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tanklor1
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 Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 6:40 am Post subject: A teaching idea. |
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| I have a teaching idea that I want to run by people. I have a student who is bored with the system at my school and wants to try something different. I thought of an idea but I fear it may be too out there for any real consideration. My idea is to host a n internet podcast with the student; maybe on a bi-weekly basis. In the podcast we'd talk about news, sports interview other teachers etc... Seems like a a good idea to me but I might be out to lunch on the whole idea. Any opinions? |
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zombiedog
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:46 am Post subject: |
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| do it! Korea is yearning for out-side-of-the-box thinking, they just are so brainwashed they have no idea how to implement it. The worst that can happen is that you'll have to stop when the 6-week attention span is reached by either the student or the institution. |
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Seoulman69
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 12:43 am Post subject: |
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Here's an idea - Koreans experience high anxiety when speaking English because they constantly worry about peer appraisal (what other people think of them). Therefore when doing speaking exercises it may be beneficial to take them somewhere private and do the activity, rather than in front of the class. The way I put this into action is by splitting my lessons into two halves with a break in the middle. The first half focuses on the grammar pronunciation aspects of what is being used. The second half is me taking each student to somewhere secluded (sometimes in pairs) and listening to them speaking in English. Over time I hope that their confidence will increase and eventually they will become more comfortable speaking English in front of others. While I am listening to them speak the rest of the class should be doing book work to keep them busy.
Perhaps you are thinking "secluded" and "private" sounds a bit sordid. Don't worry! Often by taking students to the back of the class you take them out of the line of site of the rest of the class and a quick "apay bwa" (look to the front) to any noseyparkers ensures that the students are afforded a bit of privacy.
Hope this helps some people. |
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YTMND
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 12:57 am Post subject: |
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| me taking each student to somewhere secluded (sometimes in pairs) and listening to them speaking in English. |
I agree with this, but pairs seems to be too many. Maybe I need to try this. I do groups of four or more. Then I help them prepare to speak in front of the class. One person from the group will participate, but I feel they need to connect with the classroom, not just in pairs. |
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Seoulman69
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:05 am Post subject: |
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| I agree with this, but pairs seems to be too many. Maybe I need to try this. I do groups of four or more. Then I help them prepare to speak in front of the class. One person from the group will participate, but I feel they need to connect with the classroom, not just in pairs. |
Pairs are fine. Four or more may lead to performance anxiety. Speaking in front of the class should be built up to. Today I did a speaking task in front of the class. This was after weeks of doing private speaking tasks. I chose a task that was particularly easy to build confidence but also to show that sometimes anxiety can lead to people becoming tongue tied and forgetting things.
Don't focus on connecting with the classroom. If you do these activities properly you are connecting directly with the students. Give them a bit of time to practice the oral activity and while they are doing that go around and talk to them one to one. Ask how they are feeling regarding the activity. Are they anxious, are they happy? This small window of time allows you the opportunity of speaking to them directly and gauge their feelings. This is invaluable. |
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diver
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:00 am Post subject: |
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| Seoulman69 wrote: |
Here's an idea - Koreans experience high anxiety when speaking English because they constantly worry about peer appraisal (what other people think of them). Therefore when doing speaking exercises it may be beneficial to take them somewhere private and do the activity, rather than in front of the class. The way I put this into action is by splitting my lessons into two halves with a break in the middle. The first half focuses on the grammar pronunciation aspects of what is being used. The second half is me taking each student to somewhere secluded (sometimes in pairs) and listening to them speaking in English. Over time I hope that their confidence will increase and eventually they will become more comfortable speaking English in front of others. While I am listening to them speak the rest of the class should be doing book work to keep them busy.
Perhaps you are thinking "secluded" and "private" sounds a bit sordid. Don't worry! Often by taking students to the back of the class you take them out of the line of site of the rest of the class and a quick "apay bwa" (look to the front) to any noseyparkers ensures that the students are afforded a bit of privacy.
Hope this helps some people. |
What are the other students doing when you work one-on-one with the students in the back of the room? |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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Nice idea, but how do you manage that with classes of 40 students?
There's not enough time in the day.
Even if you have book work for the rest of the class, I'm sure someone
will complain that you're leaving the class unattended.
It would never fly in the schools I worked at. |
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