What is Flipped Learning?
The teaching approach that I have recently been implementing in a Japanese high school is Flipped Learning. Flipped Learning is a lesson framework, which aims to increase students’ engagement and learning by flipping the traditional lesson procedure. In Flipped Learning, students complete homework (usually in the form of lecture videos) prior to the class and engage during the class in student-centered activities based on the pre-acquired knowledge. Flipped Learning has been becoming popular over the last decade not limited to English language teaching but also in general education. Learn more about Flipped Learning by watching the videos below.
What is a Flipped Classroom like?
Although Flipped Learning and Flipped Classroom are sometimes used interchangeably, the latter refers to a classroom where Flipped Learning is implemented. In a Flipped Classroom, there is no need for the teacher to give a lecture during the class, so all the lesson time can be saved for student-centered output activities. The sample lesson below contains four activities: 1) Small Talk, 2) a Grammar Quiz: Kahoot!, 3) Interview Activity, and 4) Speech Activity; except Small Talk, all the activities are based on a lecture video and homework that students completed in advance. See a sample lesson video, PowerPoint, and worksheets below to see what a Flipped Classroom is like.
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Resources for Flipped Learning
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Will Flipped Learning be Effective?
Flipped Learning research in language classrooms is still in the process of development, but it has a great potential for enhancing students’ engagement and learning. See the brief summary of the action research that I conducted in a Japanese high school showing the potential benefits of Flipped Learning, such as the increase in students' motivation toward English learning and their oral output.
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