ECRIF

Question 1

What is a Framework?

Answer 1

1) Is an overall plan or design that helps us organize a lesson or a unit.
2) TESOL frameworks usually divide the lesson into different stages,and each stage serves a different purpose within the lesson.

Question 2

When was ECRIF developed? By whom?

Answer 2

Was developed by Josh Kurzweil and Mary Sholl between 2004 and 2005.

Question 3

What is the main focus of ECRIF

Answer 3

It is interested about how students learnmore than what teachers should do in class.
It focuses on the learning process that students go through.

Question 4

The purpose of ECRIF is..

Answer 4

To describe Learning and Teaching from the students’ perspectives.

Question 5

ECRIF is good for…

Answer 5

1) Lesson planning and material adaptation.( reflecting for action)
2) Assessing where students are in their learning.(reflecting in action)
3) Reflecting on students’ learning after carrying out a lesson.(reflecting on action)

Question 6

ECRIF Stages are..

Answer 6

Encounter, Clarify, Remember, Internalize, Fluency

Question 7

ENCOUNTER

Answer 7

1) the first time when the learner encounters a new information or a lge item.
2) it is distinguished by 3 aspects: paying attention, noticing the new info, understanding the new info.
3) Teacher must provide a context/ background to activate prior knowledge.

Question 8

What are the aspects of ENCOUNTER?

Answer 8

1) Paying attention
2) noticing the new information.
3) understanding the new information.

Question 9

CLARIFY

Answer 9

1) Students make sense of the new lge item and its use.
2) they try to use the lge item in a context.
3) They test their theories about the lge through asking questions.
4) Teachers can check their comprehension through comprehension questions

Question 10

REMEMBER

Answer 10

1) The info is stored in the short-term memory.

2) The learner tries to remember the lge item through repitition, drills, practice…etc.

Question 11

INTERNALIZE

Answer 11

1) Learner moves info from short-term memory to the long-term memory.
2) Students can use the new knowledge in context without the help of the teacher or any materials.
3) this stage includes less controlled practice like information gaps, guessing games, short answers.

Question 12

FLUENCY

Answer 12

1) Students can use the new info spontaneously.

2) Students can use the info in contexts fluently.

Question 13

Questions to ask when making an ECRIF Lesson Plan
Hint:
- ENCOUNTER=3,
- CLARIFY=1,
- REMEMBER and INTERNALIZE=1,
- FLUENCY= 1

Answer 13

1) How will students encounter the target lge?
2) In what context?
3) How will I make students activate their prior knowledge?
4) How will thye understand the new lge?
5) How will they REMEMBER and INTERNALIZE the new lge ?
6) What kind of communicative tasks will give students a chance to use the new lge fluently?