How to arouse their enthusiasm and make them more interested
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How to arouse their enthusiasm and make them more interested
Hi! I'm a new teacher with no experience. So, I have been wondering what I can do to motivate my students, to make them become more interested in each lesson (especially grammar). Most of my students are relatively young (10 to 12 years old)and it seems really hard for them to be quiet and pay attention to what I'm saying. How do you cope with that?
language teaching...
Dear Effie,
Seems that your students want to speak so please don't try to make them quiet in class. Utilize their energy to produce speech in the target language.
If you would like to talk to me in person, just visit my on-line school and I will talk to you about communicative language teaching in general.
Sincerely,
Eric Paul Monroe
http://www.eric-tesol.com/
Seems that your students want to speak so please don't try to make them quiet in class. Utilize their energy to produce speech in the target language.
If you would like to talk to me in person, just visit my on-line school and I will talk to you about communicative language teaching in general.
Sincerely,
Eric Paul Monroe
http://www.eric-tesol.com/
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Re: How to arouse their enthusiasm and make them more intere
Hi Effie,
I have to agree with Eric. Most of the time you want them to speak out. I have some ideas for motivating students here: http://teacherjoe.us/TeachersMotivate.html.
On the other hand, there ARE times when you want them to be quiet, so I use written quizzes then. One kind of quiz is basic dictations, which you can read about here: http://teacherjoe.us/TeachersDictation.html and the other simply to have students write complete sentences in response to each of your questions and give points. (For example, give ten points each for ten questions, so students can get up to 100 points.) Students can't be so noisy when they're writing! And in order to write, they must listen to you first, so they are still learning.
Let me know how these ideas work for you!
Joe
http://www.teacherjoe.us
I have to agree with Eric. Most of the time you want them to speak out. I have some ideas for motivating students here: http://teacherjoe.us/TeachersMotivate.html.
On the other hand, there ARE times when you want them to be quiet, so I use written quizzes then. One kind of quiz is basic dictations, which you can read about here: http://teacherjoe.us/TeachersDictation.html and the other simply to have students write complete sentences in response to each of your questions and give points. (For example, give ten points each for ten questions, so students can get up to 100 points.) Students can't be so noisy when they're writing! And in order to write, they must listen to you first, so they are still learning.
Let me know how these ideas work for you!
Joe
http://www.teacherjoe.us
Motivate students by making your lessons fun
Hello there,
If you can make your lessons fun, with plenty of variety and change of pace, and preferably with some movement, then your children are more likely to enjoy themselves and be motivated as a consequence.
There is a whole article on motivating students here;
http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/dirindex.htm
In general you want the children to be challenged and occupied all the time. Avoid things like dictation and copying lots of words off the board. That is usually a total drag. Instead play games suitable to your classroom layout and number of children and preferably concentrate on listening and speaking games so the children have fun using the language rather than just filling in the blanks in endless worksheets and then in fact cannot say a word.
Kind regards
Shelley
http://www.teachingenglishgames.com for free games for children aged 6 to 12
and
http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/3-5.htm for a free mini-series of games and a story for children aged 3 to 5
Enjoy!
If you can make your lessons fun, with plenty of variety and change of pace, and preferably with some movement, then your children are more likely to enjoy themselves and be motivated as a consequence.
There is a whole article on motivating students here;
http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/dirindex.htm
In general you want the children to be challenged and occupied all the time. Avoid things like dictation and copying lots of words off the board. That is usually a total drag. Instead play games suitable to your classroom layout and number of children and preferably concentrate on listening and speaking games so the children have fun using the language rather than just filling in the blanks in endless worksheets and then in fact cannot say a word.
Kind regards
Shelley
http://www.teachingenglishgames.com for free games for children aged 6 to 12
and
http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/3-5.htm for a free mini-series of games and a story for children aged 3 to 5
Enjoy!
interactive curriculum...
Dear Effie,
As long as you avoid the Grammar Translation Method and engage your students with meaningful content, you are sure to augment both lexical and cognitive development.
Introduce a new character to them that they can easily relate to, utilizing a full-immersion approach in the target language. Interactive linguistic exercises hidden in the form of virtual media facilitate motivation in addition to preventing disciplinary problems: your students will not have a chance to misbehave in class if everyone is captivated by a character that shares the same emotions that your children are facing in their daily lives.
Flash animation makes learning fun. Check out the fictional dragon character I use for the age group you are having to deal with: http://www.eric-tesol.com/grammar.html
Sincerely,
Eric Paul Monroe
http://www.eric-tesol.com/
As long as you avoid the Grammar Translation Method and engage your students with meaningful content, you are sure to augment both lexical and cognitive development.
Introduce a new character to them that they can easily relate to, utilizing a full-immersion approach in the target language. Interactive linguistic exercises hidden in the form of virtual media facilitate motivation in addition to preventing disciplinary problems: your students will not have a chance to misbehave in class if everyone is captivated by a character that shares the same emotions that your children are facing in their daily lives.
Flash animation makes learning fun. Check out the fictional dragon character I use for the age group you are having to deal with: http://www.eric-tesol.com/grammar.html
Sincerely,
Eric Paul Monroe
http://www.eric-tesol.com/