Getting Beginners to Talk (dedikált példány) [antikvár]

Language Teaching Methodology Series It is possible to get beginners to communicate ideas and information in English, using the barest minimum of vocabulary, even in their first English lesson. In this book, Jim Wingate telis you how. The first part provides sound class management techniques, with examples, for encouraging communication at this early stage. The second part is a resource of classroom activities for teaching vocabulary, structures and language skills, each with ideas for related simulations, role plays and discussions. This book combines theory and practical suggestions based on the author's international experience in teacher training and gives the reader the benefit of proven lessons. It is essential reading for all trainee teachers and those teaching beginners.Many teachers want to teach English communicatively but feel that their students must know at least a few hundred words before communicative methods can be used. In Getting Beginners to Talk, by contrast, we work communicatively from the start with totál beginners. Getting Beginners to Talk is the companion volume to Getting Students to Talk by Aleksandra Gol^biowska. Getting Beginners to Talk is designed to help teachers of students from beginners to upper elementary whereas Getting Students to Talk is designed to help teachers of students from upper elementary to upper intermediate and advanced. Getting Beginners to Talk is divided into two parts. Part One is itself divided into two sections: First Principles - which introduces techniques, principles, worked examples and tips for teaching beginners communicatively Practicalities - which outlines practical ways of using this book alongside your course book. Part Two is a collection of specific techniques and lesson plans for teaching beginners and encouraging them to speak English. It is based on a series of activities followed by linking role-plays, simulations and discussions. At the end of the book, indexes list the activities under grammar, vocabulary and function so that you can dip into the book to supplement the particular item you are teaching. I hope you and your students find all the lesson ideas in Part Two interesting. You are welcome to write to me c/o the publisher with your comments, reactions and any other ideas. The aims of this book If you want to 'get your beginners to talk' this book is for you. It suggests practical ways in which you can help your students learn more quickly, practical ways in which you can teach more effectively, practical ways of using the classroom chairs and tables, and practical ways of using your course book. It alsó contains many practical lessons and lesson ideas.