Teach English in Zhuji Zhen - Dezhou Shi

Where there’s a will, there’s a way! English has spread widely all over the world, first because of the influence of the British Empire and, second due to the pre-eminence of North American influence in the world. In Europe, English has advanced as an international language especially after World War II, leaving behind other preeminent languages such as French. The key to making educative play fun and useful is to make sure that we engage students without frustrating them. Asking them repetitive questions or simply asking too many questions can be frustrating and counterproductive. We can ask about one question every minute or so. Encourage students to answer in English, but don’t force them to speak to one another in English. As things progress, they may speak to one another in English of their own accord. A child has a reduced attention span even in his or her own language; teaching children English, therefore, must be done with attention to this fact. Children should generally not be asked to do an activity for any longer than 20 minutes So these activities work particularly well with beginners, as the child doesn’t need to have an extensive English vocabulary to participate, but once you’ve integrated these methods into your teaching style, you may find yourself using them again and again, even with more advanced students. 1. Art Projects Students can draw pictures independently, but we should walk around the room and encourage them to talk about their work. Art is a fantastic way to get your young students excited and interested in a variety of lessons to reinforce different vocabulary. 2. Active games Great way to get beginners up and moving. Always sure to introduce words plan to use in lesson format before introducing the game. Students can always assume they understand what you’re saying, particularly if they’re following the rest of the group. 3. Singing Songs Songs are a fantastic mnemonic device for new vocabulary, and the Internet is a wealth of different song ideas. The best time to use a song is once the vocabulary has already been introduced. Some songs are simpler, ideal for using the same day or the same week that the vocabulary is introduced: “7 Days A Week” — for learning the days of the week “If You’re Happy” (simplified) — for learning emotions “Put on Your Shoes” — for learning clothing words “Rainbow Song” — for learning colors 4. Labelling Labelling can be a great way to remember new vocabulary. Can be use in the classroom or with photographs, teaching the names of different things in the classroom, tasking your students with creating labels for them can be a great way to get them up and moving—and speaking! 5. Educative Play Particularly when your students are very young, the educative play is a useful technique for teaching them without ever letting on! The idea with the educative play is for teachers and assistants to participate in the play in English, asking questions that students can answer. Examples of such questions include: What are you doing? What are you playing? Can I play? What’s that? Walking into a kindergarten classroom in any language may have most of us running right back out the door. A kindergarten classroom can be like a circus. The teacher is the ringmaster. The students range from man-eating lions to trapeze artists to clowns. It’s important to remember that kindergarten students do not understand they are meant to be learning great truths and skills that will set them up for the rest of their life. They want to play, love, be loved, and enjoy every aspect of life to the fullest, even when they are sitting in the classroom. Even the physical excitement that kindergarteners have can be used to create an even deeper understanding of language and should never be seen as bad. Children love to explore and learn. With that been said, let the show begin!!!!!!!!