[christine.sala]

I found this Module so useful and well-designed. There were some aspects personally I didn’t use at my lessons – IPA chart, associating phonemes, representing the number of syllables. The tips which were given in this Module have helped me to make drilling more joyful and encouraging.

[christine.sala]

The module is well structured and has a bunch of useful materials. Thanks to it, I highlighted some interesting ways to start a lesson, focused on some approaches more (eliciting, providing feedback, providing context) and added a couple of questions to my ‘student’s analysis’ form.

[christine.sala]

For Hannah’s lesson:
( This lead-in will be suitable for adults)
– show a trailer of ‘ the Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
– after watching ask the whole class: ( why is his case curious. Did he have a happy life? Why? – elicit some vocabulary)
– organise a pair work for 2 min to discuss what things should each person do to have a happy life?
– feedback – call some individuals to share their ideas.

For Steve’s lesson:
– Print some pictures of Wonders of the world (Space ship, Internet, Airlines, Green houses)
– Divide the students into pairs and ask each pair to pick one picture
– encourage students to discuss the following questions about the chosen picture ( questions might be written on the board):
1. What can you see in the picture?
2. What do you know about it? Is it popular?
– feedback (ask some individuals about the pictures ( put the pics on the board and elicit the main topic)

[christine.sala]

Yeah, Grammar might be cool, especially when it’s presented interactively. I’d like to discover ttt and guided discovery approaches in detail to make my classes more engaging and vivid.

[christine.sala]

I found fascinating to learn in detail about different approaches while teaching speaking. I tend to use guided discovery more often whereas this module encouraged me to focus on designing task-based lessons as well.

[christine.sala]

Yeah, there’s a lot to think through and apply. There are lots of useful tips and plenty food for thought as Silviaf mentioned. Personally I found some differences between written and spoken language useful. Now they are all structured in my head and notebook 📒

[christine.sala]

Yeah, that’s a crucial point that both are used simultaneously in real life.

[christine.sala]

Yeah, the idea of evaluating really helps to analyse and pay attention to some key things we should use making our own lead-ins and lesson plans

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