eng87
Member
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2011
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- Puerto Rico
- Current Location
- Italy
:-D Good morning everyone,
My name's Emma and I've been teaching here in Italy for about 4 years now. My lessons have been mostly directed to Adult individuals or small groups in companies (so slightly more on the Business-side). I was offered an evening course by another private school (the second one I'll be working for), and I am drawing a blank for the first time! Here's the issue:
It's a 60-hour Pre-Intermediate English course which will meet once per week (from 7 to 10 PM) with 14 students all around the 30-35 age range. This is a general English class... now my problem is that, the school "head" told me to stick to the book (Grammar Files) as much as possible, avoiding at all costs any video/audio clips, extra worksheets and reducing student-interaction to a bare minimum. Their technique is "blackboard, teacher and student". I am a very dynamic teacher and love making them role-play and do mini activities to remember vocabulary and such, but I am stuck here and I don't know what to do! Plus, I need to structure the first lesson on my own, bearing in mind all of these "rules". What can I do?! Have you ever stumbled upon this situation? Any ideas for a possible introductory 3-hour lesson?
I was thinking of doing something along the lines of: First hour (homework check, revision), second hour (new vocab/grammar from book), third hour (light activity interaction...but with what if I can't use extra activities!).
I would hate it if the students got bored or hated the class... I mean 3 hours! :shock:
Thank you all in advance for any help!
My name's Emma and I've been teaching here in Italy for about 4 years now. My lessons have been mostly directed to Adult individuals or small groups in companies (so slightly more on the Business-side). I was offered an evening course by another private school (the second one I'll be working for), and I am drawing a blank for the first time! Here's the issue:
It's a 60-hour Pre-Intermediate English course which will meet once per week (from 7 to 10 PM) with 14 students all around the 30-35 age range. This is a general English class... now my problem is that, the school "head" told me to stick to the book (Grammar Files) as much as possible, avoiding at all costs any video/audio clips, extra worksheets and reducing student-interaction to a bare minimum. Their technique is "blackboard, teacher and student". I am a very dynamic teacher and love making them role-play and do mini activities to remember vocabulary and such, but I am stuck here and I don't know what to do! Plus, I need to structure the first lesson on my own, bearing in mind all of these "rules". What can I do?! Have you ever stumbled upon this situation? Any ideas for a possible introductory 3-hour lesson?
I was thinking of doing something along the lines of: First hour (homework check, revision), second hour (new vocab/grammar from book), third hour (light activity interaction...but with what if I can't use extra activities!).
I would hate it if the students got bored or hated the class... I mean 3 hours! :shock:
Thank you all in advance for any help!
