The document provides guidance on creating effective posters for language learning classes. It asks questions about what makes a good poster, how to get students engaged in the process, and how to ensure they are producing language. Some tips include providing clear instructions and feedback, setting roles for group work, and finding ways to reuse the posters later, such as for error correction. The document also shares some online tools that can be used for creating digital posters and gives ideas for follow-up activities to further learning.

1. But it’s not an art
class!
Lisa Phillips
International House Buenos Aires

2. • ••What makes a good poster?
• •• What should we do with them?
• •• Some online resources
But it’s not an art class!

3. Some examples

4. Some examples

5. Some examples

6. Some examples

7. • ◊What makes a good poster?
• ◊ What are our students’ expectations/reactions/feelings to them?
Do they feel it’s a valuable use of their time?
• ◊ How much English are they actually producing (both orally and on
paper)?
• ◊ What input is given before they start the poster?
• ◊ Is the work corrected? Should they do a draft before they put felt
tip to coloured card?
• ◊ What size should they be?
• ◊ How long should they stay up?
• ◊ How will you use them again in class for recycling?
• ◊ Should the teacher allocate students different roles if working in
groups?
• ◊ Could the poster be set as a creative homework task?
Some considerations

8. • ◊ Have follow-up in mind
• ◊ Error correction
• ◊ Recorded feedback
• ◊ Create a sense of audience
• ◊ Recycle
Some ideas for
exploitation

9. • prezi.com
Online tools
http://screencast.com/t/0GdthaHT

10. Online tools
glogster.com
http://lisajphillips.edu.glogster.com/claritasrecipe-5549

11. • http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140307-how-to-learn-like-a-memory-champ
Food for thought
www.memrise.com

12. But it’s not an art
class! Lisa Phillips
International House Buenos Aires
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