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Welcome to. English Lesson Simulation 2009. Done by: GLT ïŠ. WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE?. Two locations: Sok Ann High School and Ang Chom High School Team of 8-9 OSL members will be split into half Only 4-5 teachers in each class. WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE? . Small classroom
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Welcome to English Lesson Simulation 2009 Done by: GLT
WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE? • Two locations: Sok Ann High School and Ang Chom High School • Team of 8-9 OSL members will be split into half • Only 4-5 teachers in each class
WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE? • Small classroom • 30 – 40 pupils in each class • Quite cramped, so try to avoid group activities
English students • There will be students ranging from grades 9 -12 • Be prepared that their standard will vary across the class • Most of these students already have a basic grasp of English • Grammar may not be perfect, but their vocabulary is quite good!
Don’t look down on them. • Instead, try to teach them new vocabulary. • Teach them to have confidence in communicating in English.
BRIEF OVERVIEW • 10 lessons x 2 hours each • Self-introductions • Describing family and people • Jobs and Occupations • Communications in English • Adverbs, Actions and Places • Good Manners • Essence of English lessons: Communication!
TEACHING METHOD (suggested) • One OSL member stands at the front to teach • Act as the anchor to ensure that the whole class is moving at around the same pace • Rest of the team divide themselves among the class • During demonstrations or skits, OSL members collaborate • If possible, rotate your roles at intervals
TEACHING METHOD (suggested) • Although the lesson plans have time durations fixed accordingly, the main point is to let the Cambodians understand. • Give them time to try out among themselves • But! Try not to overshoot the time given as there is a different team for each lesson. • You may not see the same class the next time.
Be prepared • Examples on how to explain are in the lesson plans, so don’t fret! • You will be: playing ice-breakers • Using placards • Doing demonstrations or skits • Giving the Cambodians ‘application time’ • Giving them time to challenge themselves
English lessons will be alittle different from IT lessons • No computers, so students will be focused on YOU. • Try to make your teaching interesting
Let’s try it out! • You are now in your three teams. • Each team will be given 5 minutes to discuss and prepare how you would like to carry out the lesson plan allocated • Team 1 – Lesson 1 (Introducing numbers) • Team 2 – Lesson 2 (How to describe qualities) • Team 3 – Lesson 5 (Demonstrate meaning of adverbs)
As time is limited, each team will only have 10 mins to try teaching • In Cambodia, there will be around 4 teachers in each class, so each team could send up 4 teachers for the first 5 minutes, then send up the others for the second 5 minutes.
Discussion time • Now, we’ll have a quick group discussion. • Please sit in your three teams and think about these few questions: • 1. Do you think that the teaching pace was okay? • 2. What are some possible problems that may arise during the actual lessons?
YOUR SURVIVAL GUIDE (again) • During the IT simulation, we went through a comprehensive survival guide • Most of the points listed are very important • They will apply again during English lessons!
reiteration • Know the OSL members you are teaching with • Ensure that all logistics are ready • Read through the lesson plans thoroughly • Visualize the lessons being carried out • Curve: Be flexible in any situation!
Thank you! • Any questions? • Let’s give our 200% when we serve the students in Cambodia!