There are a number of things to keep in mind when designing teaching that will help students learn English.
Students speak to other students during the class period. [Design several tasks that require the student to tell another student something. For example, when you ask the students to make sentences, ask them in pairs to tell each other their sentences and the student listening should make sure that the sentence is correct. Make sure you use any opportunity to have the students talk to each other such as meaning of words, making sentences, reading aloud etc]
Students read their own writing, writing of other students, and writing of authors to themselves and to other students. [for example students take the sentence that another student wrote, and reads to a third student] Remember, all the students are doing this at the same time not just three persons.]
Students write for themselves, other students and to a general audience. [For example, the students writes the main idea so that she will have a better memory of it. Or she will write the main idea of a document she has and give it to classmate that has a different document. Or she can write the main idea of a document and put up the title of the document on the wall and inform others to read it. "Read ...... It's about ...main idea..
Students listen to audio, video and other students for a reason or a task that they do during the listening. [for example in pairs, one student reads the text, and the other whose book is closed, listens and writes the main idea. When they finish, they switch and the second student reads a different text and the first student writes the main idea.]
It is important that the teacher write the instructions that she will give the students to do any of the above tasks well before class and not at the last minute. This way she can adjust the level of English to be suitable to more students. Another important thing is to decide how each student will hear or read the instructions. Will the teacher tell the students the instructions? Will the teacher pass out the instructions on slips of paper? Will the teacher put up the instructions on a power point?
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mowaffak (Friday, 30 April 2010 01:35)
fruitful efforts & applicable
FATHY (Monday, 25 October 2010 03:38)
good tips for exploiting students desire to talk with each other in developing and reinforcing their language skills.
Jamal (Saturday, 20 November 2010 01:20)
There are a number of useful tips to be applied during the lessons. Why do you use'she'?
Ahmad (Sunday, 28 November 2010 12:56)
Thank you a lot for your great efforts,Mr. Eli Ghazel.Your style of training is creative and challenging.
Mohamed Zohir (Wednesday, 28 September 2011 13:42)
Mr. Eli Ghael you made a big change in our teaching way her in Abha in KSA. Thank you and keep on.
Sa'ad Al-Amri (Friday, 30 September 2011 06:47)
Mr.Eli I enjoyed your lecture and I hope I can learn more about methods of teaching in the future with you . By the way , the steps above are fantastic and great . Best regard
mohamed fayed (Monday, 03 October 2011 02:57)
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farah (Sunday, 30 September 2012 14:38)
Can I post questions here?
Eli (Friday, 05 October 2012 02:44)
Sure you can post all the questions you need
farahshaeel (Sunday, 07 October 2012 13:13)
Dear Sir,
With due respect and in full sincerity I ask this question:How to conduct and manage a class of Reading with 70+ students?
Kindly reply as soon as possible.
Regards
Eli (Sunday, 07 October 2012 13:34)
Well there are quick and easy solutions to manging 70+ students in a language class. The problem is in giving approproiate and quick feedback to each student.
It takes time to get students used to being independent learners and doing work collaboratively. For example you could give students a task where they sit in pairs and do the tasks that you put up on the board. In designing the task, it essential that each of the pairs has a job to do. The tasks requires one person to have a need to communicate with the second and the second has a need to respond. The communication and the response align with the objectives of the learning. Why dont you read the teachers guides I put on the home page, especially the parts where one person reads the selection to the other and the other has to do something during the reading.
I hope this helps in this short limited space.
Eli (Sunday, 07 October 2012 13:36)
I meant to say there are NO quick and easy .....
farah (Sunday, 07 October 2012 23:42)
Thanks for the prompt reply.....i will try these....hope these will help.
Regards.
By the way I am teaching Saudi students and their approach is much different!!!
farah (Sunday, 07 October 2012 23:46)
The guide on homepage is for schools.......we are using Interactions Access......Jazan,K.S.A.
Hope to see you in November here....as you said.
Tk cr.
Rukaya Ahmad (Tuesday, 18 December 2012 12:31)
Mr. Eli,
Thank you so much. The tasks and skills really help students to communicate and interact in the classroom. They can talk to each other using their own words.
By the way,I do really appreciate your effort for the Teachers Support Guide tasks grade 10 unit:2 because they were applicable and fruitful. With great respect and appreciation to your work, I'd like to ask when can you send me unit:3
Best regards,
Rukaya
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