tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post6932000214319018230..comments2024-03-26T06:07:35.453+01:00Comments on Kalinago English: Use it: Don't Let Them Lose It!KALINAGO ENGLISHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-76065776762094096802009-06-19T11:14:52.724+02:002009-06-19T11:14:52.724+02:00Something I have just done this morning is to ask ...Something I have just done this morning is to ask a st to reteach vocab to the class. <br /><br />I ask them to include explanations of why certain items are difficult for, in my case, Spaniards. This means they refocus on language transfer issues (false friends) or pronunciation problems etc. which I mentioned when I taught the vocab.<br /><br />Bearing in mind that teaching somebody something seems to guarantee that what you teach will stick with you (I have read of a 95% success rate in this respect), this is a procedure I intend to use to use again. <br />Apart from that, sts like playing at being teacher, (and I liked playing at being a student).Glenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070944802376336205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-38973014034513308132009-06-19T08:15:54.783+02:002009-06-19T08:15:54.783+02:00Hey Karenne
Fantastic set of activities, however ...Hey Karenne<br /><br />Fantastic set of activities, however you missed out on one crucial method of making vocab (or so we believe! :) ).<br />WeboWord's visual vocabulary style is easily replicable and is being loved by students in many parts of the world, since it forces them to connect a given word with a situation. The creative freedom that sketching/cartooning allows them adds to the pleasure of Vocab building.<br />Would love to hear your thoughts about the same, so we could improve on our approach and the students we have been working with too.<br /><br />Warm Regards,<br />WeboWordWeboWordhttp://www.weboword.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-62115062864079853102009-06-19T00:40:52.770+02:002009-06-19T00:40:52.770+02:00I am putting your link up in my CELTA and DELTA st...I am putting your link up in my CELTA and DELTA student support pages! <br /><br />Your ideas, dear Karenne, echo so much - but in action - what I do with these groups and I think you are a great role model for my trainees. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-77146326903611854222009-06-18T18:58:48.453+02:002009-06-18T18:58:48.453+02:00Sorry Jeremy,
Really didn't mean to stress y...Sorry Jeremy, <br /><br />Really didn't mean to stress you out ;-). Hope one of these worked well for you!<br /><br />xxKarenneKALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-64141123180479092232009-06-18T18:57:56.797+02:002009-06-18T18:57:56.797+02:00Great tips Glennie,
Thanks so much for sharing t...Great tips Glennie, <br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing these with us all! <br /><br />I especially like the idea of #6 and am looking forward to trying that out.<br /><br />Hey, Holly - you're welcome ;-)<br /><br />Johanna,<br />I know, it is an odd way of expressing it: I think perhaps I hang out in too many social-media blogs and somehow adopted the phrase without realizing it. <br /><br />Great application though for language development though. LOL. <br /><br />Thanks for the tip to elgweb, hadn't seen that before.<br /><br />xKarenneKALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-23837151862052778652009-06-18T16:12:40.914+02:002009-06-18T16:12:40.914+02:00Making it stick:
1. Get sts. to teach the vocab ba...Making it stick:<br />1. Get sts. to teach the vocab back to you and other sts in your next class.<br />2. Get them to make crosswords to test each other.<br />3. Voc on screen > Read out gapped sentences > Students have to choose voc for gaps from what is on screen.<br />4. Get sts to mime voc to each other. <br />5. Students create gap fill exercises for others to do.<br />6 In pairs, sts must find ways of making each other say the voc items they have on their lists. <br />7. Students classify voc:<br />Words I like<br />Words I am not going to remember<br />Words that sound very English<br />Words I can imagine myself using etc.<br />Whatever methods you use, you have to find ways of getting your students to revisit vocab. There's no alternative to enjoyable revision.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843007496687116471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-32985991448467372862009-06-18T15:15:14.014+02:002009-06-18T15:15:14.014+02:00Hi Karenne
Ach ... I've just spent the past h...Hi Karenne<br /><br />Ach ... I've just spent the past hour creating a huge vocab exercise based on a text. I'd just finished and thought I'd have a look at Kalinago to help me relax ... and now I feel all stressed again. Lesson starts in 45minutes. Better get planning again, this time with some of your techniques. Thanks.Jeremy Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09201355268663999870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-90920164864488278312009-06-18T11:03:59.946+02:002009-06-18T11:03:59.946+02:00Hi Karrenne,
Yes, making vocab stick is a massive...Hi Karrenne,<br /><br />Yes, making vocab stick is a massive challenge and I love some of your ideas and I'm looking forward to trying them out with my Spanish teacher/students next week. Thank you.<br /><br />This is an area I've done quite a bit of work on (but I've never used the word 'stickiness' but will now!). I use a Vocabox - to my mind the most useful and low-tech tool ever to enter a classroom (except teachers and students of course). It's basically just a box with all the words taught in it and loads of activities that you can do with the words. A full description here:<br />http://www.elgweb.net/vbox_article.html .<br /><br />Keep up the great articles.<br /><br />JohannaJohanna Stirlinghttp://www.elgweb.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-82374928824858723892009-06-18T10:41:53.386+02:002009-06-18T10:41:53.386+02:00Another set of great ideas Karenne! Thanks!Another set of great ideas Karenne! Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718178041710037851noreply@blogger.com