Leonard Schlenz is currently teaching his sixth group as an Intercambio school class volunteer in Lafayette. His great teaching skill, combined with his concern for his students makes him a great asset to our program. When asked what inspires him, he says: Despite some apprehension, I started teaching in Lafayette in January of 2012 to [...]
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Using Simple English
Improve your student’s comprehension by speaking simple English. What can help your student understand you better? It’s not just speaking slowly – in fact, speaking too slowly actually hinders comprehension. Also, students will hear people using contractions normally, so they should hear you using them too. Try these tips: 1. Use shorter sentences. 2. Avoid [...]
View ArticleJazz Chant: Simple Past and Simple Present
Jazz chants are a great way to introduce the idea of English syllable or sentence stress to English learners and to learn vocabulary. You can use the following jazz chant to help students learn the past tense of many irregular verbs. Add a fun beat to the jazz chant to make it exciting. Learn more [...]
View ArticleUsing colored cards for sentence formation activities
Using colored index cards (or writing in different colored markers on white paper) can be extremely helpful in illustrating grammatical concepts. The color coding of the cards helps with keeping the parts of the sentences identifiable. For more complicated concepts, start by simply working on phrases until the student is comfortable. Then, add additional words [...]
View ArticleListening and Dictation Website
The Listening and Dictation (LAD) project, based out of Seminole State College of Florida, provides a great website with listening exercises where students have an opportunity to answer questions and select sentences they hear.
View ArticleStudent Presentations
Getting students to present to their classmates is a great way for them to practice public speaking and take the pressure off of your lesson plans! Regularly scheduled presentations make for a fun way to start or end a class. The key to successful presentations is setting expectations for what the students will do – [...]
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