Activity Nº 7
Search the web for a similar video to teach other Nursery Rhymes. Say what you can teach with it. Provide some ideas of how to use it
5 Sept 2010
Activity Nº 6
Tell us why you think teaching with stories is a useful tool.
Say if you think there are any drawbacks which may hinder their use.
Let's share our opinions.
Activity Nº 5
"Pupils learn their English by picking up spare parts of the language machinery each year, and what is more disastrous is that the parts they keep on collecting for one whole year are only good enough to assemble a bigger component. Thus, instead of enjoying the success of possessing a miniature train, the child has to be satisfied with all the screws and bolts and maybe a couple of wheels and axles to play with over again. It would be miraculously for him/her to talk about fun or interest in learning the language at all. If the lower primary teacher wants to amuse his/her class with a little story in English, he/she cannot find enough words to use from the lists. There is no rabbit or fox, fairy or giant in them. And when there is cat there is no kitten, or puppy for dog. Then the language he/she uses should also be drawn from among the forms a, an, is it a ..., I am ..., you are, this is...,he is ... what is this... is it ... yes, no and a few simple orders, movements and coulours. What a boring story that will be!"
What can you say about this quotation? How can you relate it to using stories in the classroom? What dou you think?
Tell us why you think teaching with stories is a useful tool.
Say if you think there are any drawbacks which may hinder their use.
Let's share our opinions.
Activity Nº 5
"Pupils learn their English by picking up spare parts of the language machinery each year, and what is more disastrous is that the parts they keep on collecting for one whole year are only good enough to assemble a bigger component. Thus, instead of enjoying the success of possessing a miniature train, the child has to be satisfied with all the screws and bolts and maybe a couple of wheels and axles to play with over again. It would be miraculously for him/her to talk about fun or interest in learning the language at all. If the lower primary teacher wants to amuse his/her class with a little story in English, he/she cannot find enough words to use from the lists. There is no rabbit or fox, fairy or giant in them. And when there is cat there is no kitten, or puppy for dog. Then the language he/she uses should also be drawn from among the forms a, an, is it a ..., I am ..., you are, this is...,he is ... what is this... is it ... yes, no and a few simple orders, movements and coulours. What a boring story that will be!"
What can you say about this quotation? How can you relate it to using stories in the classroom? What dou you think?
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