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HOW TO MOTIVATE AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO LEARN MORE EFFECTIVELY

HOW TO MOTIVATE AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO LEARN MORE EFFECTIVELY. IDEAS FOR FELLOW-TEACHERS. VOCABULARY- for teachers. Build-up your own text-based teaching materials using these sites: http://school.discoveryeducation.com

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HOW TO MOTIVATE AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO LEARN MORE EFFECTIVELY

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  1. HOW TO MOTIVATE AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO LEARN MORE EFFECTIVELY IDEAS FOR FELLOW-TEACHERS

  2. VOCABULARY- for teachers • Build-up your own text-based teaching materials using these sites: • http://school.discoveryeducation.com • No login is necessary. You can create a variety of activities for students including matching activities, gap filling and spelling games • http://wordle.net • Plenty of uses with text based activities. It can be used for introducing new vocabulary, revising, playing with words.

  3. Vocabulary-for students • Encourage your students to practice English in a pleasant way, by using the following sites (as alternative homework) : • http://macmillandictionaries.com/home.htm • This site keeps you up to date with new words entering the language. • http://wordspy.com • There are new terms that have appeared in newspapers, magazines,and other recorded sources. • http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp • This is a tool for generating short newspaper articles and short dialogues which can be saved in Word.

  4. Pronunciation and listening • Pronunciation should be improved at all levels. You can download free listening materials from: • www.elspod.com • Your students could practice pronunciation by accessing: • http://cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics Focus/ • There are many fun activities for students to recognize phonemes, as well as listening and recording difficult sounds. • English through music on: • http://lyricstraining.com/ Students complete the gaps on the screen as they watch and listen to the song on Youtube.

  5. Comprehensive self study • Homework could be more pleasant and even funny if teachers used Internet sites to be accessed by students. Here are two sites which are available for all levels and skills: • www.elfnet.com • www.uefap.com

  6. video • Videos are very useful tools in teaching and learning English, as they provide authentic materials for practicing the language. They can be used in class, if an OHP is available, or they can be used by students at home, being later checked by the teacher in class. • Here are some useful sites: • www.videojug.com • www.teflclips.com • http://www.englishcentral.com/en/videos

  7. Project work • Projects have shown their effectiveness as a tool for encouraging students to work in teams and develop their creativity. Each student contributes with his/her own abilities to the final product. • These sites help students accomplish their task: • http://wallwisher.com • It is a way of sharing ideas, comments and videos. • http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/ • Here students can find all resources from the British Council • http://www.toondoo.com • Students can create cartoon strips to be imbedded into blogs and PPT presentations.

  8. conclusion • These are just a few ideas to challenge you to make your lessons more attractive and effective. This is a way to motivate your students to learn and have better results in using the English language both in real situations and in the forthcoming examinations. Use them and you will discover how fast they improve their skills!

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