2. Teens can suffer lack motivation and
engagement in the language learning
classroom. This workshop explores the notion
of a learner centred classroom and gives tips on
how to promote learner self-confidence and
increase motivation with learner centred
classroom activities and ICT use.
3. Teens
• Low self-esteem and confidence.
• High levels of social anxiety.
• Preoccupied with identity development.
• All kinds of…..changes.
Hostility towards the language classroom.
The need to feel valued.
The need to feel accepted.
5. Develop initial relationships
Talk to your partner for 2 minutes
Say “hello” -Introduce yourselves – answer the questions:
• Do you have a teenage (Junior or senior level class) class?
• Where do you teach them?
• What is the classroom / school like?
• What is your teenage class like ?
• What do you think is the biggest challenge teaching in
teaching teenagers?
Etc.
Who in this class?
7. Seating
Arrange pupils into learning groups
• Avoid arguments about student seats
• Minimise behaviour issues in the classroom
• Ensure peer-peer learning occurs
• Remember names of pupils and use often in
the class
• Facilitate activities where students use each
others names
9. Think - Pair – Share
Kagan (1994)
Fisher, R. Teaching children to learn 2005 p.96
Stages:
• 1. Students Listen while the teacher (or
another) poses the question or problem.
• 2. Students are then given time to think
• 3. Students then collaborate
• 4. Students share their work with the rest of
the group.
10. Stages
Think – pair - share
• Teacher input
• Student created collaborative material (story
/ script / presentation).
• Teacher led error correction.
• Students review work and create material to
share or display
• Final error correction focus (whole group)