Sofija Ljiljak-Vukajlović & Jovana Popović Tom & Emma School of English, Belgrade

11th ELTA Conference, 10/5/2013, Belgrade

*What makes them tick?How to motivate teens

*Workshop agenda

*Issues

*Possible solutions

*Guidelines

*Issues

*Lack of motivation

*Mood swings

*Peer pressure

*Non-challenging tasks

*Uninteresting materials/topics

*Visuals

Working with images is not just showing them but also creating them in your mind!

diversity of opinions/ideas

exploiting the tension

using the momentum

*Visuals

Photos

*Mobile phone and personal photos

*Visuals

Photos

*Mobile phone and personal photos

*Newspaper photos

*Photos from the web

YouTube videos*Love story in milk + Handout with the grammar exercise

(download from our site)

*Ellen DeGeneris on how to “green up“ her home + Handout with the vocabulary (download from our site)

*100 First World Problems

*Realia

Unexpected in teen classes, thus very effective!

Examples:

*T’s photos of free time activities

*Realia

Unexpected in teen classes, thus very effective!

Examples:

*T’s photos of free time activities

*T’s souvenirs from different countries

*Realia

Unexpected in teen classes, thus very effective!

Examples:

*T’s photos of free time activities

*T’s souvenirs from different countries

*T’s objects from childhood

*Realia

Unexpected in teen classes, thus very effective!

Examples:

*T’s photos of free time activities

*T’s souvenirs from different countries

*T’s objects from childhood

*cookbooks

*maps, brochures, newspapers

*Ss’ own examples of target language

*Projects

Students usually enjoy doing or creating things, especially if they are of personal value.

Examples:

*www.glogster.com

*Projects

Students usually enjoy doing or creating things, especially if they are of personal value.

Examples:

*www.glogster.com

*www.smore.com

*Projects

Students usually enjoy doing or creating things, especially if they are of personal value.

Examples:

*www.glogster.com

*www.smore.com

*visit to the staffroom

*Projects

Students usually enjoy doing or creating things, especially if they are of personal value.

Examples:

*www.glogster.com

*www.smore.com

*visit to the staffroom

*interest noticeboard

*Projects

*Old-school techniques

Old things in new guise!

Examples:

*translation

*dictation

*Aiming high

How to raise the level of English of teenage students from intermediate to upper-intermediate?

Techniques:

*“forbidden words“

*“rule of the lesson“

* “controlled practice“ (yet free)

*Issues

*Possible solutions•Visuals

•Realia

• Projects

•Old-school techniques

•Aiming high

*Guidelines

*Make them tick

*Guidelines:

Make your activities

*intriguing

*relevant

*memorable

*motivating

*challenging

Make your students think

*You can download our presentation at:

www.tomiema.com

* You can contact us at:

sofija@tomiema.com

jovana.popovic@tomiema.com

Thank you!