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newyorkbunny
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 Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:05 am Post subject: Party Time! |
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Hi Everyone,
I have a dilemma of sorts 
I need to organise a classroom party for 40 university students. Does anyone have ideas on how to make this a success? What kinds of games should we play? Theme ideas? Decorations...???
I am always nervous when it comes to organising such events - and yes, I realise it is a rather small do, but I am doing this on my own and I would love for my students to really enjoy themselves.
Any advice/input would be truly truly appreciated 
Kind regards,
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yamanote senbei
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| If they're over 20, one word: alcohol. |
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PAULH
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| Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:04 am Post subject: Re: Party Time! |
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| newyorkbunny wrote: |
Hi Everyone,
I have a dilemma of sorts
I need to organise a classroom party for 40 university students. Does anyone have ideas on how to make this a success? What kinds of games should we play? Theme ideas? Decorations...???
I am always nervous when it comes to organising such events - and yes, I realise it is a rather small do, but I am doing this on my own and I would love for my students to really enjoy themselves.
Any advice/input would be truly truly appreciated
Kind regards,
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Dont you think they are a bit old for games? they are not 8.
One I did with freshman college students, (all female) was a kind of charades, where they were in pairs and they had to act out movie titles using only gestures. the rest had to guess what the movie title was. Makes for some great improvising. |
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newyorkbunny
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| Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:51 am Post subject: |
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Thank you for your suggestions (though alcohol is unfortunately prohibited) 
When I posted earlier, I was going through a mental blank but I have it all sorted now.
First is pass the parcel (littered with English questions), then there is Twister (an ESL version of sorts), Who am I and Paul's good suggestion of charades (which I love!!). With lots of nice food, a few Aussie posters on the walls and some pop music in the background, I'm sure we'll all have a blast.
Although my students are not babies, they nonetheless appreciate a good laugh and a chance to let their hair down. Being Japanese, they also don't mind a bit of kitsch - I must say that I am rather partial towards it too (being Asian myself may have something to do with it). 
Thanks again and if anyone has held a similar event, do let me know what worked for you!! |
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sallycat
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| Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| brooke pain might have some ideas |
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Apsara
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| Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:23 am Post subject: |
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I have been to parties with Japanese people of all ages and they do seem to like games- this is the country where grown women wear Hello Kitty and Mickey Mouse accessories remember, there doesn't seem to be an age limit on that either!
Recently I was at a party where we did that 20 questions type game where you have the name of a famous person on a Post-it on your back and have to guess who you are by asking yes-no questions. You can do it while drinking and chatting with people so it doesn't have to be all organised. Names like Koizumi, Bush and Brad Pitt go down well.
It took me back to my eikaiwa days, I'm sure we did that one in the Nova Voice room at some point.  |
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Sour Grape
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| Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:29 am Post subject: |
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| newyorkbunny wrote: |
| Twister (an ESL version of sorts) |
Tell us more - how can the great game of Twister be given an ES/FL slant? |
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PAULH
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| Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:48 am Post subject: |
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| Sour Grape wrote: |
| newyorkbunny wrote: |
| Twister (an ESL version of sorts) |
Tell us more - how can the great game of Twister be given an ES/FL slant? |
Give the commands and instructions in English, not in Japanese. |
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Sour Grape
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| Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:40 am Post subject: |
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| Is that it? I was hoping for more of a revelation than that. |
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PAULH
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| Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:50 am Post subject: |
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| Sour Grape wrote: |
| Is that it? I was hoping for more of a revelation than that. |
Playing Twister is not rocket science. im not sure what you were expecting. A whole teaching pedagogy based on how to play a party game? |
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Sour Grape
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| Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:41 am Post subject: |
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| PAULH wrote: |
| Sour Grape wrote: |
| Is that it? I was hoping for more of a revelation than that. |
Playing Twister is not rocket science. im not sure what you were expecting. A whole teaching pedagogy based on how to play a party game? |
I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting either  . I'm well aware of how to play twister. It's just that the way newyorkbunny phrased it made me wonder if he / she had come up with a good activity that I hadn't heard of. I'm always on the lookout for new ideas and games.
Explaining the rules in English would occur to anyone who worked in EFL and could just as easily be done with any game ever invented. Also "right hand on red" is not going to stretch too many university students IMO.
Edited to add - sorry newyorkbunny for taking your thread off topic. Paulh, please just disregard my posts on this thread - the question was actually for newyorkbunny. |
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newyorkbunny
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| Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 5:15 am Post subject: |
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I actually found instructions on how one could play twister in Japan (as Japanese are not fond of close proximity to one another).
There will be a directions announcer who will call out the instructions in English. The object of the game is for a person from one of two teams to reach the last row of the mat without falling. Then it's the 2nd team's turn. If a student falls, then they miss a turn and it goes to the other team.
When a student reaches the 6th row, the teacher calls out three questions in English. For their team to get a point, the student needs to answer all three.
So it is a bit of a twist on an old game suitable for Japanese students of English.
I will try and find the website again where I came across the above. It was really good!
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newyorkbunny
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| Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 5:18 am Post subject: |
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| Apsara wrote: |
I have been to parties with Japanese people of all ages and they do seem to like games- this is the country where grown women wear Hello Kitty and Mickey Mouse accessories remember, there doesn't seem to be an age limit on that either!
Recently I was at a party where we did that 20 questions type game where you have the name of a famous person on a Post-it on your back and have to guess who you are by asking yes-no questions. You can do it while drinking and chatting with people so it doesn't have to be all organised. Names like Koizumi, Bush and Brad Pitt go down well.
It took me back to my eikaiwa days, I'm sure we did that one in the Nova Voice room at some point. |
Hey, I'm still into Hello Kitty! I carry HK pencil cases, mobile phone chains, holders, etc. You name it, I have it!!
That's one of the myriad of reasons I love Japan. Everything is so cute.
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mrjohndub
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| newyorkbunny wrote: |
| Japanese are not fond of close proximity to one another |
Bill Lumberg: "Yeah.........." |
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newyorkbunny
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Sorry, that one was lost on me. |
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