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Subject: Comment on Mike Juggins article Author: Linda Pacaud [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 14:26:24 03/29/12 Thu It’s true that it’s essential to make the course as funny as possible. The sens of humor is a great teaching tool, but unfortunatly it’s lack at school. We should try to develop the ability to laugh at ourselves and encourage students to do the same. Moreover it’s easier to be focused on something, and to remember something when it’s funny. Teachers have to make their courses fun and visual, and they have to find imaginative way of relaying information. Personnally I use flashcards and mind mapping in my courses. I also use tactiloto and smelling game Children like it because it changes from the classic courses. For them it’s not a course but a game. Why flashcard is a good method ? This is a wonderful method to learn in a funny way, it helps to keep attention and provide vocabulary base that you can build on as the group progresses. Idea map is based on Tony Buzan’s research. He has proven that this style of note taking is extremely stimultating to the brain and dramatically increases one’s ability to remember. Once your pupils have mastered this method of taking note, you will be able to use it every time you give them new information. It is very useful when students are progressing and need to take notes on grammar Mike Juggin is right when he says that someone is carrying on emotional scares from his chilhood into adult life, that’s why teachers really have to watch the way they speak to their pupils. Words have power : it can build, encourage and give strength or destroy somebody. Linda [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]