10 Observation Journal

In the end, all of these artifacts have to be about teaching. And because I am concerned about teaching this last artifact is particularly relevant. The opening paragraphs of this artifact outline a perfect scenario of CLT (Communicative Language Teaching) versus Grammar Translation Method. This was the crux of the competition that was taking place…

9 Reflection of an L2 Learner

This year has been mind blowing. I’m sure I’ve overstated this fact before. At least it feels like it. And I’ve sure I’m repeated that it’s been a year of remembering and writing. It is the first time in my life I’ve done this. I’ve never written much.  And I’ve never submitted any writing for…

8 IPA Transcription

There are some many levels on which I love this artifact. I love it for the discussion it stimulates about Mid Atlantic versus General American versus Received Pronunciation phonologies. I love it because it over emphasizes the importance of IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet). There is an IPA obsession in singing contexts. People always think Diction…

6 Plan vs Class

This is an essential artifact. It was completed for Curriculum Development. Here, I am comparing the abstract lesson plan with its manifestation in the class room. The rough plan is in the lavender cells. The class record is in list form below the cells. Of particular interest, is that this was one of the first…

5 Roundtable PPT

This was particularly fun for me. I had the opportunity to introduce to a larger audience (the TESOL community of faculty and colleagues) one of the ESP contexts I work with. This was the penultimate project for Curriculum Development. I had five minutes to define this group of students, theri particular skill sets, and outline…

4 Case Study Tenzin

This was my second assignment for Professor Thornbury’s ‘Language Analysis’ class for the 2017 summer semester. It was my third manifestation of this assignment. The first two renditions were deemed unacceptable. I was in student hell. And it was not in any way Professor Thornbury’s fault. Professor Thornbury was extremely amenable to my further renditions.…

3 Pop Quiz

This artifact really sums up what I do. I am a teacher of singing. As such, I deal with texts, and the problem of students singing texts. Central to this skill set, there are phonological and semantic concerns. This two elements are defined in music as style. Style is everything! It is what fixes a…

2 Mind Map

I loved this assignment, I love this picture and I love my library. This assignment was for Curriculum development. I cherished the excuse to go to staples and buy a 4’ x3’ whiteboard. In contrast to sitting and writing, standing and marking is freeing! There is also something about erasing with big gestures that felt…

1 Articulating Beliefs

‘Articulating beliefs’ was a great start. The goal was to set down some of the things we believe in the context of teaching. This was an early assignment for Curriculum Development. By setting down what we believe we are articulating our biases. This is crucial. I liked this assignment because I think most of the…

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