Delivering Success in the Classroom with 5050

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Delivering Success in the Classroom with 50-50

• Moon-Jeong Curie Lim

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Outline

• 3 Principles for communicative course in ELT
  classrooms
• Communicative Approach using 50-50
• Q A

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Mr. Wright--the new DOS
.is walking around the language school and
notices something strange!
Whys that class so noisy?
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The students are talking!!!
What are the students doing?
pair work
games
group work
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3 Principles for Communicative Course

• Lowering the affective filter
• Scaffolding instruction
• Meaningful communication through interactions

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1. Lowering the affective filter

• In order to take risks, you need a learning
  environment in which you do not feel threatened
  or intimidated. In order to speak, you need to
  feel you will be heard and that what youre
  saying is worth hearing. In order to continue
  your language learning, you need to feel
  motivated. In order to succeed, you need an
  atmosphere in which anxiety levels are low and
  comfort levels are high. Issues of motivation and
  language anxiety are key to this topic of affect
  in the second language classroom.
• P. Kristmanson Affect in the Second Language
  Classroom
• How to create an emotional
  climate, Reflexions (2001)

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Do you include humor as an integral part of
your lessons?
I love humor, but I dont know how to use it. I
dont want to look foolish...
Students cant be learning if theyre laughing
Im not funny. I dont like humor!
Im not going to start telling jokes because I
will just lose control of my students..
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Benefits of using humor

• Reduces student tension
• Improves the classroom atmosphere
• Increases student teacher enjoyment
• Enhances student-teacher rapport

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Cook Why didnt you eat your
sandwich?
(50-50 Book 1)
W How often do you eat carrots, Norbert?
(50-50 Intro)
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Using Humor in the classroom 1
2. What functions do you think they
introduce? -Asking for how often an activity
is done -Asking about likes and dislikes

• How could you use these light-hearted
• sketches?
• -describe the scene
• -suggest what is happening/ could have
  happened
• -suggest a possible question/answer
• -create a short dialogue
• -report the news

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Using Humor in the classroom 2

• 1. How could you use the combination of
• sketches and audio?
• -Do you know someone like this?
• -Have you had a similar experience?
• -Opinion/perceptions
• -Making inferences
• -Changing the dialogues with different
  responses

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So, humor creates an affective second-language
environment where students are not afraid to
take risks and feel comfortable using English!!
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2. Scaffolding Instruction
Comprehension precedes production Production
emerges in stages

• Successful language acquisition requires, all
  input to be comprehensible containing
• i 1 theory.
• Build confidence using tasks that maximize
  student-centered learning. Tasks should progress
  from controlled to freer production of the target
  language.

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Solving confidence problem

• Always begin with task-based listening activities
  that show how the necessary language is used.
• Use pair work activities to provide new context
  develop confidence and check understanding
  without too much stress.
• For pair/group work activities, start with
  structured speaking tasks that are less open
  ended.

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3. Meaningful communication through interaction
Get students to communicate in practical and
meaningful ways! Motivate to Educate!

• Use real-life situations that require students to
  be communicative about meaningful topics.
• Use task-based activities with a genuine purpose
  behind the exchange and encourage cooperative
  relationships.
• Use pair work and group work activities
• regularly!

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So, how does Fifty-Fifty do all this?
A speaking and listening course
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• Every activity used in the
• Fifty-Fifty class has been test piloted in Asia
  for 10 years

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• The activities in Fifty-Fifty are specially
  designed for and tested
• in large Asian classes.
• So everyone communicates!

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Boost confidence and skills with..

• Task-based listening before speaking
• 2. Multiple pair-work activities
• 3. and pair/group-work activities specially
  designed for Asian students
• Structured pair-work activities
• Task-based
• Longer tasks

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How else does Fifty-Fifty support students?
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But, my teachers dont have a lot of time to
prepare..
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Fifty-Fifty is for busy teachers

• Teachers Manual
• interleaved
• (only need one book)
• classroom activities
• teaching tips
• photocopiable flashcards
• Test CD-ROM

• Ready-made unit and
• semester tests
• Teachers can customize
• exam materials quickly
• and easily

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Companion Website
Additional free resources and downloadable audio
for teachers and students
www.fifty-fifty-series.com
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So, let me get this straight 50-50 is.

• designed to activate
• students from the start
• very transparent and
• probably the easiest
• conversational course to teach
• timeless and humor is
• incorporated throughout

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The most effective, easy-to-use speaking and
listening course available
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• Thank You!
• For questions, comments on todays presentation,
• e-mail me at
• moonjeong.lim_at_pearsoned.co.kr
• www.fifty-fifty-series.com