StAIR Report CEP 811 1. What is the main objective of your StAIR, and how is it linked to your curriculum standards? The main objective here is to enable beginner students to describe what people are wearing using patterns, colors, clothing items and the present continuous. The curriculum states that “… students will be able to use English to a purposeful end … and that students will be able to use English to convey meaning accurately…” This StAIR develops students’ ability to use English meaningfully in real life situations .
2. How is your StAIR designed? The StAIR is very straightforward. It does the following sequentially: 1. It teaches 11 basic colors. (black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, white and yellow) 2. It tests on these 11 basic colors. 3. It teaches 19 clothing items. (belt, cap, coat, dress, hat, jacket, pullover, scarf, shirt, shoes, shorts, skirt, socks, suit, tie, trousers, T-shirt and glasses – although the last is an accessory) 4. It tests on these 19 clothing items. 5. It presents a variety of colored clothes. 6. It tests on this variety. 7. It teaches 6 patterns. (plain, spotted, checked, striped, flowery and patterned) 8. It tests on these 6 patterns. 9. It presents a variety of patterned colored clothes. 10. It tests on this variety. 11. It teaches the Present Continuous. 12. It tests on the Present Continuous. 13. Finally, it provides a Comprehensive Test that checks students’ understanding by giving them multiple choice answers.
Created by: Jean-Claude Aura
Date: February 2009
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