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:
Thank you!
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