Teaching to All Types

Rachel Green2nd year ALT

Tagata Agricultural High School

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Where I’m Coming From• Classes– Low level of English– 2nd and 3rd years– Oral communication– Zero technology– Smallest class: 11 students– Largest class: 41 students

Where I’m Coming From• Curriculum– Completely of my choosing– No textbook– I create topics, lessons, activities, and

tests

Where I’m Coming From• Weight– 2nd years• 1/3 of total English course• 30% of midterm and final tests

– 3rd years• ¼ of total English course• 25% of midterm and final tests

So what are we talking about?

So what are we talking about?

• How do you give a lesson to both small and large classes without altering the material?

So what are we talking about?

• How do you give a lesson to both small and large classes without altering the material?

• How can you teach classes of all sizes the same amount of material in the same amount of time for the same test without boring everyone to tears?

So what are we talking about?

• How do you give a lesson to both small and large classes without altering the material?

• How can you teach classes of all sizes the same amount of material in the same amount of time for the same test without boring everyone to tears?

• What kinds of activities can you use in all sizes of classes?

So what are we talking about?

• How do you give a lesson to both small and large classes without altering the material?

• How can you teach classes of all sizes the same amount of material in the same amount of time for the same test without boring everyone to tears?

• What kinds of activities can you use in all sizes of classes?

• How can you make lessons interesting for students and classes of various ability levels?

Where we’re going from here

• Lessons and topics• Individual activities• Problems in the classroom and how

to deal with them

Shooooooooooom!!!

Let’s do something not boring.

Lessons and Topics

Self Introductions• Extended!– This can continue for a whole semester,

depending on the level of your students• Games• Final composition

Self Introductions• Name & nickname• Age• School and year• Club activities• Where you live• Family• Hobbies

– Music– Movies– Sports

• Dream• Likes/dislikes

Grammar Points• (~ing) vs. (~ed)• Adjectives and adverbs• “I like~” and “I like to~”• Using reasons

Final Composition• Include everything we’ve done

during the semester• As much as they can write (a

minimum is necessary!)• 2nd Years– Self Introductions

• 3rd Years– Letters

Individual Activities• Journals & Stickers• Cards• Paper Airplanes• Simon Says• Karuta• Pictionary• Spelling Race• Vocabulary Matching• Bonus Homework

Individual Activities• Repeat the same activities more than

once– Several different lessons–Warm ups for the same topics

Problems in the Classroom

Problems in the Classroom• Uncontrollable rowdiness• Sleepers• Silence• Comprehension checks• Unhelpful or absent JTEs• Classroom dynamics

DiscussionWhat have you got?

Questions?

Survey…?