Learning English BIG IDEAS

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Learning English BIG IDEAS!
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Learning English BIG IDEAS!
Your activities should be. Integrative
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Learning English BIG IDEAS!

• True or False?
• the new curriculum (???) requires more focus on
  aural and oral abilities
• TRUE!
• the new curriculum requires teachers to ignore
  reading, writing grammar.
• FALSE!

Your activities should be. Integrative
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Learning English BIG IDEAS!

• Lecturing is not an effective way for students to
  learn a language.
• The classroom should be full of teacher-student
  and student-student exchanges.

Your activities should be. Interactive
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Learning English BIG IDEAS!
Your activities should be. Inclusive
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Learning English BIG IDEAS!

• Teachers should strive to include all students in
  activities.
• All students need to feel wanted and needed in
  order for them to learn effectively.

Your activities should be. Inclusive
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Learning English BIG IDEAS!
Your activities should be. Inductive
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Learning English BIG IDEAS!

• Direction for teaching and learning begins with
  the student.
• Students have individual needs
• Teacher is sometimes a follower rather than a
  leader.

Your activities should be. Inductive
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Learning English BIG IDEAS!
Your students should. Take Risks
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Learning English BIG IDEAS!

• Affective Filter
• A wall between the student and language input
• Theoretical, but also practical

ON
OFF

• anxiety is high
• self-esteem is low
• motivation is low

• student is relaxed
• confidence is high
• motivation is high

Your students should. Take Risks
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Anyone who has never made a mistake has never
tried something new - Albert Einstein
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Your students should. Take Risks