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| Strannik Diglot Newbie Russian Federation Joined 5671 days ago 16 posts - 16 votes Speaks: Russian*, English | Message 1 of 16 19 May 2009 at 4:24pm | IP Logged | ||
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Hello, everyone!
I have a friend who teaches English language in one Romanian school. She says it is a challenge because her students are not interested in the language. They do not have access to the Internet, do not watch movies (what's pity because it could solve a problem in some way because there are lots of opportunities on-line) and do not want to make any efforts. The situation is quite difficult because she is a school teacher. She likes her job and of course wants to see that her subject interests her students... What do you think she can do?? I would appreciate all opinions. So please feel free to say what you think about the situation. Thank you in advance! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| cordelia0507 Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5840 days ago 1473 posts - 2176 votes  Speaks: Swedish* Studies: German, Russian | Message 2 of 16 19 May 2009 at 6:31pm | IP Logged | ||
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Gosh, I thought Romania had the fastest internet in Europe!
But it's good for these kids that they are not stuck in the sofa watching films or surfing the internet. Supposedly they are studying English becuase it is a compulsory subject in school, so in a way it's not massively important whether the like it or not - they still have to be in the class. But here are some ideas: She could select a very good book and read from it to the class; something at the right level for their age and not too hard English. She could organise competitions in the class for "memorising x number of words", "learning 10 irregular verbs", "best pronounciation", best essay about "why I need to learn English". 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Cainntear Pentaglot Senior Member Scotland linguafrankly.blogsp Joined 6013 days ago 4399 posts - 7687 votes Speaks: Lowland Scots, English*, French, Spanish, Scottish Gaelic Studies: Catalan, Italian, German, Irish, Welsh | Message 3 of 16 19 May 2009 at 8:35pm | IP Logged | ||
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Motivating people and teaching people is the same thing, and too many teachers try to handle "motivation" and "teaching" separately. They look for "interesting" material like films and the internet, but in the end they neglect the "teaching" side of things. If you're not learning quick enough you'll get bored. "Interesting" material slows down the teaching/learning process (no film integrates perfectly into a lesson) so it actually bores the student.
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| Kugel Senior Member United States Joined 6540 days ago 497 posts - 555 votes Speaks: English* | Message 4 of 16 19 May 2009 at 8:56pm | IP Logged | ||
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I also think that it's the thrill of learning, and by this I mean achieving results at a rapid pace, that should be the key motivator. This is what makes a student a good student, as it's impossible to expect every subject to blow your hair back. It becomes sort of a game, so to speak.
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| Strannik Diglot Newbie Russian Federation Joined 5671 days ago 16 posts - 16 votes Speaks: Russian*, English | Message 5 of 16 20 May 2009 at 11:22am | IP Logged | ||
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Thank you very much for your ideas!!!
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| MartinB Triglot Newbie GermanyRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5701 days ago 4 posts - 4 votes Speaks: German*, Esperanto, English | Message 6 of 16 20 May 2009 at 12:46pm | IP Logged | ||
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Why teach someone that doesnt want to be taught?
Well. If she must. Raised interest might come from actually seeing applications for the knowledge. In my Cluster that often were Computergames, Movies or Heaps of Information that are only available in English. Knowing a language opens up the world. And that has to be known in practice to get any effect. Martin 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Snesgamer Groupie Afghanistan Joined 6613 days ago 81 posts - 90 votes Studies: English*, German, Spanish, Norwegian, Scottish Gaelic | Message 7 of 16 21 May 2009 at 5:30am | IP Logged | ||
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They don't want to learn English? Just how far do they think they're going to get in the world only knowing Romanian?
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| Cainntear Pentaglot Senior Member Scotland linguafrankly.blogsp Joined 6013 days ago 4399 posts - 7687 votes Speaks: Lowland Scots, English*, French, Spanish, Scottish Gaelic Studies: Catalan, Italian, German, Irish, Welsh | Message 8 of 16 21 May 2009 at 9:45am | IP Logged | ||
That's right, blame the kids. It's all their fault, isn't it? They're lazy workshy slackers. Or maybe it's that all the good and logical advice in the world isn't any use: the human brain sees the reality about it, and in Romania, reality is in Romanian. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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