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Methods of teaching English at vocational colleges

Methods of teaching English at vocational colleges. Ingrid P reedy. Short overview. Everybody is a Genius. But If You Judge a Fish by I ts Ability to Climb a Tree , It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid. Motivating students –how?. Make the lesson fun – how?.

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Methods of teaching English at vocational colleges

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  1. Methodsofteaching English at vocationalcolleges Ingrid Preedy

  2. Short overview

  3. Everybodyis a Genius. But IfYouJudge a FishbyItsAbilitytoClimb a Tree, It Will Live ItsWhole Life BelievingthatItis Stupid.

  4. Motivating students –how?

  5. Make the lesson fun – how?

  6. Make the lesson interesting – how?

  7. Dealingwithunknowntexts • Teachthevocabularyfirst. • Letthestudents find out themeaningofthenewwordsthemselves. They will rememberthembetterandthis will teach them to work autonomously – for themselves, by themselves • Talk aboutanypicturesthataccompanythe text- thisis an opportunitytogetthestudentstotalk • DON‘T gothroughthetextlinebyline, readingitandhavingthestudentstranslate it. You will beboredandthey will bebored.

  8. Givethequestionsandanswers in a mixedorderandhavethemmatchthem BEFORE readingthetext.Nowspeculateaboutwhatthetextcouldbeabout. • Usethequestionsgiven in thebook • Withweakerclasses, givethemtheanswers in a mixedorderandgetthemto do a matchingexercise. • OR letthemtrytoanswerthequestionsfirstandhavetheanswers on yourdesk so thattheycancometothe front and check theiranswers. • extra tasks for slow /fast learners can be found e.g. unit 3 page 42, 45 • Divide a text into two parts, 1 and 2 (and the class into two, A and B). A reads part 1 and has to retell it to B

  9. Make sure the students always take a new piece of knowledge away with them – how ?

  10. Differentiate • Giveweakerstudentseasiertasks. • Makethestudentswork in pairs. • Giveweakerstudentshelp e.g. answers in thewrongorderormatchingexercise e.g. Match thequestionsandtheanswers. • Give stronger students the role of “expert”

  11. Listening

  12. Speaking

  13. A simple enoughtask?

  14. Task misunderstood • aelpp • ikmnppu • glo • eirry • Fox • dnop

  15. Thankyouforlisteningtome!

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