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Techniques and methods in Language Teaching > plz help everybody ( about a free discussion class)(i ´m a student)
plz help everybody ( about a free discussion class)(i ´m a student)
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top-notch
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plz help everybody ( about a free discussion class)(i ´m a student)
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Hi everybody.
dear teachers
I and some of my friends have decided to hold a free discussion class after we got our certificate of proficiency in English. we ´ve read some 20 novels but they ´re of no use .so we ´ve decided to integrate novels or anything worthy of attention into our program but the thing is we ´re not sure what to do in the class. can anyone please come up with a good syllabus ( running the gamut of films, documentaries and etc) for our discussion class including some innovative and interesting ideas.
(my friend said that it ´s a better idea to fix a topic for every session and talk about it ,.but i think it won ´t give us much language)
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23 Aug 2010
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lshorton99
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If you want to integrate further, why not consider novels which have film adaptations - that could lead to discussions of films vs books.
Your friend ´s idea is actually sound - if you ´re motivated a topic can lead to a lot of language production. Again, why not choose a topic related to a film.
Here is a list of good book to film adaptations to get you started:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/apr/19/film.books
Some other excellent films which could give rise to discussions on different topics include (in no particular order):
Dark Knight
District 9
Bowling for Columbine
Crash (2004)
Watchmen
Heathers
V for Vendetta
Schindler ´s List
Brokeback Mountain
The Manchurian Candidate
On the Waterfront
Amistad
Sophie ´s Choice
Philadelphia
American Beauty
Ultimately, any discussion class will be defined by the personalities of its students. you could choose a theme for the first class and then see how it goes!
Lindsey
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24 Aug 2010
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JudyHalevi
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I have a speaking group twice a week. I use www.breakingnewsenglish.com sometimes. Have them listen to a breaking news item, which I give them, and then in class we talk about it and do all the exercises that are given. I then give homework from the homework page.
My groups are two hours every meeting, and I can barely get them out of there after two hours.
I also put on the board idioms and we discuss those.
Interesting news articles about health/food/diets are always interesting.
 from Israel
Judy
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24 Aug 2010
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