The Minimal Pair is a dynamic duo dedicated to discussing issues in language learning and teaching. This podcast focuses heavily on the practices, challenges, and rewards of teaching adult language learners. Together ESL instructors Stephanie Axe and Jean Dempsey comprise The Minimal Pair, but from time to time other professionals from the field, as well as English language learners themselves, will round out the discussion.
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The Minimal Pair is a dynamic duo dedicated to discussing issues in language learning and teaching. This podcast focuses heavily on the practices, challenges, and rewards of teaching adult language learners. Together ESL instructors Stephanie Axe and Jean Dempsey comprise The Minimal Pair, but from time to time other professionals from the field, as well as English language learners themselves, will round out the discussion.
The Minimal Pair: Episode 007 Show Notes: The Minimal Pair Title: The Ball is Pretty Episode no: 007 Date: 4/21/14 Topics in Language Learning Student attendance & making up work Importance of coming to class, especially in a second-language classroom Reasons for absences; where do we draw the line? Attendance policy Homework that’s due on the day that class is missed Making up what was missed (including assessments) [20:18] Methodology On the lighter side: fun things we’ve done and would like to do! Games Ice-breaker Mad libs The Minimal Pair game Taboo Simon Says… “Speed” vocabulary BINGO Music “School House Rocks” Conditionals & modals, YouTube compilations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBIawQGe-88 Azar song lessons: http://www.azargrammar.com/materials/uueg/UUEG_SongLessons.html Count & non-count nouns (My Favorite Things) Conditionals (If I Had a Hammer or Octupus’ Garden) Vocabulary cloze Role play/dramatizations Lower Academic English Point-of-View Pronunciation [38:28] Adjunct Antics/Culturally speaking… When worlds collide: varied perspectives in the classroom Modals: “should/shouldn’t” discussion “Food for thought”: how sharing food opened a discussion on cultural differences “Diversity theme” in a diverse classroom Culturally informed opinions about lecture topics Keep it minimal!
The Minimal Pair
The Minimal Pair is a dynamic duo dedicated to discussing issues in language learning and teaching. This podcast focuses heavily on the practices, challenges, and rewards of teaching adult language learners. Together ESL instructors Stephanie Axe and Jean Dempsey comprise The Minimal Pair, but from time to time other professionals from the field, as well as English language learners themselves, will round out the discussion.
