Unit 4: The Power of Language

Class of Senior Learners

6.0 Application Task


Step A

Taking into consideration what you discussed during the online tutorial, plan a sequence of activities (20-30 minutes) for either your individual language learner or language learning group that uses a multi-sensory approach to learning.

To help with your planning, fill in this  teaching template (Word 2007 document9.4 KB)  (Word document download) for structuring the activity and incorporating important aspects such as: 

  • The multi-sensory aspects and approach you will use in this activity
  • The optimal learning environment for this activity
  • The resources/materials you want to use for this activity
  • The vocabulary items you want to use
  • Any cultural information you want to convey
  • What you will do and what the senior learner/s will do
  • How you want to establish the success of the activity for each individual learner

To help you with your planning, have a look at an  example of a multi-sensory activity plan (PDF document56.0 KB) .

Step B

Post a description of your planned learning activities and any explanations or thoughts about it in the Unit 4 Forum.  Read and comment constructively on at least one post by a fellow student.