appreciation – for learners aged 13 to 17
WORKSHOP PROCEDURE
Pre-preparation : - the teacher finds several new English words from the book , Matilda , - types them on small pieces of paper , and puts them into hats or small boxes for group work . ( The same words are prepared for each group .) - a blank piece of paper containing only the names of the L1 languages of the student participants at the top
Step 1 : Forming groups :
- students stand in a line and each calls out a number going from one to six in chronological order . ( If there are fewer students , the numbers called out will also be fewer ).
- students make up groups according to the numbers they called out ( i . e . those who called out # 1 make up a group , those who called out # 2 make up a group , and so on .
- The students in each group sit together in a circle with their English to L1 dictionaries in hand . ( They can also use their mobile phone dictionaries .)
Step 2 : Dictionary work - Each student is given a piece of blank A4 paper with only the L1 languages of the student participants written at the top ( pre-prepared by the teacher ), - Each student in the group picks an English word from the hat or box which has been placed in the middle of the table . - Each student writes his / her English word down on the left side of the paper , finds its meaning in their L1 and writes it down in the column under his / her L1 . Step 3 : Rotating
- Each student gives their piece of paper to the neighbour on their left ( in a clockwise direction ), and gets a new piece of paper from the neighbour on their right , on which the first English word has already been written and an L1 meaning already found
- The student must now find the meaning of that same English word in his / her L1 . If the word has already been translated into their L1 , the student picks another word from the hat to translate into his / her L1
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