Dogme with young learners and beginners

DOGME WITH YOUNG LEARNERS AND BEGINNERS... ARE YOU NUTS? Sabrina De Vita (@sabridv)

What do you know about Dogme?

Dogme:
Conversation driven
Material light
Focused on emergent language
Students as protagonists of their own learning

Myth
« It won’t work with young learners as they need order, structure, they won’t know what to say »
http://kalinago.blogspot.com/2010/11/dogme-blog-challenge-8-myth-3-some.html

News and Problems
Sets the mood of my classes
Is all about THEM
Makes them feel secure
Promotes collaboration
Boosts their self-esteem

They are:
Real beginners
Adults
Low- class inmigrants

When we work with the book:
Students find the grammar structures easy
Always enlarge on the topics covered.
Skills developed beyond what is expected for a beginner student
Classes are about THEM

Student’s opinions:
« Those first minutes in which the teacher asks us how we are, if there is any news, what we did at the weekend, is a great way to get us into a conversation, and gives us the opportunity of speaking without being afraid of making mistakes. It also helps us to get to know each other better and in this way, we feel more confortable and motivated to learning » Ivonne
« On my first day at the English class, I was very afraid when I heard the teacher speaking English all the time. As time went by, I got used to it. I really like the classes because I can use what I learn to speak about my things, my family, my life but in English. » Claudia.

Thank you for coming! Sabrina De Vita (@sabridv) www.sabridv.wordpress.com [email_address]

Dogme with young learners and beginners

by sabridv on Aug 09, 2011

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