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Computer Assisted Language Learning

Teaching in Taiwan needs classroom games and activities. Here's some great resources to help teaching students .Teaching ideas are hard to come by some days. We provided some other links

Please submit any games to webmaster@englishintaiwan.com

Adult's Games

Category Game

Preparation : none
English Level : beginner & up
Fun Value : average
Educational Value : medium

Divide your class into small groups and designate one person as the group secretary. The teacher then writes a category on the board. The students have 1 minute to write down as many words as they can that fall into this category. The team that has the most words written down after the minute is the winner. Another variation is give a point to each team that has a word written down that the other teams don't have. The team with the most pints wins. Writing the words on the board helps reinforce new vocabulary.

This printable lesson compliments of www.EnglishinTaiwan.com
"The complete website for English teachers and student"

20 Questions

Preparation : none
English Level : intermediate & up
Fun Value :medium
Educational Value : medium

Have one person in the class think of one famous person. Have the other students in the class ask "yes" or "no" questions as to whom this person may be. For example "Is she a movie star?". The other students in the class only have 20 questions to guess what famous person the student is thinking of.

This printable lesson compliments of www.EnglishinTaiwan.com
"The complete website for English teachers and student"

 

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Children's Games

20 Questions

Preparation : none
English Level : beginner & up
Fun Value : high
Educational Value : low

Have all your students take their shoes off and put them in a pile at one end of the classroom. Then have two students go to the other end of the classroom. The teacher say "go". The first student to find his or her own shoes and put them on is the winner. Another variation of this is have the whole class do this at the same time. However this could be a little crazy so be prepared.

This printable lesson compliments of www.EnglishinTaiwan.com
"The complete website for English teachers and student"

I Spy

Preparation : none
English Level : beginner & up
Fun Value : medium
Educational Value : medium

This is an "oldie" from when we were kids, however it is a great game to reinforce colors. The teacher starts and says "I spy with my little eye something that is red" The students ask " Is it that bag?" etc. until someone guesses correctly. The student who guesses correctly then comes to the front of the classroom and takes the teacher's role. Another variation is to say " I spy with my little eye something that begins with the letter A,B,C etc."

This printable lesson compliments of www.EnglishinTaiwan.com
"The complete website for English teachers and student"

Musical Chairs

Preparation : low
English Level : beginner & up
Fun Value : high
Educational Value : low

Arrange some chairs in a circle, with one (or more) less chair than students. Then have the students sing a song while walking around the chairs until the teacher whistles. The students then try to grab a seat.  The student(s) left standing are out. Take away another chair and continue until there is only one student left and he /she is the winner. To make the game go faster you can take away more than one chair at a time. Music can also be played instead of the children singing.

This printable lesson compliments of www.EnglishinTaiwan.com
"The complete website for English teachers and student"

20 Questions

Preparation : none
English Level : beginner & up
Fun Value : high
Educational Value : low

Have all your students take their shoes off and put them in a pile at one end of the classroom. Then have two students go to the other end of the classroom. The teacher say "go". The first student to find his or her own shoes and put them on is the winner. Another variation of this is have the whole class do this at the same time. However this could be a little crazy so be prepared.

This printable lesson compliments of www.EnglishinTaiwan.com
"The complete website for English teachers and student"

Teacher Says

Preparation : none
English Level : beginner & up
Fun Value : medium
Educational Value : medium

This a good TPR game for teaching verbs (run, jump, fly, etc.) and imperatives (come here, go to the window, etc.). First ensure the students understand that they can only do the action if you say "teacher says" first. If you don't say "teacher says", they must not move. Any movement if the teacher doesn't say 'teacher says" or an incorrect action results in the student being out.

Teacher: Teacher says, turn around.
Students: turn around.
Teacher: turn around
Students: stand still

Another variation to this game for beginner students is not to introduce the "teacher says' part of this game. Simply give the students your commands, and if they don't complete the correct action they are out. Once the students find this too easy, then you can add the "teacher says" portion of the game.

