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[flyingkiwi]

Good morning all.

Yesterday I started my own English club at the high school I work at. So far I have 6 members. We spent one hour yesterday interviewing each other in English and then introducing our partners to the 'class.'

Now, we have winter vacation so I have two weeks to think about where I want to take this English club. I want to teach the students how to communicate more fluently in oral English, no more 'I'm fine thank you, and you'. I want to teach them English 'aisastsu'. And just how to communicate in English about things they are interested in.

There is no homework for this class. It is just an easygoing, eikaiwa type atmosphere for one hour a week.

I was wondering if any of you have tried having your own English club at a high school, and what did you do by way of activities (if any)? Is there any good teaching resource book i can lay my hands on?

Cheers.

[Quibby84]

I know of a school that is doing a overnight Christmas Camp...with christmas games, activities, whatever. You could charge a fee and maybe your kids will invite friends, and you could get new students! I thought it sounded like a good idea, also a good way to show them how we celebrate christmas (actually I dont know where you are from but anyways).
Also everything could be in English, which is a good opportunity for the kids to be surrounded by English for a long period of time..

[flyingkiwi]

Not really what I have in mind.

I plan to hold this club every Wednesday from 4-5. I just want some ideas as to how you would go about conducting a one hour English club every week? Would you get them to write journals, give presentations, or just talk about what interests them and teach them idoims, etc.?

Any eikaiwa teachers, especially, please let me know what you do in your classes.

[alexrocks]

I do a similar thing at a vocational school. In my case, my students are usually happy with free conversation, though if they feel inclined I have activities to do, such as teaching them how syllables work in English (very different from how they do in Japanese) and how to make haikus in English.

[flyingkiwi]