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Enigma
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 Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:40 am Post subject: Fun activities for low-level adult classes |
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I'm now teaching mostly adult classes, and it's quite a change from the kids (good and bad). My adult classes are mostly women in their 20s with a few middle/high school girls. Many of the students are quite shy, and so I'm looking for some suggestions for activities that they might enjoy, taking into account their shyness.
Most of my classes are 4 to 8 students, and I thought maybe some of you would have activities you've done that have been successful with your students.
I appreciate any suggestions you can offer.
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Dude Ranch
Joined: 04 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:39 am Post subject: Re: Fun activities for low-level adult classes |
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Social topics have worked well whenever I teach females. Anything to do with celebs, musicians, pop culture, debates about plastic surgery, etc. Now how could you organize this into an activity? I don't know. Maybe get some American magazines like Cosmo that women back home read and then photo copy some good articles, distribute them to class, and then get each one to read a section at a time. After it is done (and during) start up discussions
| Enigma wrote: |
| I'm now teaching mostly adult classes, and it's quite a change from the kids (good and bad). |
can you tell us a bit more about what you mean? I'm interested in potentially making the switch from kids to adults |
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I'm no Picasso
Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: Fun activities for low-level adult classes |
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| Dude Ranch wrote: |
can you tell us a bit more about what you mean? I'm interested in potentially making the switch from kids to adults |
I can answer that. Adults stay in their seats and don't hit each other in the face with their slippers. |
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Dude Ranch
Joined: 04 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: Fun activities for low-level adult classes |
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| I'm no Picasso wrote: |
| Dude Ranch wrote: |
can you tell us a bit more about what you mean? I'm interested in potentially making the switch from kids to adults |
I can answer that. Adults stay in their seats and don't hit each other in the face with their slippers. |
OK, now what about the bad? Are they more shy, less shy? I hear the hours to teach adults generally are worse ; ie. split shifts |
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I'm no Picasso
Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:08 am Post subject: Re: Fun activities for low-level adult classes |
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| Dude Ranch wrote: |
| I'm no Picasso wrote: |
| Dude Ranch wrote: |
can you tell us a bit more about what you mean? I'm interested in potentially making the switch from kids to adults |
I can answer that. Adults stay in their seats and don't hit each other in the face with their slippers. |
OK, now what about the bad? Are they more shy, less shy? I hear the hours to teach adults generally are worse ; ie. split shifts |
I can't speak to the hours -- my adult teaching experience was back in the states, although it was still E(S)L and most of my students were Korean. Here, I just teach a parents/community class once a week (right now I'm teaching a camp that's two hours a day, three times a week for three weeks). They are more shy, in general, yes. Classes can seem almost painfully silent at times. But once they get used to you and their classmates, they will come more and more out of their shells.
I would say the benefits (seriously, now) are getting actual thought-provoking questions, being able to actually teach grammar, structure, etc. etc.
The downsides? Well. Kids are cuter and definitely more interesting. Time passes a lot more quickly when you're teaching kids, in my experience. For example, the three and a half hours I'm doing with my middle school students in the mornings right now seem to last only half as long as the two hours with the adults. But maybe that's just me. |
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