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antgonz
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 Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject: Teaching tips |
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Okay I got here like a week ago and I am trying to fill in class time without any hard material. My boss wants me to do Presentation (speaking) and Writing. I try asking them questions like: What would you change if you were President? Who do you admire most in your life? - Questions that can make them go on for a bit without being too "school like." After that I might give them a crossword puzzle and make them use a word in a sentence with a word on the crossword list Does anyone have any ideas for me? What games are fun for these punks and how can I get them engaged? The thing is I can do what I want during class and I don't have to follow a curriculum as of yet. This might change though.
I mean doing hangman (game) gets kind of old.
There is a jumble game I can do with kids - like telephone - etelehpon - I have tried it though yet. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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| What ages and class sizes are you dealing with? |
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Fishead soup
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Since you're a newbie you'll need a lot more structure. I suggest using a textbook. |
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antgonz
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| What ages and class sizes are you dealing with? |
That is the thing they range from like 6 to 16. So some kids English is fairly strong for Korean whereas others are weak. Some of the younger ones have stronger English than the older ones. I might begin using a textbook if my boss lets me. The thing is it is a speaking and writing class so they don't need a textbook, the purpose is for them to have some sort of conversational English. |
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Fishead soup
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| What ages and class sizes are you dealing with? |
That is the thing they range from like 6 to 16. So some kids English is fairly strong for Korean whereas others are weak. Some of the younger ones have stronger English than the older ones. I might begin using a textbook if my boss lets me. The thing is it is a speaking and writing class so they don't need a textbook, the purpose is for them to have some sort of conversational English. |
Native Speaker + Korean Students= English class
When will people learn the just add water approach doesn't work. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| What ages and class sizes are you dealing with? |
That is the thing they range from like 6 to 16. So some kids English is fairly strong for Korean whereas others are weak. Some of the younger ones have stronger English than the older ones. I might begin using a textbook if my boss lets me. The thing is it is a speaking and writing class so they don't need a textbook, the purpose is for them to have some sort of conversational English. |
Well, it's important to understand how learners of different ages learn in different ways. The younger ones are capable of much more implicit learning, whereas the older ones, espcially in Korea, are usually *not* predisposed to implicit learning but have much higher cognative awareness. Re: writing, bear in mind that many of them may not be very good at writing in Korean, so things that seem obvious to you may require lots of explanation from you.
As a starting point I'd drop a few hundred dollars on a variety of EFL books and start experimenting with what works for what age group. Do you have any A/V resources? |
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Whistleblower
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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I like to use the Cambridge Copy Collection and there is wide variety of books that you can use to improve young learner's ability with English. Have a look at the following books to purchase:
Primary Activity Box by Caroline Nixon and Michael Tomlinson
Beginner to Intermediate
Primary Communication Box by Caroline Nixon and Michael Tomlinson
Beginner to Intermediate
Primary Grammar Box by Caroline Nixon and Michael Tomlinson
Beginner to Intermediate
Primary Pronunciation Box by Caroline Nixon and Michael Tomlinson
Beginner to Intermediate
Primary Reading Box by Caroline Nixon and Michael Tomlinson
Beginner to Intermediate
Primary Vocabulary Box by Caroline Nixon and Michael Tomlinson
Beginner to Intermediate
I have used the books and they were very popular with kids. You can make games and laminate them for later. Soon you will have all the kids chatting in English. Finally, kids are stimulated very easily and loose interest very quickly try to use a variety of games and activities to keep their interest. I suggest drawing the alphabet letters for the lower learners and let them stick them on the wall. You can also use wordsearch puzzles and songs where they fill in the gap for more advanced younger learners.
Kids are great but you need to know what you are doing and if you know what to do then the kids will respect and look up to you. If you have any other questions, please ask. |
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antgonz
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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No just pdf files from the internet. I might dl some. |
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Whistleblower
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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One more thing, have a look at the following website to learn more about methodology and creating or writing lesson plans.
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ |
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