1. How to Teach Low Achievers English “More” Effectively
Joe Yi-ming Lee
Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Senior High School

2. I. Introduction About my low achievers (P.E. Talented Students)
--- Motivation
--- Anxiety
--- Learning styles
--- Learning attitudes
--- Information processing

3. II. English Teaching in My EFL Classroom
Student-centered
Individual Differences
Multiple Intelligences
Variety
Comprehension checks
(self-repetition or paraphrase)
Recycling

4. IV. Teaching Methodologies
Communicative Language Teaching ?
--- the role of the teacher
--- multiple methodologies
--- learning by doing
Eclectic Teaching Approach

5. VI. What English-learning Tasks?
--- task completion
--- problem solving
--- game playing
--- social interaction

6. II.
--- mechanical
--- meaningful
--- communicative

7. VII. Common Activities poster presentation chants and songs
dramas/skits
games
TPR activities
festival activities
picture-drawing (picture books)
pair work
group work

8. Extra Credits Ten Useful Sentences in Daily Life (Each Week)
Reading Novels
(Christmas in Prague/Red-headed League)
Online Homework
(diligentjoe.wordpress.com)
Language Corner

9. Teaching Procedures Warm-up & Pre-reading --- Quizzes
--- Jokes/Tongue Twisters
--- Picture/Photo Reading
--- Q&A
--- Task Completion (Poster
Presentation/Skits)
--- Dictation
--- YouTube Film Clips
--- Share Your Personal Experiences
--- Storytelling
--- Polish Your Speech

10. Presentation --- Vocabulary teaching (sentence-making,
creating a story)
--- Explanation of the paragraphs
--- Emphasis on the reading
strategies (skimming/scanning, story map,
questions for discussion, read-look
up-and-say activity, peer teaching, rotation )
--- Explanation of sentence patterns
--- interaction, visual aids,
students’ demonstration, etc.

11. Extension Activities
--- explanation of the structure of the
lesson
--- the connection between reading and
writing (New Year Resolution/My
Dream/Daily Schedule/My Hobby/English Journal/
Group Writing/Creating a New Ending/Love Letter)
speaking (McDonald’s, Western
Restaurant, Create Their Personal
Dialogues)
--- group work/pair work
--- games

12. Wrap-up
--- comprehension check
--- singing a song
--- interview (interviewer/interviewee)
--- translation practices
--- a short speech

13. My Reflection (1) Asking questions Providing feedback/ Giving praise
Encouraging talk
Using humor
Referring to the class as “our” class
Discussing things unrelated to class
Addressing students by name
Calling on students to ask questions

14. My Reflection (2) I do have a sense of achievement?
They are [+teachable].
It’s easy to change their attitude?
Don’t forget to create a nice atmosphere for students.
Don’t forget to make students feel English is fun.

15. IX. Concluding Remarks games & scoring activity variations
--- listening
--- speaking
--- reading
--- writing
compliment & encouragement

16. The End!