Post on 17-Jan-2016
How to Teach Low Achievers English “More” Effectively
Joe Yi-ming Lee
Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Senior High School
I. Introduction
About my low achievers (P.E. Talented Students) --- Motivation --- Anxiety --- Learning styles --- Learning attitudes --- Information processing
II. English Teaching in My EFL Classroom
Student-centered Individual Differences Multiple Intelligences Variety Comprehension checks (self-repetition or paraphrase) Recycling
IV. Teaching Methodologies
Communicative Language Teaching ?
--- the role of the teacher --- multiple methodologies --- learning by doing Eclectic Teaching Approach
VI. What English-learning Tasks?
I.--- task completion--- problem solving--- game playing--- social interaction
II.
--- mechanical --- meaningful--- communicative
VII. Common Activities
poster presentation chants and songs dramas/skits games TPR activities festival activities picture-drawing (picture books) pair work group work
Extra Credits Ten Useful Sentences in Daily Life (Each Week) Reading Novels (Christmas in Prague/Red-headed League) Online Homework(diligentjoe.wordpress.com) Language Corner
Teaching Procedures Warm-up & Pre-reading --- Quizzes --- Jokes/Tongue Twisters --- Picture/Photo Reading --- Q&A --- Task Completion (Poster Presentation/Skits) --- Dictation --- YouTube Film Clips --- Share Your Personal Experiences --- Storytelling --- Polish Your Speech
Presentation --- Vocabulary teaching (sentence-making, creating a story) --- Explanation of the paragraphs --- Emphasis on the reading strategies (skimming/scanning, story map, questions for discussion, read-look up-and-say activity, peer teaching, rotation ) --- Explanation of sentence patterns --- interaction, visual aids, students’ demonstration, etc.
Extension Activities --- explanation of the structure of the lesson --- the connection between reading and writing (New Year Resolution/My Dream/Daily Schedule/My Hobby/English Journal/ Group Writing/Creating a New Ending/Love Letter) --- the connection between reading and speaking (McDonald’s, Western Restaurant, Create Their Personal Dialogues) --- group work/pair work --- games
Wrap-up --- comprehension check --- singing a song --- interview
(interviewer/interviewee) --- translation practices --- a short speech
My Reflection (1) Asking questions Providing feedback/ Giving praise Encouraging talk Using humor Referring to the class as “our” class Discussing things unrelated to class Addressing students by name Calling on students to ask questions
My Reflection (2)
I do have a sense of achievement? They are [+teachable]. It’s easy to change their attitude? Don’t forget to create a nice
atmosphere for students. Don’t forget to make students feel
English is fun.
IX. Concluding Remarks
games & scoring activity variations --- listening --- speaking --- reading --- writing compliment & encouragement
The End!