Prepared & Presented by Azra Ilyas

The most important factor affecting a student’s confidence, the teacher.

1.She makes her course interesting.

2. She teaches good pronunciation.

3. She explains clearly.

4. She speaks good English

5. She shows the same interest

in all her students.

6. She makes all the students

participate.

7. She shows great patience.

8. She insists on thespoken language

.9 She makes her pupils work.

10 She uses an audio-lingual method.

To help the children to read better using these

techniques:-

training students to use textbooks

training students to use

communicative activities properly

training students to read for gist

training students to deal with

unfamiliar vocabulary

training students to use

dictionaries

Here are four stages in new vocabulary acquisition:

The learner notices the new word (with help)

The learner learns to recognize it (with help)

The learner recognizes it on his/her own

The learner can both recognize and produce it.

Stage 1: Noticing the word: the visual

element

1. Flashcards

2. Pictures fruits

running

jumping

Flash cards

Stage 2: Recognition

True/false

Categorize the words

Matching. (this category is huge with both open and closed types of exercises)Matching the word to its definition, opposites, adjectives and nouns, verbs and adverbs, word to the picture, match two words that go together

Multiple choice

Drawing the word

Bingo games

Circle the word you hear

Stage 3: Production

Dictation

Answering questions

Guessing games: I’m thinking of:

Picture description

Miming (the acting out a story through body motions, without use of speech)

Children watch TV and therefore can connect

with the characters easily

We can use this medium to train them for

creative writing .For e.g.

Final Words: Points to consider

Try to have as many success oriented activities that are geared to the age groups you teach.

Gradually progress from one stage to another but vary the activities within each stage.

Consider appealing to the various types of students in your class.

The visual element in learning is important – for all age groups but particularly important for younger children.