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| Title | Language Practice with Monsters |
| Body | This recent post to the FLTEACH listserv suggests several fun ways to use images of monsters in class. Save them for use around Halloween, or bring them out anytime a lighthearted exercise is in order. These should be useful for learners of any age, level, or language. ---- I have used two different activities with monsters depending on the level. For students who are just learning the vocabulary for the first time, I use monsters as a fun assessment of vocabulary retention. I describe the monster they are to draw (indicating the number of heads, eyes, noses, etc. and their color). This has always been a fun quiz (I teach college students, so this is far different than their other coursework). For students in an upper level composition course, I have them draw a monster, then write a description of it. Then I give the description only to another student, who has to bring in a drawing of the monster described for homework the following day. On the second class day, we discuss how the monsters differ from each other. This has been a terrific way to make the point about the need for detail in descriptions in a very fun way. Munoz, N. Monsters. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (19 Oct. 2005). |
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