Using Flashcards With Young Learners
- 1. USING FLASH WITH YOUNG LEARNERS MORELLA MONJE BLANCO LEONARDO MEDINA VILLANEDA LANGUAGE LEARNING RESOURCES UNIVERSIDAD DE CALDAS - UNIVERSIDAD SURCOLOMBIANA NEIVA 2008
- 2. DEFINITION A card with words or numbers of pictures that are flashed to a class by the teacher
- 3. To exploit the visual and kinesthetic intelligence of our students. To combine the written with the visual form of a word or sentence. To help students memorizing vocabulary. WHY FLASHCARDS ARE USEFUL
- 4. ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES You can use them with students of all ages. There are lexical fields that cannot be illustrated through flash cards (abstract words). They’re cheap You can use them anywhere You won’t get eyestrain They don’t break down, and they never go out of date. Recognized as a fun and effective way to learn, reinforce, test, and retain information. Functionality of repetitive drilling and the ability to vary order. Can be used for self or group study
- 5. ACTIVITIES FOR USING FLASH CARDS Memory Activities Memory games Memory Tester Drilling Activities Invisible Flash Cards The Parrot Whispers Identification Activities Reveal the Word Fast Finger
- 6. Interaction Activities Create a story TPR Activities Point to Ladders Go for it Production Activities Mad pointer Upside down Just a little bit Just a glimpse Pass the ball The missing card
- 7. WHERE TO GET FLASHCARDS Buy them Make them yourself Students make them Download free printable flashcards form the internet Here there are some links english.com/flashcards/files/ppt http://www.esl-library.com/index.cfm?PageId=6 http://www.flashmybrain.com/?gclid=CNyJkJrq8ZMCFQECGgod8EbtVQ http://www.learnresources.net/
- 8. CRITICAL VIEW POINTS Everyday our students demand for activities that develop not only the cognitive dimension, but also the emotional, linguistic and social ones. In this way, the use of flash cards integrates these aspects and somehow contributes to the attainment and development of the language learning process.
- 9. Sometimes we think that resources and activities such as visual aids, games, contests, TPR activities and songs are exclusively for children. However, we can arrange the type of INPUT to be presented and come up with challenging and appealing activities that may have a positive response in our students. CRITICAL VIEW POINTS
- 10. CONCLUSIONS We as teachers must take advantage of the great variety of materials and resources available nowadays for teaching English. Flash cards are easy to obtain or create. Thus, the way we use them depend on the creativity and purposes we have for our lessons and students.
- 11. CONCLUSIONS Every time we intend to carry out any task or activity, we should take into account the multiple intelligences that Howard Gardner mentions when dealing with learning processes. Flash cards can help developing more than one if we as teacher combine and integrate activities that include the use of this valuable resource.