Thursday, April 15, 2010

Response to Wei-Fan...

Way to go, Wei-Fan! I think this is a great activity. I love the idea of you splitting the class into groups and giving them an assignment that is really specific yet subjective as well. Specificity/good instructions lets them know exactly what you're expecting from them (2 sentences each, personal pronouns, about their experience at ELI, etc.), and you allow them creativity at the same time by having them relate the article to/about themselves. The only thing I might do differently if I was teaching the class is use pairs or groups of three. I am more of a fan of smaller group work or pair work in general because I feel like the learners get more communicative practice instead of possibly letting their peers talk for them if they're in a larger group.

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  1. Thanks. I'm with you on this that smaller group would be better. Also, if I had more time, the activity would be more fun during the sharing time too -- I had only about 15 minutes allocated for it.

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