Reflections on Week 6

I find power points particularly useful for reading in the case of students as this allows them to deal with stories. It sometimes happens in Argentina that not all students can buy two or three readers for the English class. They buy the textbooks and activities and so teachers cannot ask parents to spend more money on a subject when they have other subjects to buy things for.

So this way of dealing with Power Points was fine for me and proved to be very useful as children can enjoy themselves with them.  When they enjoy themselves they are absorbed by the activity, they want to go on and they are not always aware that they are learning language.

Moreover, through grouping in case of large classes, students will get more exposure to the language and more chances to practice it. They will develop more positive attitudes towards learning English since they will associate it with something pleasant and enjoyable.

Children are curious and active. They like to interact with people. This helps them to construct their understanding of the world in which they live. They do this through physical activities and experiencing things at first hand. So activities like making things, action songs and the like provide excellent contexts for language learning. They learn through doing. There is also a clear purpose for them in using the language. The listen and do activities are very useful for young learners. These activities allow pupils to be actively learning and participating. They are also being exposed to meaningful input.

 Bye,

Elena