How to Teach Low Achievers English “More” Effectively

Joe Yi-ming Lee

Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Senior High School

I. Introduction

About my low achievers (P.E. Talented Students) --- Motivation --- Anxiety --- Learning styles --- Learning attitudes --- Information processing

II. English Teaching in My EFL Classroom

Student-centered Individual Differences Multiple Intelligences Variety Comprehension checks (self-repetition or paraphrase) Recycling

IV. Teaching Methodologies

Communicative Language Teaching ?

--- the role of the teacher --- multiple methodologies --- learning by doing Eclectic Teaching Approach

VI. What English-learning Tasks?

I.--- task completion--- problem solving--- game playing--- social interaction

II.

--- mechanical --- meaningful--- communicative

VII. Common Activities

poster presentation chants and songs dramas/skits games TPR activities festival activities picture-drawing (picture books) pair work group work

Extra Credits Ten Useful Sentences in Daily Life (Each Week) Reading Novels (Christmas in Prague/Red-headed League) Online Homework(diligentjoe.wordpress.com) Language Corner

Teaching Procedures Warm-up & Pre-reading --- Quizzes --- Jokes/Tongue Twisters --- Picture/Photo Reading --- Q&A --- Task Completion (Poster Presentation/Skits) --- Dictation --- YouTube Film Clips --- Share Your Personal Experiences --- Storytelling --- Polish Your Speech

Presentation --- Vocabulary teaching (sentence-making, creating a story) --- Explanation of the paragraphs --- Emphasis on the reading strategies (skimming/scanning, story map, questions for discussion, read-look up-and-say activity, peer teaching, rotation ) --- Explanation of sentence patterns --- interaction, visual aids, students’ demonstration, etc.

Extension Activities --- explanation of the structure of the lesson --- the connection between reading and writing (New Year Resolution/My Dream/Daily Schedule/My Hobby/English Journal/ Group Writing/Creating a New Ending/Love Letter) --- the connection between reading and speaking (McDonald’s, Western Restaurant, Create Their Personal Dialogues) --- group work/pair work --- games

Wrap-up --- comprehension check --- singing a song --- interview

(interviewer/interviewee) --- translation practices --- a short speech

My Reflection (1) Asking questions Providing feedback/ Giving praise Encouraging talk Using humor Referring to the class as “our” class Discussing things unrelated to class Addressing students by name Calling on students to ask questions

My Reflection (2)

I do have a sense of achievement? They are [+teachable]. It’s easy to change their attitude? Don’t forget to create a nice

atmosphere for students. Don’t forget to make students feel

English is fun.

IX. Concluding Remarks

games & scoring activity variations --- listening --- speaking --- reading --- writing compliment & encouragement

The End!