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Techniques and methods in Language Teaching > language one dilemma...
language one dilemma...
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Mouna mch
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language one dilemma...
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Dear teachers, it seems that i �m using language one (which is Arabic in my case) mora than i should! whenever i feel that my students are lost or are not following me anymore, i switch to language one... i admit, it makes things easier for me... but i know that it is not ok... any suggestions to help me avoid using language one in my classroom... thanks in advance... |
22 Jan 2015
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ammoura 23
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hello, use pictures, gestures, drawings.....and if you notice that most of them didn �t get it, ask them: what do we call it in Arabic?or what do we say in Arabic?and there must be a pupil who got it and will help you by saying it! :) However, using English in teaching English is a must dear! Good luck! |
22 Jan 2015
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shvat
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I know just what you mean.... It �s hard to talk when they don �t understand, and so easy to switch back. Thanks for the ideas. |
22 Jan 2015
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papadeli
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Pictures, illustrations, games really help. Try not to talk a lot, Just the necessary part. Skip the rest. Miming is a trick, too. Give us an example. What was the last thing you had to use L1? New words or grammar? Greetings from Greece, |
22 Jan 2015
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gscott1979
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while actions and miming are great, at the very least you should use 90% english in your sentence structures. Talk to them as much as you can in English but use the occasional word in L1. I never do this, and don �t recommend it, but start with this and as the students get more comfortable use less and less L1. Using L2 for them is a habit, find that once I �ve had a class for a few months there is 0 use of L1 in the class, but at the beginning there is quite a lot and I have to work hard to reduce it and get them used to my rules and habits. Having said that, while I speak the local language well enough, it is not my native language and I know how hard it can be for you. |
23 Jan 2015
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