Sally Trowbridge plenary

Rokus Klett ELT Conference 2015 Motivation and learning - Sally Trowbridge

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Background

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Menu • The learner-centred classroom • Speaking • Listening • Reading • Writing

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Teacher-centred or learner-centred?

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Teacher-centred or learner-centred?

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An example of a learner-centred activity?

You are shipwrecked on a desert island. Which 10 items do you need to help you survive. Put them in order of importance.

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Think - pair - share 1 Students listen while the teacher poses a question or problem.

2 Students have time to think about a response.

3 Students work in a pair to discuss their response.

4 Finally students share their responses with the whole group.

Further reading: Teaching Children to Learn, Robert Fisher

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Teens and preteens self-esteem confidence social anxiety

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A learner centred classroom helps with classroom management because it…

• reduces anxiety • facilitates positive attitudes • promotes self-esteem • encourages perseverance in the language learning process • increases motivation

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Some considerations • learner training • clear goals • rules & roles • size • early finishers

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Speaking lines

I’d rather not answer that question.

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Speaking lines

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Speaking lines

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Speaking lines

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Speaking lines

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Video back-to-back

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Video back-to-back

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Video back-to-back

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Video back-to-back

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Reading authentic material

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Reading authentic material Title - I may go to Mars and never come back Predict words - Which words might you see in the text?

Space, astronaut, travel, moon, red‌

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Reading authentic material

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Reading authentic material

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Reading and vocabulary framework

• Text and title • Predict words • Read and remember • Vocabulary – 5 words

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Reading and vocabulary framework

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Writing on LearnEnglish Kids

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Writing on LearnEnglish Kids

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Writing on LearnEnglish Kids

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Writing on LearnEnglish Kids

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Writing on LearnEnglish Kids

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Thanks for listening!

sally.trowbridge@britishcouncil.es

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