Cascading a new knowledge
Overview
This material is a part of my homework
I will describe a learner centered activity which involves whole group interaction.
Job Interview
Goal of the lesson: The students will be able to make Wh- questions and interview their peers.
Objectives: Present Simple Tense, Yes/No question, Wh- questions
Vocabulary: Jobs/ Duties/Responsibilities
1) The teacher sets the context and presents the target language. The students practice and consolidate the target language. The teacher asks the students to describe their job to peers. The students work in groups and talk about their duties and responsibilities at work. The teacher monitors and facilitates the process.
2) The teacher makes a sample Wh- Question in Present Simple Tense with some possible digression on the whiteboard and asks the students to make more questions. List of the Interview questions is written on the whiteboard, so everybody could see it.
3) The students are then divided into groups of employers and candidates. The teacher allocates the cards of the employers and candidates. The employers have to interview as many students as possible, until they find their right candidate.
3) After the game, the students present their new job details to the whole group. Students find out who got the best job and the best salary.
Having Completed this Module, I have understood that I need to make my supplementary materials easier in compliance with language proficiency of the students. I have reflected on my materials, and they might be hard for some of my students, who dont have enough background. When I start making easier materials, I will get the whole class participating.
Moreover, I will elaborate my materials more carefully to individualize the assignments for each learner and allocate them based on learner's knowledge, ability and group. Because sometimes I teach multilevel groups, I am planning to group the students and give more advanced students more extended assignments to align with their initial interests and needs, which will keep them engaged and motivated at the time.