1. Creativity and Motivation in the Classroom with Teacher Language Development

2. Malta, Valetta Easy School of Languages 30 July-10 August 2018

9. English is not fun no pain no gain
new insights in your own teaching context
meaningful
motivating
memorable (engaging)
linguistic grammar x pedagogic grammar
story telling (personalisation)

10. eliciting (grammar, vocabulary, prediction)
accuracy – fluency ( how to correct)
language development
formal-informal language
technologies in teaching

11. Topics to discuss warmers and icebreakers reading speaking vocabulary
listening
writing

12. Warmers and icebreakers
life circle
all levels
asking questions
find something in
common in your group
(eyes, age) 33 23
Prague 2
1985

13. Reading do not tell them the end of the story-guessing
picture guessing before the beg. of a story
elicit (vocabulary, grammar)
tell your own story instead of reading it

14. Speaking personalising-telling students a story scaffolded speaking
creating poetry

15. Vocabulary phrasal verbs, compound adjectives
drawing the activity
miming the activity
pronunciation – what is the difference between a black bird and a blackbird? (answers plus stress)

16. Listening life listening (much more powerful) student’s feedback
songs- 90% of content is not understood even by a native speaker
advantages x disadvantages
drawing pictures according to the dictation

17. Writing scaffolded writing do not correct all the mistakes
interesting topics fitting for the student
do not correct all the mistakes
not so important for fluency and accuracy

19. Thank you for your attention