Fun Adult Homework for a Beginner
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:51 am
Hello, all!
A colleage of mine and I are organizing an 'intensive week' for an adult student. The student would be considered, I think, pre-intermediate and we found a book for her that I think fits well. She--the student--has taken a week and a half vacation and wants to really work on her English in this time.
I've taught intense courses at Berlitz before and I don't like them, because I think the students' have unrealistic ideas of their own 'endurance.' I told the student this, and the comprimise we worked out would be four hours of 'lessons,' daily, and a lot of work for her to do in her own time.
Great, right? I thought it was a pretty good comprimise.
The problem is this: sure, we'll give her homework from the book and in the workbook. But, I want to find some things for her to do where she engages with English and uses what she's learning without it all being 'boring work.'
I've thought of the ideas of translating favorite songs, of Misterduncan's videos on YouTube. . . but I want to go into this with more ideas than I need.
So, this was a ramble and I'm sure a lot of this information isn't super important. . . but, what do you guys think?
-Toby
A colleage of mine and I are organizing an 'intensive week' for an adult student. The student would be considered, I think, pre-intermediate and we found a book for her that I think fits well. She--the student--has taken a week and a half vacation and wants to really work on her English in this time.
I've taught intense courses at Berlitz before and I don't like them, because I think the students' have unrealistic ideas of their own 'endurance.' I told the student this, and the comprimise we worked out would be four hours of 'lessons,' daily, and a lot of work for her to do in her own time.
Great, right? I thought it was a pretty good comprimise.
The problem is this: sure, we'll give her homework from the book and in the workbook. But, I want to find some things for her to do where she engages with English and uses what she's learning without it all being 'boring work.'
I've thought of the ideas of translating favorite songs, of Misterduncan's videos on YouTube. . . but I want to go into this with more ideas than I need.
So, this was a ramble and I'm sure a lot of this information isn't super important. . . but, what do you guys think?
-Toby