You are doing it wrong. Maybe.

KOTESOL National Conference 2014 Michael Griffin

Hello and welcome and thanks for coming

What to expect

Let’s get that awkward first talk out of the way

Story time with Mike

Humans talking

A llama

Discussion questions

1.What are some things you have heard and learned are bad for teachers to do in English language classrooms?

2.What makes these things “bad?” 3.How do we know they are “bad?”

Discussion questions for each thing

1.What is it? 2.What is wrong with it? Why is it

considered bad? 3.Are there any possible good points to it?Bonus questions: Have you ever done it? Would you do it? How “bad” is it?

Participant Talking Time

The Silent Llama

Mike Talking Time (MTT)

Are you doing it wrong?

Maybe not. To continue the conversation:

http://tinyurl.com/doingitwrongkotesol

(michaelEgriffin@gmail.com)