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A presentation given to help develop thinking about how we can help build greater levels of engagement amongst boys in MFL. And hopefully get them producing language a bit more spontaneously.
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Eggbuckland Community CollegeThursday, 7th November, 2013
Developing engagement and (hopefully then) spontaneity amongst boys. Gulp.
Thinking WHY boys might not respond
1) We tell them what we want them to say
You have 25 minutes to…
Create a vocab list of at least 20 words for yourself on the topic of “health”- not just drugs!
Write the Spanish and the English
Thinking WHY boys might not respond
2) Respond mainly when confident
Vocab mats
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2) Respond mainly when confident
Phonics
www.doonceandshare.wikispaces.com
www.rachelhawkes.com
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2) Respond mainly when confident
Points scoring
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2) Respond mainly when confident
Arguing
- Group Talk- stimulating contexts to provoke passionate responses
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3) No real audience for work
Thinking WHY boys might not respond
3) No real audience for work
Blogging
A very old image now but the message remains strong and true- the power of a blog to motivate is immense. A global audience is a far stronger motivating power than that of an audience of 1 in an exercise book. When was the last time a student took a book home to
excitedly show a parent what they did at school today?!
Thinking WHY boys might not respond
Blogging
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3) No real audience for work
Blogging
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3) No real audience for work
Podcasting
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5) No real audience for work
PodcastingUses
1. Audio guides2. Grammar explanations3. Create own listening
exercises4. Flipped grammar5. Editing = learning6. Learning anywhere
(why not set up a dept iTunes account?!
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4) Redrafting
If you’re interested, watch “Austin’s butterfly”
- Ron Berger
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5) Active (not just on the tables)
Suggestions
• Class dominoes / build sentences from cards• Classifying using ribbons bit.ly/MFLribbons• Treasure hunt vocab searches
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6) We do too much
Suggestions
• Short, sharp instructions• Visual support- from the moment they enter• Fast-paced (but not TOO fast paced- need for completion!)• Uncluttered worksheets / tasks
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7) Positive discipline
Suggestions
• Praise for creative thoughts / suggestions- not using it excessively (fakely)
• Positive roles within the classroom
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8) Female-gendered content (how much of this would boys want to talk about in English?!)
- school - sports and leisure- environment - house and home- daily routine - food / healthy living- local area - family- weather - holidays
A few interesting articles
http://mflmeanderings.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/boys-in-mfl-classroom.html?m=1
(Jo Quatsch, MFL)
http://www.teachthemenglish.com/2010/02/difference-between-boys-girls-in-language-classroom-how-to-redress-the-balance
/(Adam Simpson, English)
Developing engagement (for boys?!?!)
For more ideaswww.chrisfuller.typepad.com
To chat things over@chrisfullerisms
To discuss and ask [email protected]
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