About to start a programme with very difficult teens - 15 to 16 year olds - with behavioural problems - mainly boys - the programme is supposed to be about linking English and Sport - there are 2 groups - one with barely any English and the other at about a Pre Intermediate level - any suggestions on games, resources, articles to read would be great.
Thanks
J
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Are they coming because they want to or have they been referred to the program? What facilities do you have? Computers? Money for books, posters? Access to movies, videos?
I suppose if I was in this position, I might get some really top notch instructional videos of a sport I could do with the students - basketball if I had a basketball court and so on. I would show a video with the English subtitles switched on so they could see what the commentator was saying. Then I would practice some of the moves suggested in small groups. I would try to record the comments of the students as they tried out the moves and record those in some way to show the students as they rested after an intense session of physical movement - an overhead machine or computer screen if you can get something that sophisticated. Another intense session of practice and then perhaps a short video of a great game or some player talking about the game - with subtitles again and then end with a full game. I would comment on the game as an announcer or get someone to do that so they hear what they are doing and perhaps video it and go over the game with comments from the students. I think I would try to get some kind of handout that they could read with lot of pictures to follow up on what they learned.
Of course, you are going to have a lot of issues with behavioiur and you can talk about those, fair play, building team spirit, community and so on.
I think I would concentrate on building their skillls and team spirit in the sport rather than on English so they would feel good about learning but put in as much written material as possible - get them to write up the schedule, keep track of their exercises, or the names of the players and their email/phone numbers, writing letters to ask for money for equipment or uniforms, searching for support for the team or for other teams to play on the Internet. Getting role models for their sport and reading about their lives. You could have posters of the top people in the sport and a bio around the room. Just think of as many legitimate reasons to read and write as your can.
I suppose if I was in this position, I might get some really top notch instructional videos of a sport I could do with the students - basketball if I had a basketball court and so on. I would show a video with the English subtitles switched on so they could see what the commentator was saying. Then I would practice some of the moves suggested in small groups. I would try to record the comments of the students as they tried out the moves and record those in some way to show the students as they rested after an intense session of physical movement - an overhead machine or computer screen if you can get something that sophisticated. Another intense session of practice and then perhaps a short video of a great game or some player talking about the game - with subtitles again and then end with a full game. I would comment on the game as an announcer or get someone to do that so they hear what they are doing and perhaps video it and go over the game with comments from the students. I think I would try to get some kind of handout that they could read with lot of pictures to follow up on what they learned.
Of course, you are going to have a lot of issues with behavioiur and you can talk about those, fair play, building team spirit, community and so on.
I think I would concentrate on building their skillls and team spirit in the sport rather than on English so they would feel good about learning but put in as much written material as possible - get them to write up the schedule, keep track of their exercises, or the names of the players and their email/phone numbers, writing letters to ask for money for equipment or uniforms, searching for support for the team or for other teams to play on the Internet. Getting role models for their sport and reading about their lives. You could have posters of the top people in the sport and a bio around the room. Just think of as many legitimate reasons to read and write as your can.