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libertybelle
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Well, I understand these kids are tired at 8 p.m.
Many of my students go to bed at 9 or 10!
Not to forget that these kids have been in school all day.
If you could combine physical learning with theory, you might have a chance.
How about games like charades where each student gets a card telling them
to enact a scene, like waiting for the bus, and the others have to guess the verb.
(waiting) Each students gets up in turn.
Or sketches where the class finds all the verbs, nouns etc from the script.
At this time of night, they might be more receptive if they were kept physically busy.
Just an idea.
L
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24 Feb 2010
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urpillay
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I recommend you the following books which contain grammar games:
- Grammar Games by Mario Rinvolucri. Cambridge University Press.
Games are organized by grammar points and levels.
- Grammar Practice Activities. A Practical guide for teachers by Penny Ur. Cambridge University Press.
If you need to know more about methodology, Jeremy Harmer �s books are the best:
- The Practice of English Language Teaching
- How to Teach English.
I hope this information helps you!
INMA ALC�ZAR
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24 Feb 2010
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alien boy
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)Great suggestions there from LB & urpillay!
I �d also suggest a couple of other thoughts from personal experience of teaching privately, in a �good � private school & a junior high school...
In Japan, formal English grammar knowledge is essential to gain entry to good senior high schools & universities (if they are sitting English related entrance/placement exams). This could have some impact on which aspects of grammar are most important in the students � & their parents/guardians opinions. It will be important for you to be able to assess & show that results/improvements/learning is taking place. This is to ensure that the people paying the bills believe you are doing your job & also to ensure the students gain tangible benefit from your teaching in an environment that will (I �m sure  ) be far more enjoyable than being stuck in �juku � (cram school)
make sure they do a mixture of reading, written & spoken grammar activities. Japanese students are often considered to be excellent at written English grammar... but that isn �t supported empirically! You will need to pay particular attention to articles in English because they don �t occur in Japanese. This creates a linguistic �blind spot � for Japanese students.
If I come across some good references for teaching Japanese students I �ll try to send them your way.
Cheers, AB |
24 Feb 2010
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anitarobi
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I have my oldest teenage sts from 8.30-10 p. m. I know what it means to work with tired sts. But if you combine fun stuff with fun texts and word games, believe me, you �ll have to chase them away home at the end of the lessons. I �ve already given you lots of links and advice, but perhaps this link will help you with the basic grammar rules, examples and practice (it �s possible to do it online, but you can also use the practice part by copying it to word docs) www.englishpage.com . I really often turn to this source, and I even had sts who tried doing the practice at home online, and loved the immediate feedback you get.
But the key thing is not to limit yourself to grammar. You should hear my longterm sts who already know my teaching style - for instance, when we did the lyrics of If I were a Boy, they knew immediately we were going to revise the Conditionals, but they didn �t mind. In fact we had fun. Never underestimate the power of humour as a positive wake up call... |
24 Feb 2010
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However, I am not ready to pull my hair out yet. I love teaching and this is what I find pride in doing. 