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| Title | Class presentation ideas, ESL specific but adaptable, Part 1 |
| Body | A. Baldwin responds to the question: "How have you facilitated class presentations in your classroom?" I've had success with comparisons between layouts in San Antonio and my students' home cities. I ask them to choose something physical that we can all see, like homes, restaurants, schools, roads, recreation areas, entertainment centers, flora & fauna, geography. (No one has ever chosen the last two.) Most speeches turn out well, with some students drawing on the blackboard or adding pictures. Some speeches have been fascinating/funny. Homes (Kuwaiti vs. American), land use in Bangkok and San Antonio, driver styles in El Salvador and Texas, and Mailboxes in Korea and the U.S. cannot be forgotten. The speaker must have a thesis about the topic. The early ones usually do not, but I help them develop one after the speech, and the later speakers come prepared. I have the audience rate the speakers using a simple sheet of questions (4 each on content and delivery) which can be answered by circling one of two choices, with room to write the thesis statement and some comments to the speaker. There are no follow-up questions required in this assignment, but members of the audience do ask questions, some of which spark small discussions. -- I wish I had another general-use topic like this which worked as well. Baldwin A. (25 Mar. 2004). Presentation topics, speakers, audience, evaluations. Teachers of English to speakers of other languages electronic list. TESL-L@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (20 Apr. 2004) |
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| Inputdate | 2004-04-20 17:25:00 |
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