Esp solving-problems
- 1. IBN ZOHR UNIVERSITY M.A TEFL & ICT ESP MODULE Prof JENIFER JUNE EVANS YOUSSEF TAMER
- 2. SOLVING OR AVOIDING PROBLEMS Omar Taky-Eddine Mustapha AboulaHassan Med Ait Madani youssef Brahim Elomari Ahmed dakhissi
- 3. PRESENTATION OUTLINE: OVERVIEW ACTIVITY ONE ACTIVITY TWO MINI LESSON
- 4. OVERVIEW OUTLINE: 1.Absenteeism and Lateness 2. Low motivation 3. Mixed status class 4. Mixed Level class 5. Unexpected students and Unplanned changes 6. Bad Feedback 7. Lack of expertise
- 5. 1. ABSENTEEISM AND LATENESS
- 6. Course progress slows down Lesson plans need to be adjusted Affect badly punctual students
- 7. A. FORMAL SYSTEM Only when SS are present, the teacher can motivate them and enhance their autonomy Makes unpunctual SS reprioritize the importance of the course There should be norms for monitoring attendance, any student who exceeds the limited number of approved absences can no longer attend the course
- 8. B. INFORMAL APPROACH Remind the whole class of the course objectives and highlight how every particular lesson fits into the overall program Make a good joke about it, when SS come in late or after class Ask regular SS to update the absentee / latecomer Refer the absentee/latecomer to the work completed by regular SS
- 10. LOW MOTIVATION AFFECTS BADLY THE COURSE disruptive attendance poor results difficult teaching / learning program failure
- 11. present yourself professionally be systematic in dealing with irregular attendance tune into your SS make good use of time vary teaching materials and approaches
- 12. fulfill SS’ real-life occupational needs: objectives review deep ending prioritizing objectives starter pix model-mentoring model-mentored dialogues experience exchange anecdote access
- 13. establish good class dynamics: word board springboard series floor cards guided speaking ball braining cut-up texts text rebuilding the question game ….
- 14. 3. MIXED STATUS CLASS involve low status SS by eliciting more responses from them and being supportive towards them (high status SS can assert themselves) assign “ridiculous” roles for high class status SS accommodate SS’ different needs: assign different self-study books for homework to each status encourage discussion between different status SS make tasks open-ended
- 15. 4. MIXED LEVEL CLASS get SS with extensive work experience to explain real-life lge problems to other SS get SS to share their skills by changing the groups get SS to edit each other’s work without highlighting the authorship
- 16. 5. UNEXPECTED SS AND UNPLANNED CHANGES
- 17. COPE WITH THE SITUATION AND CONTINUE TO APPEAR PROFESSIONAL: Prepare contingency plans Have some teaching ideas up your sleeve which require no preparation or material Keep necessary tools within your reach
- 18. 6. BAD FEEDBACK
- 19. regard the feedback as helpful feedback shows what your SS dis/like re-examine priorities
- 20. 7. LACK OF EXPERTISE
- 21. Business SS know a lot about their specialty before coming to class. For teachers, lack of expertise may affect teacher’s strategies for dealing with specific situations.
- 22. Geta student who raised a subject to expand, and invite other SS to do the same ask SS if they can find out relevant information before next class keep up to-date (book fairs, conferences, TV news, newspapers….)