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WHAT _____ THIS?

THAW EAR STHEE?

HOW MANY LEGS __________ CREEPERS GOT?

BLOCKS / PICK / CAN / ENDERMEN / UP ?

Quiz

IS HEROBRINE A/AN GOOD PERSON?

ARE VILLAGERS D_N_E_O_S?

CAN/ARE YOU FLY IN SURVIVAL MODE?

CAN YOU USE ENDERPEARLS IN P_CK_T _DITI_N?

This quiz is an example of how the theme of Minecraft might be used to practise certain language items.

http://videojemmy.com/player/45

The 'unplugged/DOGME' approach is roughly about making learning more relevant to our learners' and our own lives. If you want to know more about it, google it, or there are great courses, see the links.

Why?

http://itdi.pro/itdihome/learning-space.php

http://www.sol.org.uk/programmes-for-teachers/

  • small town edupreneuring
  • desperate quest for inspiring content
  • chattery delinquents
  • meaning, motivation

Syllabi

My unique teaching environment means that a also try to find more and more entertaining ways of teaching Englis, just like this gentleman here:

https://ska2015.wordpress.com/tag/david-fisher/

Not only did I buy the game after Filip's presentation, but also joined the EVO Monecraft Mooc in January:

http://advanceducation.blogspot.sk/2015/02/evo-minecraft-mooc-how-it-came-about.html

Barbi Bujtás

http://itdi.pro/stephenkrashen.php

www.sdkrashen.com

The video quiz at the beginnig of the session is an example of exploiting online videos that will most probably catch your learners' attention and make them acquire language.

http://videojemmy.com/player/45

The platform (http://videojemmy.com) allows YOU to create similar video quizzes.

http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Minecraft_Wiki

  • What is Minecraft?
  • Why to use Minecraft in TEFL?
  • How to harness the game and its cult with mainstream syllabi?
  • Beyond grammar and vocab items

If you want to know more about compelling input and nontargeted input, search here:

  • enhanced Lego
  • non-typical but digital game
  • players stuck to the screen
  • community and subculture
  • imbalance of skills
  • grammar and vocab-heavy
  • test focused
  • fails to address the most vulnerable learners
  • TEST-FOCUSED! AAAARGH!

A bit more about why I like Minecraft on my blog: http://rbie.blogspot.hu/2015/09/minecraft-is-enhanced-lego-p.html

Barbi Bujtás

Workshop overview

http://bit.ly/1LasrFS

barbyorama@gmail.com

  • acquisition (compelling input)
  • communicative need
  • 21st century skills
  • CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)

A bit of text about what makes me use Minecraft:

http://rbie.blogspot.hu/2015/10/why-minecraft.html

Thank you very much :)

http://www.slideshare.net/barbyorama/thereisarepresentinglessonplan-1

Worksheets, lesson plans

Beyond...

Minecraft is used by schools, check http://minecraftedu.com/

http://www.slideshare.net/barbyorama/mobsstickerslessonplan-1

Let some Minecraft in

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