Speaking in

Academic
Context
Meeting 5: My Burning Questions
banned
words
important
Interesting
Explain
Today’s learning journey

Speaking warm-up
Topic interest, brainstorming

Speaking Challenge I
Retelling

Speaking challenge 2
Describing your burning
questions

Reflection
How do you feel so far?
In the beginning of our
course, you shared the most
valuable lesson you

today
obtained so far in your major

let’s talk about what you are

curious about?
 What are the long-term
effects of climate
How can technology enhance
change on biodiversity?
language learning in diverse
educational settings?

What are the most effective strategies

for promoting employee engagement
and retention in remote work
environments?

How can artificial intelligence and

machine learning improve financial
auditing processes?

What are the ethical

implications of data privacy
in the age of pervasive

ASK
surveillance technologies?
How can sustainable farming practices
mitigate the environmental impact of
agriculture while ensuring food security?

How do socio-economic disparities contribute to

persistent poverty cycles, and what policy
interventions are most effective in breaking these
cycles?
Questions of the day:

1. What is your burning question? (Something

that you think is important for you or the
world around you to find out)
2. How did you come of with this question?
3. Why is this question important to you?
4. How are you going to find the answer to
your question?

First
Background How
My students are diverse in terms of:
Fields 1. Read more about differentiated
Learning profile and experience instruction (journal articles, books, etc)
Culture 2. Conduct research by:
Level of English a. Observing my fellow teachers’
My teaching should be adjusted to cover teaching
their unique ways of learning b. Interviewing my fellow teachers
c. Interviewing students

How to teach
a diverse
english
Importance
classroom?
I want to make sure that I engage with my
students’ needs,
This might be a way to improve their
learning to be more effective;
Now, let’s think:
1. What is my burning question?
2. Where is this question coming from (background)
3. Why is it important?
4. How am I going to find the answer?

Task: create a main map

Retelling
In this activity, you should:

1. Make a group of two

2. You will (in turn) describe your burning
question
3. Next, you retell the information delivered by
your peer.

Speaking structure
1. Opening
2. Stating the purpose of your presentation
3. Stating the structure of your presentation
4. Explain each point
5. Stating a summary/conclusion
6. Closing
7. QnA
Today’s learning journey

Speaking warm-up
Topic interest, brainstorming

Speaking Challenge I
Retelling

Speaking challenge 2
Describing your burning
questions

Reflection
How do you feel so far?