tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post5663677577396775693..comments2024-03-26T06:07:35.453+01:00Comments on Kalinago English: Noah's ArkKALINAGO ENGLISHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-10621218847342360312010-10-04T11:53:47.631+02:002010-10-04T11:53:47.631+02:00Hi Natasa!
Long time no see, hope you are well - ...Hi Natasa!<br /><br />Long time no see, hope you are well - you gave me such giggles with your spontaneous "that's great" - been there, done that!<br /><br />KKALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-70887159167662009782010-10-04T11:51:29.648+02:002010-10-04T11:51:29.648+02:00Hey Chris,
Me too - the observer or reporter is ...Hey Chris, <br /><br />Me too - the observer or reporter is a clear and easy task but as you mentioned, there are difficulties in managing 1-2-1s and roleplay activities - off to go see what Ken blogged about, think this was a post I missed!<br /><br />Hey Mike, and then there is the playing of odds..KALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-82874193734602638522010-10-04T11:46:02.399+02:002010-10-04T11:46:02.399+02:00Johanna - think that's a killer title and I ha...Johanna - think that's a killer title and I hadn't thought of that, a whole book of 3 activities... I think ya should make a supplementary book (but self-publish it as the publishers shy away from things that don't make oodles of cash :-))KALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-41218412605719350862010-10-03T02:05:53.832+02:002010-10-03T02:05:53.832+02:00The other day I was teaching a group of 11 student...The other day I was teaching a group of 11 students and, just as I was figuring out what the least clumsy way to solve the Student A/Student B dilemma was, one of them complained that he had a very sore throat and that he couldn't talk. I exclaimed: "That's great! So, we have an even number of students after all." I think I really scared them, you should have seen the look in their eyes. <br />Yes, it would be great to have a Student C option every now and then.Natasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048765349737400507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-15165251115041684692010-10-02T20:54:48.783+02:002010-10-02T20:54:48.783+02:00Well, they had a 50 percent chance of getting it r...Well, they had a 50 percent chance of getting it right... (this is assuming no classes with 0 students)<br /><br />;o)Mike Harrisonhttp://www.mikejharrison.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-55608861262423488262010-10-01T11:56:53.190+02:002010-10-01T11:56:53.190+02:00Excellent point, Karenne, almost every book is des...Excellent point, Karenne, almost every book is designed around pairwork!! <br /><br />Like Jason, I lovvvve the Noah's Ark cartoon :-) <br /><br />True, Jason's unfinished list of contingency/strategy ideas is just great and definitely how an experienced teacher deals with this dilemma in class - often on the spot. <br /><br />The 'observer' role, with a clear task, is definitely one I use often - regardless of whether numbers are odd or even - and this observer can give valuable feedback to the pair/group afterwards (at least it doesn't always come from the teacher!). <br /><br />But rarely in a Teacher's Book (do many teachers read teacher's books these days, except for the answer key?) is there a great list like this to "spice up" and "effectively mangage" the 121 tasks. So all ears about the book you're going to rave about!<br /><br />Ken Wilson recently blogged about motivation and one of the points mentioned definitely supporting the threesome theme. You might not have read it so here's the link: http://kenwilsonelt.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/2465/. <br /><br />Love Johanna's book title... go for it....it's not too late!<br /><br /><br />Chrischrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180401438052298501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-71156079184412967482010-10-01T10:56:53.516+02:002010-10-01T10:56:53.516+02:00Yes, Karenne, often thought the same myself - what...Yes, Karenne, often thought the same myself - what about an optional C role. I remember years ago wanting to write a business English practice book for threes called 'Three's Company' - but never got beyond the title!Johannahttp://thespellingblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-53210361930108319612010-10-01T06:43:21.423+02:002010-10-01T06:43:21.423+02:00Great suggestions! Which all work with smallish si...Great suggestions! Which all work with smallish sized groups. This came up because I was working with a medium sized group, 15, and I have to confess I did think to myself at certain points how infinitely better it would be if on occasion there was something specific added to some of the roleplays (using a book which I AM GOING TO RAVE ABOUT SOON) - a required text - but point is, why not a C option every now and then...KALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-23586694601930871722010-10-01T01:06:54.351+02:002010-10-01T01:06:54.351+02:00LOL! (Loved the cartoon!)
I'm not so sure it&...LOL! (Loved the cartoon!)<br /><br />I'm not so sure it's a matter of publishers automatically assuming there is going to be an even number of students in each class as it is a bit of a (not all that unreasonable?) assumption that teachers should be able to find practical ways around this - some of which are actually quite beneficial.<br /><br />For example:<br /><br />- The teacher him/herself pairing up with one student, and rotating in that role so that each student in the class eventually gets a turn to practice a roleplay with the teacher.<br /><br />- Allocating one (or more, totalling an odd number) student(s) to be a "teaching assistant" or observer, watching pairs do their roleplays and giving them feedback or prompts/help (based on having access to both versions of a gap-fill for instance). They could also be called on to take notes and report to the rest of the class what happened in the roleplays they observed.<br /><br />- Having one or more students act as "interruptors" (or "curve balls") to butt in on the roleplays as an unexpected third participant.<br /><br />- Having one or more students listen to the paired roleplays and write it down as a script, which is then negotiated and edited together with the original roleplayers.<br /><br />And the list goes on...<br /><br />So long as there is rotation and variety (so that all students get chances to be roleplayers or additional participants in some way), I personally think this is not a problem at all, but a good opportunity.English Ravenhttp://jasonrenshaw.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com