Kids love routine…well, maybe they don’t love it, but they like the stability of knowing where they’re going. That is why I believe that a “routine” is a big part of lesson planning and by extension classroom management. As we’ve seen before, language anxiety can create a filter that blocks input. But if the studentsContinue reading “The Mr Andrew ESL Method Routine: A Turnkey Approach to Lesson Planning”
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Listen: C1 Evaluation 5
This is the final evaluation I do for my cycle 1 groups in term 2, the first term that I evaluate comprehension (Competency 1). I think it is important that I have 3 “tests” per term that comprehension is evaluated. The first two tests have covered most of half of the songs in my program,Continue reading “Listen: C1 Evaluation 5”
Motivation Part 2, part 2…Motivation part 2.2: Autonomy
In my previous post, I mentioned that Deci & Ryan talked about how the need for autonomy is one of our three basic psychological needs, and that fulfilling that need, creates a powerful form of motivation. Side-note, the other two needs making up Self-Determination Theory are the need for competence and relatedness. But we’ll thoseContinue reading “Motivation Part 2, part 2…Motivation part 2.2: Autonomy”
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