ESL Pedagogical Thought #1
Maybe it is better for a student to try something first hand, then after whether they are correct or not, explain to them the correct way.
Example 1:
Spelling. When a student asks how to spell something, tell them to sound it out and write it, and that it doesn't matter if it is wrong. Then you can tell them how to spell it, making sure they are keeping a tidy record of it.
Example 2:
Writing exercises. I have all sorts of writing exercises like, How do you go to a public bath house (there are many in Korea). This would entail explanation, perhaps a "first, second, third" or "first, next, then". Let the students have their crack at writing it, say for homework, then during the next class let them share, then explain how to do it and let them try again with something else.
There are more, but that is all the time I have right now...off to class.
Example 1:
Spelling. When a student asks how to spell something, tell them to sound it out and write it, and that it doesn't matter if it is wrong. Then you can tell them how to spell it, making sure they are keeping a tidy record of it.
Example 2:
Writing exercises. I have all sorts of writing exercises like, How do you go to a public bath house (there are many in Korea). This would entail explanation, perhaps a "first, second, third" or "first, next, then". Let the students have their crack at writing it, say for homework, then during the next class let them share, then explain how to do it and let them try again with something else.
There are more, but that is all the time I have right now...off to class.
posted by jacquelina at 11:24 AM
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