This printable lesson compliments of www.EnglishinTaiwan.com
"The complete website for English teachers and student"

Letter Game

Preparation : none
English Level : beginner & up
Fun Value : medium
Educational Value : medium

This game is good for beginners who are just learning the alphabet. Line your students up in 2 or more lines. Then have everyone face the same direction, give the last student in each line an alphabet card. The student must write the given letter on the back of the person in front of them using their finger. The second student then writes on the next student's back and so on. This continues until it reaches the first student in line who must say what the letter is. If this student is correct they score a point for their team. The person at the front of the line now goes to the back.

Presenting Information To teach something new the instructor must first present the information. This can be done by pictorial information, rules or the teacher can actually perform and demonstrate the skill to be learned. The presentation can be performed by any medium not just the instructor. These would include textbooks, tapes, video and any activity or game?that requires the student to seek out information.

Guiding the Learner- There is more direct interaction with the learner. If the learner misinterpret the information the instructor will correct the student in a positive fashion. When studying from a book: questions or activities are suggested but if the learner doesn't do this correctly true guidance doesn't occur. The learner may receive additional?help later. Guidance is important because the learner may mot be aware of mistakes they are making.

Practice -Learning is not complete without additional practice. This ongoing practicei s learner centered. - The instructor may observe and give and make corrections when errors are observed but the emphasis is always on the learner.

Accessing the Learner- Learning is accessed usually by testing. Emphasis should be on instructional decisions to determine what individual ?instruction is needed for which learners.

Fluency -This is the speed of correct response. ?We tend to say that the learner has learned something when they can respond or do the task rapidly. The faster and quicker you can do it the better student you are.

In many ESL classes , especially in Taiwan , the common type of practice is the use of ?flashcards.

Call = Computer Assisted Language Learning.

Audio Lingual Method - Listen and Speak: this method considers listening and speaking the first tasks in language learning, followed by reading and writing.

Behaviorism - A psychological theory developed by B.F. Skinner; became the basis for the audio-lingual approach, which viewed language learning in terms of habit formation.

Cloze Procedure - An exercise where every filth word (or sixth or seventh etc.) is deleted from a text. the interval between the deleted words should remain the same throughout the text. The student then supplies the missing words, often relying on contextualization for help.

Cognate - Cognates are words from different languages which are related historically, eg. English bath - German bad or English yoke - Hindi - yoga. Beware of False Friends - These are Cognate words or words accidentally similar in form, whose meaning is rather different in the two languages, eg English gentle - French - gentil.

Communities Language - An approach concerned with the needs of the students to communicate outside the classroom.

Direct Method - The most common approach in TEFL, where language is taught through listening and speaking. There may be little or no explicit explanation of grammatical rules, nor translation into the mother tongue of the student. In Taiwan, most classes prohibit the use of chinese to teach students.

ESP - English for Special Purposes; eg.science and technology, business, medicine, etc.

Grammar - Translation - A method based upon memorizing the rules and logic of a language and the practice of translation. Traditionally the means by which Latin and Greek have been taught.

Intermediate - At this level a student will have a working vocabulary of between 1200 and 1500 words be should be able to cope easily in most everyday situations. There should be an ability to express needs, thoughts and feelings in a reasonably clear way.

Passive Vocabulary - The vocabulary that students are able to understand in comparison to that which they are able to use. Contrasted with Active Vocabulary.

Stress - Normally refers to word stress: English words have one syllable which is invariably stressed, the others being weak or unstressed: Be low, nor mally, pho to graph. Words of three or more syllables may have secondary stress on one of the remaining syllables: pho to graph. It may also refer to the greater emphasis of some syllables or words over others in speech. This often carries changes of meanings as in: He went to America (not she) or He went to to America (not Canada). This is an aspect sentence stress, or rhythm, and involves different intonation patterns.

Syntax - The branch of grammar concerned with word order as an element in a clause or sentence and the rules governing word order and sentence structure.

TPR - Total Physical Response - An approach, in which learners are not required to speak until they are ready. This may take days, weeks or even months. During this period the learner listens and acquires language; understanding and comprehension are demonstrated through non-verbal, physical responses. Playing the game teacher says is a great TPR game.

This printable lesson compliments of www.EnglishinTaiwan.com
"The complete website for English teachers and student"

 

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Other Game Links

Ernie's Activity page
Games (The Internet TESL Journal)
John and Sarah's TEFL Pit stop
Marmot's Phonetic Cards
One World, One People John Korber

 

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