This document discusses teaching English to teenagers. It defines different age groups of teens as young (12-14), middle (14-17), and late (17-19). It notes that teens experience extreme physical changes, want to belong, and are influenced by peers. Teens think they have things figured out but also see things in black and white. The document provides tips for teaching teens such as avoiding embarrassment, affirming their strengths, and encouraging risk-taking through reasonable challenges. It stresses the importance of knowing your students and using a variety of engaging activities.

1. TEENching
Ronaldo Lima Jr

2. YES NO

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5. TEEN life quiz

9. Two and...
Big...
Gossip...
Super...
Grey’s...
Kenan...
Everybody...

11. Natural information gap

12. Defining Teens
Young teenagers: 12-14 years old
Middle teenagers: 14-17 years old
Late teenagers: 17-19 years old

13. Natural egoism
Emotional and melodramatic Young Teens
Extreme physical changes
Sensitive to appearance
Want to belong to the “pack”
Influenced by peers and fads
Wavering between independence and need for security
Think they have “figured things out”
Strive to create a “system” to analyze what they see
Test hypotheses and think critically about abstract ideas and
concepts
Strong opinions
See things in black and white

14. • Physically mature
Middle Teens
• Able to work independently
• Good planners and can manage group work
without much supervision
• Less reliant on the group for support
• More focus on individual relationships
• Stronger sense of place in society
• Aware of the opposite sex and begin to mix
groups (girls and boys)
• Understand there is not only one answer to every
question and not everything is black and white

15. Teens are wrapped up in these issues:
Self-esteem
Peer pressure
Ethics
Finding one’s own identity
Dealing with relationships

16. To put things
in perspective

17. Children Adults
Peripheral attention to lg Focal awereness
and input
No full cognitive
T
Superior/full cognitive
E
development (concrete
operations) abilities
Here/now functional use Can abstract
of lg
No metalanguage
E Can handle
metalanguage
Short attention spans N Longer attention spans
Sensory input (physical, Oral input is ok
hands-on)
S

18. TEENS ARE EFFICIENT
LANGUAGE LEARNERS
(LEWIS, 2007)
They combine childlike playfulness with
adult-like ability to hypothesize and think
critically.

19. Affective factors
Children Adults
Very sensitive to affective More self-assured,
factors confident and with
higher self-esteem, yet
sensitive to lg ego
Teens?
Transition, confusion, changing bodies, don't know
what they want, self-consciousness, ego, self-
image, perception of self, self-esteem, ups and
downs.

20. • Avoid embarrassement at all costs
• Affirm each person's talents and strengths
• Allow mistakes to be accepted
• Praise meaningfully
• De-emphasize competition and emphasize
collaboration, co-operation
• Do not mix "proficiency" with "ability"

21. Encourage risk-taking by:
Promoting trial atmosphere
Providing reasonable challenges
Responding to ss' attempts positively
Encouraging small-group work
Sequencing activities from easier to more difficult

22. Value and respect ss' thoughts
Praise and criticism
Genuine interest
Be fair
Be firm and warm
Symptom vs. Source
Rapport
AUTHORITY vs. FRIEND

23. • Let your body posture exhibit
confidence
• Your face should reflect optimism,
brightness and warmth
• Make frequent eye contact with
students
• Move around, use all the classroom
space, be everywhere
• Show enthusiasm towards what you
are presenting

24. Seating arrangement

27. Choosing seats
Slips
Superteachertools

28. Teens try out different identities

29. Teens try out different identities

30. ...individuality

31. Know your students
• Who is into what?
• Teens' out-of-the-classroom lives
Teacher kit

32. Knowing your students,
you better know:
• Who to call
• When to call
• Who to ask to volunteer sth
• When/how to correct each st
• Who to place in each group/pair
• How tough to be in each situation with each st

33. Variety
Active engagement
Curiosity

51. Juliana Paes

55. Wallwisher (wallwisher.com)

61. • Dictation
• Songs (beyond fill in the blanks - madlibs,
passive voice, reported speech)
• Director's cut
• Running dictations (reported speech)
• Word on board + questions
• Auction
• Vids (telephone, daft hands)
• Definitions

70. BYOD / BYOT
Wish vs. Hope
If...
Educreations
FB group

71. Taking photo of the board
Dictionary apps
Homework apps

72. ihopeitworks.blogspot.com
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