Using Flashcards With Young Learners

USING FLASH WITH YOUNG LEARNERS MORELLA MONJE BLANCO LEONARDO MEDINA VILLANEDA LANGUAGE LEARNING RESOURCES UNIVERSIDAD DE CALDAS - UNIVERSIDAD SURCOLOMBIANA NEIVA 2008

DEFINITION A card with words or numbers of pictures that are flashed to a class by the teacher

To exploit the visual and kinesthetic intelligence of our students.
To combine the written with the visual form of a word or sentence.
To help students memorizing vocabulary.
WHY FLASHCARDS ARE USEFUL

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
You can use them with students of all ages.
There are lexical fields that cannot be illustrated through flash cards (abstract words).
They’re cheap
You can use them anywhere
You won’t get eyestrain
They don’t break down, and they never go out of date.
Recognized as a fun and effective way to learn, reinforce, test, and retain information.
Functionality of repetitive drilling and the ability to vary order.
Can be used for self or group study

ACTIVITIES FOR USING FLASH CARDS
Memory Activities
Memory games
Memory Tester
Drilling Activities
Invisible Flash Cards
The Parrot
Whispers
Identification Activities
Reveal the Word
Fast Finger

Interaction Activities
Create a story
TPR Activities
Point to
Ladders
Go for it
Production Activities
Mad pointer
Upside down
Just a little bit
Just a glimpse
Pass the ball
The missing card

WHERE TO GET FLASHCARDS
Buy them
Make them yourself
Students make them
Download free printable flashcards form the internet
Here there are some links
english.com/flashcards/files/ppt
http://www.esl-library.com/index.cfm?PageId=6
http://www.flashmybrain.com/?gclid=CNyJkJrq8ZMCFQECGgod8EbtVQ
http://www.learnresources.net/

CRITICAL VIEW POINTS Everyday our students demand for activities that develop not only the cognitive dimension, but also the emotional, linguistic and social ones. In this way, the use of flash cards integrates these aspects and somehow contributes to the attainment and development of the language learning process.

Sometimes we think that resources and activities such as visual aids, games, contests, TPR activities and songs are exclusively for children. However, we can arrange the type of INPUT to be presented and come up with challenging and appealing activities that may have a positive response in our students. CRITICAL VIEW POINTS

CONCLUSIONS We as teachers must take advantage of the great variety of materials and resources available nowadays for teaching English. Flash cards are easy to obtain or create. Thus, the way we use them depend on the creativity and purposes we have for our lessons and students.

CONCLUSIONS Every time we intend to carry out any task or activity, we should take into account the multiple intelligences that Howard Gardner mentions when dealing with learning processes. Flash cards can help developing more than one if we as teacher combine and integrate activities that include the use of this valuable resource.

Using Flashcards With Young Learners

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