I choose secondary students in an art class,
who have been studying English from the school and their levels are between A2 and
B1.
I will use a Communicative
methodology, introducing an active learning method.
It is essential the students will
understand the theory to do successful the practice task. As a teacher, I have
to motivate them and to know if they are following me with questions about the
task.
Some things that we have to do as
teachers are:
- Connect specific lexis with daily language, and do a brain storming ideas about the topic.
- I show some pictures. In groups, the students have to choose one and debate what the characteristics of the image are, and after that they explain us. They have to use the specific lexis.
- When they finish their art work, we will do an art exhibition. Some of them are artists and others are art critics. They have to explain their work and the art critic will say their opinions. They must use all the concepts learned in last lessons.
In relation with the previous list
about teaching strategies and how you can use them in a class; we can explain
advantages and disadvantages about it.
Do interactive tasks help the
students to communicate with them and express their ideas. For example, in a
brain storming ideas, they will feel free to say something that they think
about the topic without any negative feelings like embarrassment or afraid to
do a mistake.
When they work in groups, they could
feel confidence with your partners to show their opinions, and when they share
ideas they learn values like respect and know ways to do the task.
The third step, play a role in an
art gallery. They will communicate together and they will feel free to explain
their opinions.
Nevertheless, there are
disadvantages in these strategies because they can cause arguments among the
students.
Teachers have to watch the behaviour
of the students and avoid negative situations.
