tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post6093947023022478077..comments2024-03-26T06:07:35.453+01:00Comments on Kalinago English: Flight 1549: disasters as fodder for EFL lessons?KALINAGO ENGLISHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-34098657805013652002009-02-08T13:02:00.000+01:002009-02-08T13:02:00.000+01:00Hello,Nice and well tuned . Authentic material und...Hello,<BR/>Nice and well tuned . Authentic material undeniably involves students better and deeper.It also connects them to their life environment.<BR/><BR/>The news are often about things real events happening to us or around us,So the effectiveness of their use as a medium to present learning is practivally overwhelming. <BR/><BR/>Similarly the design of really communicative tasks turns students interest and participation on.<BR/>All in all the sort of teaching that respects learners' brains and capacities.<BR/>Keep clicking<BR/>cheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-63531174881833323532009-01-20T15:00:00.000+01:002009-01-20T15:00:00.000+01:00Super, super tips Lindsay, Marianne and Sandy. BTW...Super, super tips Lindsay, Marianne and Sandy. <BR/><BR/>BTW Sandy, your picture is scary-looking: whatever do your students say? LOL.<BR/><BR/>Hi Buthaina! I visit your youtube page (and your delicious) and you've got excellent playlists, nice to meet you. Do come back and let me know how it goes with your ss.<BR/><BR/>Same too Illya - I agree with you and think students like stuff they can immediately link to reality. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes (not always) the textbooks are just written too generally or too carefully. It's understandable -they have to avoid offending people but it's like Susana said: when they need to say something, they need language!<BR/><BR/>I'm gonna do - another thing you can't write in print <I>"gonna" </I>- another posting related to your comment, Susana.<BR/><BR/>'til then,<BR/>Karenne<BR/><BR/>KarenneKALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-64947859342927884962009-01-20T07:18:00.000+01:002009-01-20T07:18:00.000+01:00It's also good for teaching some basic verbs to lo...It's also good for teaching some basic verbs to low-level learners too - like "Can you swim?". Could break off into a lesson on water sports, too.The TEFL Tradesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-23619719013924065522009-01-19T14:07:00.000+01:002009-01-19T14:07:00.000+01:00Thanks Karenne for sharing !!!You're right. Shocki...Thanks Karenne for sharing !!!<BR/>You're right. Shocking news are a really good topic. Connecting with their own lives, like suggested Lindsay is great too.When they need to say something they really need language !!!<BR/>A hug<BR/>SusanaSusana Canelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017500676806786026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-68447509366197557262009-01-19T12:11:00.000+01:002009-01-19T12:11:00.000+01:00Yes this is a good conversation topic. It can lead...Yes this is a good conversation topic. It can lead to a whole lot of linked topics, such as : are you nervous when you enter a plane ? what do you do then ? and (very important for me !) do your *ears* hurt ? if someone has a solution for ears (I've heard quite a few !), explaining this in English can be a great challenge ! oh and why to you take the plane anyway ? is this a good way to protect the planet ? hmm ? à bientôt Karenne !<BR/><BR/>Marianne DorléacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-20322585999115736322009-01-19T10:36:00.000+01:002009-01-19T10:36:00.000+01:00Thanks, Karenne, fo rsharing htis great lesson ide...Thanks, Karenne, fo rsharing htis great lesson idea! I did quite a bit on Obama and realized that the class prefers to talk about real events than the rather artificial topics in the book. It generates so much more vocabulary!<BR/><BR/>I'll leave a message and say how it went :-)<BR/>Greetings from SwitzerlandIllya Arnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861197769628094809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-80591375757150406202009-01-18T22:11:00.000+01:002009-01-18T22:11:00.000+01:00Thanks, Karenne! An interesting idea for a multime...Thanks, Karenne! An interesting idea for a multimedia lesson. And, yes, events make great authentic material for such lessons and for opinion discussions. I'd like to see this lesson in action. If I use it for a class next semester, I'll definitely let you know.Buthaina Alothmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028368714413825813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-24734283471501762902009-01-17T19:17:00.000+01:002009-01-17T19:17:00.000+01:00Nice lesson ideas Karenne, as always! You're so ri...Nice lesson ideas Karenne, as always! You're so right that current events like this provide the perfect opportunity to hear students' opinions etc. It is also when you find out interesting little bits about their lives too, e.g. if someone has a pilot in the family etc.<BR/>Good to see some language focus too, it's not all just chat!<BR/>LindsayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com