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EDUTAINMENT IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO TEENSAnastasia Khodakova
The materials are partially taken from
http://shapingenglish.ning.com/
EDUTAINMENT – WHAT & WHY ?
https://sites.google.com/site/dosedutainment2011/Deborah Healey (University of Oregon)
For teachers: Education disguised as entertainment –
students are motivated to learnFor students: Fun –it’s engaging Similar to their tools and toys -social
interaction, gaming, make-believe worlds
DEFINING TEENAGERS
Young teenagers: 12-14 years old
Middle teenagers: 14-17 years old
Late teenagers: 17-19 years old (Considered young adults)
So what if I'm not as you expected!I'm different, I'm not like you.Is this a reason for me to be neglected?I do my own thing; to me this world is new.My thoughts and opinions are not to your liking,But I love how I am.
APPROACH TO TEACHING TEENS
Teens are wrapped up in these issues:
Self-esteem
Peer pressure
Ethics
Finding one’s own identity
Dealing with relationships
TEENS ARE EFFICIENT LANGUAGE LEARNERS (LEWIS, 2007)
They combine childlike playfulness with
…adult-like ability to hypothesize and think critically.
DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING
Critical thinking is the process of exploring questions about and solutions for
issues which are not clearly defined and for which there are no clear-cut answers
Rock or Feather Comparing & Contrasting 3 for 1 and 1 for 3 Good idea? Bad idea? The D – I – E Approach to Critical
Thinking
TWELVE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND (GARY ANDERSON)
1.Bring (pop) music into the classroom
2.Find cool, up-to-date topics
3.Use group work
4.Use role-play activities
5.Encourage learner autonomy
6.Find ways to bring in students’ outside interests
TWELVE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND (GARY ANDERSON)
7.Liven up your class with variety and humor
8.Give students a chance to move around
9.Use effective classroom management
10.Use of mother tongue strategically
11.Use games and competition
12.Use project work
EXAMPLE: USING SONGS (CELEBRITIES)
Love Story by Taylor Swift (U.S. culture) STEPS OF LESSON 1.Warm-up: Students share their favorite love
story in small groups. 2.Presentation: Students listen and watch
videos. Teacher can check comprehension with
questions. Teacher can use CLOZE activity.
EXAMPLE: USING SONGS (CELEBRITIES)
3.Practice: Students sing songs out loud with videos.Get song lyrics here: www.metrolyrics.com
4.Writing focus: Students explore story structure.
Compare and contrast: Similarities and differences in 2 songs (content).
Compare and contrast: Song and story structure (form).
5.Guided writing assignment: Students turn song into a narrative story.
6.Free writing assignment: Students write about a famous love story from their culture.
EXAMPLE: EXPRESSIVE ACTIVITY
THE DIRECTOR’S CUT
Use a simple dialogue and have the characters do it in different ways: nervously, fearfully, happily, laughing, angrily, and naturally, of course!
The teacher can act like the director of a movie and say, “Cut! Cut! No, that’s not right. I want to see more emotion. Do it with anger this time!”
SAMPLE DIALOGUE
Lisa and Rosa run into John on the street. Lisa:Hi, John! How are you? John:Hi, Lisa! I’m fine. How are you? Lisa:I’m good. This is my friend Rosa. Rosa:Hi! I’m Rosa. (Shake hands with John.) John:Nice to meet you. Rosa:Nice to meet you too!
DIGITAL STORIES WWW.UMBC.EDU/STORIES
Teenagers love to express themselves through digital media.
What is Russia
LEARNER AUTONOMY
Teenagers must learn how to be responsible for their own learning and are capable of planning, thinking critically, and managing their own learning process
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
~ Chinese proverb
PRINCIPLES FOR FOSTERING AUTONOMY IN THE CLASSROOM(BENSON, 2003)
Be actively involved in the students’ learning
Provide a range of learning options and resources
Offer choices and decision making opportunities
Support the learners
Encourage reflection
LISTENING JOURNAL
Для самостоятельной работы можно использовать ЛЮБОЙ интересный материал, например, доступный на сайтах:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/
http://www.esl-lab.com/ http://www.elllo.org/ http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
EXAMPLE: TEACHER FOR A DAY
NEW YEAR’S AROUND THE WORLD
STEP 1: Learn about a new year’s celebration in one country.
STEP 2: Teach classmates about your new year’s celebration (Learn about celebrations in 4 other countries.)
Add one more step!
STEP 3: Give a language activity when you teach your classmates (cloze activity, multiple choice vocabulary quiz, pronunciation practice, Q&A comprehension check, etc.)
http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/holidays/new-year/page.htm
EXAMPLE OF PROJECT FOR TEENS
http://access.lingvograd.ru/story_Lubov_Manzheyeva.html
CONNECT WITH GLOBAL COMMUNITYHTTP://WWW.EPALS.COM/
TAKING IT GLOBAL HTTP://WWW.TIGWEB.ORG
Inspire your teens to contribute to global issues and join online communities that can encourage them to use English as an international language to make a difference in the world.
GAMES How often do you use games (of any kind) in
class?
Every lesson
Every week
Every month
Maybe every few months
Never
LESSON PLANNING: THE KEYS
Tie the game to the language goal and the curriculum
Have students play with others
Use tasks to tie language use to the game
Have fun!
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN:GRAMMAR AUCTION (BR.COUNCIL)
Pairs or small groups -a sheet of sentences and play money.
Students decide sentences to bid for.
Conduct the auction.
Class votes on correct sentences.
They keep money for correct sentences.
Students decide why the sentences are not correct.
GRAMMAR AUCTION -SAMPLE
You have 1000 Euros to spend. Try to buy the best sentences with your money. Only buy correct ones if you can!
1.I am living in Paris since 1998.
2.Has Pascal ever been to London?
3.Betty hasn’t went to England yet.
4.Nobody in the class has been to America.
5.How long are you studying English?
6.etc.
ROLE-PLAY ENHANCEMENTS
Add props
Hats, scarves, sunglasses are easy and versatile
Ask students to bring in related objects
Video the role-plays
Post on Vimeo, YouTube, or a class DVD
ONLINE GAMES
British Council Learn English site
WordShake -Boggle
Take turns;keep score Pic your wits
RESOURSES
https://sites.google.com/site/dosedutainment2011/
FINAL THOUGHTSFROM TEACHERS OF TEENS
Praise them! Respect their views! Remember their stories! Show interest in their lives! Utilize their special talents! Love all your students equally! Never criticize their appearance! Be a positive model for them to follow! Encourage self-expression and creativity! Give them choices and decision-making
power!
TUELTA (TULA ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION)
Partners with ELO (U.S. Embassy, Moscow) & NATE (National Association of Teachers of English)
seminars & trainings with native speakers, webinars, online courses, exchange
programs… Check our events and join us! http://tsput.ru/content/activity_directions/
inter/tuelta/