with PPT technique in order that the blended learning in three techniques is constructed in participation and assessment. The first PPT technique is activities using a video clips. The second technique is using a music task with PPT. The third technique is using a reading task with PPT. Consequently, students are supposed to do activities, help and complement each other reciprocally, so that they can use interpersonal intelligence.
Such techniques using PPT are expected to enable every student to have opportunities for effective and efficient acquisition of English reading comprehension through experiencing activities in which students' interests and participation are used.
Cordially yours
Choi
Dear Choi! I believe that Interactive lectures with PPT will give students opportunities to read more and to improve reading comprehension level. If students read faster, it does not mean that they understand faster. I think that readings and discussion on topics will improve their reading comprehension level. It's great that we could create our PPT! We will use it in our practice. Thanks again for your excellent example of the Quiz! It was done great! Thanks for productive discussion in a week! The best, Natalia
ReplyDeleteHi Choi,
ReplyDeleteyou are very fortunate to have the opportunity of using so much technology in your classes. I agree that PPTs are really effective in engaging the students in their acquisition. Beside the use of cooperative learning and the use of interpersonal intelligence, you may also add the competitive element, because as far as I have seen in my activity, they are very stimulated by this and they totally involve in the activity.
All the best, Laura- Cristiana