Let's Go to Yellowstone National Park!

【Project Name】:
Let’s Go to Yellowstone National park!


【Link】:

http://play.ncu.edu.tw/team2



【Participants】:
The participants of English level are intermediate level.
The range of participants is from Senior high school to freshmen in college.

【Objectives】:
1. Participants can be motivated to learn more about Yellowstone.
2. Participants can practice listening and reading skills.
3. Participants can learn and love English more while they “play” and “interact” with it.

【Language activities】:
A. Things to Know
1. Basic Information:
【Materials】: Background introduction text.
【Task】: Reading
【Resources】: http://www.nps.gov/yell/

2. Weather:
【Materials】: Weather information text/power point slices
【Activity】: Choose your favorite weather to go to Yellowstone.
【Task】: Reading
【Resources】: http://www.nps.gov/yell/

3. Safety:
【Materials】: YouTube clips/ Introduction text
【Activity】: Think about the simulation of encountering wild animals.
【Task】: Reading/ Listening.
【Resources】: http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=PNvTHOrTf_Y
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=VkwoYsbAv34&NR=1
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=OssNau9_NxI

B. Things to Do
1. Day Hikes:
【Materials】: YouTube clips / power point slices
【Activity】: Help Bryan to find his hiking equipment!
【Task】: Reading/ Listening/Pictures-words Matching
【Resources】: http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=yd1moZfslWI

2. Camping:
【Materials】: YouTube clips / power point slices
【Activity】: Are you a camp expert?
【Task】: Reading/Listening/True or False Choosing
【Resources】: http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=lCzOu9H22bM

3. Seeing Animals:
【Materials】: YouTube clips / power point slices/Pictures
【Activity】: Animals recognition
【Task】: Reading/Listening/ Images-words Matching
【Resources】: http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=rqMYFrE6uSI
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=dsrFw-B0lec
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=luPLv0rhaOQ

C. Where to Eat
1. Basic Introduction:
【Materials】: Introduction text / power point slices
【Task】: Reading
【Resources】: http://www.nps.gov/yell/

2. Dining Room:
【Materials】: Record / power point slices
【Activity】: Help Sam & Vicky Remind the Details of the Restaurant!
【Task】: Reading/Listening/Multiple choices
【Resources】: Self-record

【Online Training Process】:
A. Things to Know
1. Basic Information:
2. Weather:
3. Safety:
B. Things to Do
1. Day Hikes:
2. Camping:
3. Seeing Animals:
C. Where to Eat
1. Basic Introduction:
2. Dining Room:


【Finding】:

Even though it is the English website, it still can use native language, Chinese as a help for learners to undersatand the meaning more. Take the seeing animals activity for example. I found out that though the learners could comprehend the basic idea of the animal by the visual aid, some of them did not know the exat name of the animal. By providing native language, it will help them understand more and have more impression on it.