Never ever underestimate the power of an ESL learner!!! (Lesson 10 and 11)

 Never ever underestimate the power of an ESL learner!!! (Lesson 10 and 11)

“A word is dead when it is said some say. I say it just begins to live that day.”

-Emily Dickinson

Never ever underestimate the ability, talent, intelligence, and power of perception of students in your classroom. They might surprise you at times and that will be like the moment of revelation for the teacher. Most often the teachers tend to underestimate the learners by keeping the standards low. But that may not be the case often. The students might surprise you at every turn with what they know and how they perceive things. The class offered me such a revelation too when my students were asked to make words from a given word. They were brimming with energy and competitiveness to make more and more words that most often it was a challenge to keep up with their energy.

Highlights

Word Game

 
Word Game

The entry activity in the class soon turned out into a race between the students. They were challenging themselves to come up with new words.

Video

The video clip used in the class was edited properly and subtitles were added to it.

Reading and Role-Play

Loud Reading

The story was read aloud by the teacher using role-play method. The models used helped the students to comprehend and appreciate the passage more.

Realia for Word Study

 

Word Study
For word study real objects were used. Eg: thorn, stain, bud

Homework

The way homework was presented seemed to interest the learners. They were eager to do the work.

Attractive Slides

The slides presented in the classroom felt appropriate, attractive and the students greatly appreciated the effort put in by the teacher. Some students wanted to learn how to do PPTs too.

PPT used in the class
The class taught me a wonderful lesson as to never underestimate the ability of learners in your calss. It is indeed a happy feeling when your students exceed your expectations. Hoping for many more days. 

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