There are many benefits to teaching adults. For a start, you won’t have to worry about discipline as, having paid for the lessons; most adults are motivated to learn. However, even this age group has its disadvantages. Adults may have strong expectations and can even tell you how to do your job! In these cases you need to be polite, but firm. Don’t let an adult undermine your authority, or take control of a class. Adults may also be much more resistant to trying new ideas, and feel that games or role-play are childish! Introduce new ideas slowly, and don’t be deterred if they don’t work out first time round. Remember, many adults have experienced boring English lessons at school, so this is your opportunity to make learning a positive experience for them
Semester 8 Lesson 3-4. Effective use of games, songs, music and stories in teaching foreign languages to children and adolescents (teens) Part 1-2 Objectives:
to introduce basic principles of teaching yong learners
to give participants an opportunity to evaluate the implications of young learning theory
for the teacher
Activity 1 1.Work with a partner or friend. Look at the list of things below. Which of these do you think Maria might like? Choose five things from the list you think Maria is going to sing about.
chocolate
snowflakes
kettles
ice cream
warm woolen mittens
doorbells
cakes
whiskers on kittens
brown paper packages
ponies
2.Watch the video. Listen out for the things Maria sings. How many of Maria’s
“favorite things” did you guess? Write them down.
3Watch the video and listen to the song again. Tick the things you hear.
