TEYL - Get Young Learners Talking
Summary
TLDRThis video script offers insights for English teachers to foster an engaging classroom environment that encourages students to speak English confidently. It advises against explicit error correction for young learners, as it can be embarrassing and ineffective. Instead, teachers should focus on creating a comfortable atmosphere with meaning-focused activities and teach students to use classroom language through posters and practical phrases. This approach helps build students' confidence and promotes more English communication in the classroom.
Takeaways
- 😀 Creating a fun, interesting, and motivating classroom atmosphere is crucial for encouraging students to speak English.
- 🎶 For very young learners under 7 years old, songs, chants, and simple games can be effective tools to practice speaking English.
- 📚 As learners grow older, teachers need to help them become more confident in using English in the classroom.
- 🙅♂️ Explicitly correcting students' errors can be embarrassing and is not effective for promoting more speaking in class.
- 🗣️ Speaking activities should be meaning-focused, and teachers should foster an environment that encourages students to speak out.
- 🚫 Avoid explicitly correcting students' errors to maintain a comfortable atmosphere for speaking.
- 🔍 Teach students useful chunks of language they can use frequently in class, such as 'I don't understand', 'Can you repeat that?', and 'What page is it?'.
- 📜 Use posters with expressions to encourage the use of classroom language, pointing to them when the situation arises in class.
- 🏫 If you don't have a permanent classroom, you can set up posters at the beginning of class and take them down at the end.
- 🌟 Teaching classroom language will help students become more confident in speaking English and encourage more use of the language.
Q & A
What is the primary goal for English teachers when encouraging students to speak English?
-The primary goal is to create a classroom atmosphere that is fun, interesting, and motivating, making students feel comfortable and confident to speak English.
Why is it important for students to feel comfortable in the classroom before speaking English?
-Feeling comfortable is crucial because if students are not at ease, it will be very difficult to encourage them to speak out and practice their English.
What methods can be used for young learners under 7 years old to practice speaking English?
-Songs, chants, and simple games can be used to engage young learners and encourage them to practice speaking English.
How should teachers approach correcting students' errors in the classroom?
-Teachers should not correct students' errors explicitly, as it can be embarrassing and ineffective. Instead, they should focus on creating a comfortable atmosphere that encourages speaking.
What is the correct answer to the question 'Should teachers correct students' errors explicitly?'
-False. Explicitly correcting errors is not recommended as it can hinder the promotion of good oral communication.
What is a useful tip for teachers to promote student use of classroom language?
-One useful tip is to teach students useful chunks of language that they can use frequently in class, such as 'I don't understand, can you repeat that?' or 'What page is it?'.
How can posters be used to encourage students to use classroom language?
-Posters with expressions that students should use can be displayed in the classroom. Teachers can point to these posters during relevant situations to remind students of the phrases.
What can a teacher do if a student asks to repeat instructions in the teacher's native language?
-The teacher can encourage the student to ask in English by saying 'Please ask me in English,' and then pointing to the relevant poster with the phrase 'Can you repeat that, please?'.
How can teachers help students learn English words for common phrases they might not know, like 'porfavor'?
-Teachers can guide students by asking 'How do you say porfavor in English?' and then teach them the correct English translation.
What is the suggested method for using posters with classroom language expressions in a classroom without a permanent setup?
-Teachers can put up the posters at the beginning of the class and take them down at the end to create a temporary, English-speaking environment.
What is the overall strategy suggested in the script for creating a comfortable English-speaking environment in the classroom?
-The overall strategy includes not correcting errors explicitly and teaching students to use classroom language, which can help young learners become more confident in speaking English.
Outlines
🗣️ Encouraging English Speaking in Class
This paragraph emphasizes the importance of creating a comfortable and motivating classroom atmosphere to encourage students to speak English. It suggests using songs, chants, and games for younger learners and focusing on promoting confidence as they grow older. The script also addresses a common misconception about correcting students' errors, stating that explicit corrections are not effective and can be embarrassing. Instead, teachers should create a supportive environment that encourages speaking. Tips include not correcting errors explicitly and teaching students to use classroom language through posters and prompts.
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Keywords
💡English teachers
💡students
💡classroom atmosphere
💡young learners
💡confidence
💡oral communication
💡correcting errors
💡classroom language
💡posters
💡chunks of language
💡speaking activities
Highlights
Encourage students to speak out by making the classroom atmosphere fun, interesting, and motivating.
For very young learners under 7 years old, use songs, chants, and simple games to practice speaking.
As learners get older, help them become more confident in using English in the classroom.
Promoting good oral communication is crucial for encouraging students to speak.
Teachers should not correct students' errors explicitly as it can be embarrassing and ineffective.
Speaking activities should be meaning-focused and create a comfortable atmosphere for students to speak out.
Don't correct students' errors explicitly to promote more speaking in class.
Teach students useful chunks of language they can use often in class.
Examples of useful classroom language include 'I don't understand', 'Can you repeat that', and 'What page is it'.
Encourage students to use classroom language by making posters with expressions they need to use.
Point to the poster and show them the phrase when the situation arises in class.
Use posters to help students ask questions in English, such as 'Can you repeat that please'.
Teach students how to ask for translations in English, like 'How do you say porfavor in English'.
Creating a comfortable English speaking environment is essential for encouraging students to speak.
Avoid explicit error correction and teach students to use classroom language to help them become more confident speakers.
Making posters and using them in class can facilitate a supportive English speaking environment.
If you don't have your own classroom, you can put up posters at the beginning of class and take them down at the end.
Implementing these tips can help young learners become more confident in speaking English.
Transcripts
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hi English teachers do you want your
students to talk more in English they
have to feel comfortable and confident
first if not it will be very difficult
to encourage them to speak out the key
is to make your classroom atmosphere fun
interesting and motivating for them for
very young learners under 7 years old
you can use songs chants simple games to
encourage them to practice speaking as
young learners get older you may have to
help them become more confident to use
English in the classroom here is a
question for you about promoting good
oral communication true or false
teachers should correct students errors
explicitly for example a student says
yesterday I go to the zoo you correct
him by saying not good went repeat after
me yesterday I went to the zoo so true
or false teachers should correct
students errors explicitly it's false it
is not good to correct individual young
learners explicitly it can be
embarrassing and it is not effective if
you want to promote more speaking in
class speaking activities should be
meaning focused and teachers should
create a comfortable atmosphere that
encourages students to speak out one
useful tip is don't correct students
errors explicitly another tip is to
promote student use of classroom
language you can teach students useful
chunks of language that they can use
often in class for example I don't
understand can you repeat that
what page is it I have a question I need
help please what does that mean how do
you say blank in English in order to
encourage students to use more classroom
language you can make posters with
expressions you want them to use then
when the situation comes up in class you
can point to the poster and show them
the phrase for example maybe the
students asked you to repeat the
instructions in your native language you
can say please ask me in English then
point to the poster you can say can you
repeat that please or maybe a student
wants to know how to say a word in
English maybe they want to know the
English word for porfavor then say you
can ask how do you say porfavor in
English teaching classroom language will
help your students talk more in English
you can make a few posters and put them
on your classroom wall if you don't have
your own classroom you can put them up
at the beginning of class and then take
them down at the end these two tips can
help you make a comfortable English
speaking environment in your classroom
don't correct errors explicitly and
teach your students to use classroom
language your young learners will become
more confident to speak out try it and
you'll see
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