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Offline arirang

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Need help with my high school level English conversation class.
« on: August 26, 2011, 09:24:58 am »
I'm about to start a new conversation class with about 30 first grade kids and have almost no clue as to where to begin.
Any ideas on either how to make a plan for the whole semester or good books/materials I could use will be greatly appreciated!  ;D
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Offline hockeyguard

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Re: Need help with my high school level English conversation class.
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2011, 07:37:09 pm »
I'm in the same boat! Another teacher posted this website and I found it to be very useful!! It has many great ideas to use so I hope it helps!
http://kimchi-icecream.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-cant-think-of-any-english-lesson.html
p.s. post 2 more times and you'll get to see all the downloaded lesson plans!
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Offline mtango

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Re: Need help with my high school level English conversation class.
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2011, 05:40:37 pm »
Thanks for sharing, hockeyguard! I'm new to teaching and my school does not have an established curriculum OR a textbook, so I'm struggling with where to start - I'll definitely pull some ideas from that blog.

Cheers  ;D
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Offline jrod1287

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Re: Need help with my high school level English conversation class.
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2011, 12:22:16 pm »
I would follow the curriculum, and have them practice with groups. Encourage speaking, but make sure the class is under control.
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Offline dtninja831

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Re: Need help with my high school level English conversation class.
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2011, 06:55:11 pm »
Well it all depends on the students' level.  I would try to follow the curriculum but a good resource for high level students to start conversations is http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.ocm or just type breaking news English in Google browser  It is also good for teaching teachers.

Hope it helps,





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Offline Wiens

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Re: Need help with my high school level English conversation class.
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2011, 03:42:44 pm »
Many times speaking classes (such as my own) at the high school level have little to no curriculum. It is our job to pull any kind of content from our heads from what we know and study about english. Then we have to compile it in a fluid and educational manner that is condusive to different learning styles.
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