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<\/a><\/strong>\nOur call for topics has generated some great ideas amongst our members and here are some of them below!<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- @haannaahmac suggested the topic “Learner autonomy for adults (tips and tricks)” <\/strong><\/em>which sounds very interesting although we have so far looked at the topic of autonomy from a variety of angles and have done at least four more chats on aspects of learner autonomy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Still, it’s always a topic of interest in any learning situation.<\/p>\n
2. @malmohamady80 Suggested “motivation and engagement” <\/strong><\/em>but changed it to “Student Engagement”<\/strong><\/em> when I mentioned how many times we have talked about motivation, Motivation may not necessarily result in student engagement, so what are some great ways of engaging our learners?<\/p>\n
3. Irina Babaskina suggested “Elementary teenage learners reading authentic Harry Potter books: mission possible.” <\/em><\/strong>We did recently hold a chat on teaching via literary texts but this one looks a bit like a specific project… we may have to put this on ice for a few weeks.<\/p>\n
4. @TonyP_ELT suggested “Learner Differentiation Strategies in the Classroom”, <\/strong><\/em>another very popular subject with at least two chats held recently!<\/p>\n
5. @philipmerasmus suggested not one but four topics!!<\/p>\n
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- Reducing the affective filter; <\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- Teaching the learning of lexis; <\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- The lexical approach; <\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- Knowing our learners and helping them know themselves as learners;<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Which one shall we do today? There is a great variety and some are familiar, some less familiar topics.<\/p>\n
A lot of good topics for the rest of the month and for February as well!!!<\/p>\n
Topis for January <\/strong><\/h2>\n
January 9 #ELTchat<\/strong><\/h3>\n
As this month’s DJ, I will first go with student engagement – how can we keep our students engaged? Is motivation enough? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
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January 16 #ELTchat<\/strong><\/h2>\n
This Wednesday we will go with the topic suggested by @philipmerasmus<\/p>\n
Lowering the affective filter <\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
What do you do to improve rapport, reduce anxiety and put your learners in a mood that promotes trust, learning readiness, motivation and engagement?<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nSee you all at 19.00 UK time on Twitter – type #ELTchat in the search box and save that search!!! <\/strong><\/h3>\n
Start talking to us!!!<\/h3>\n
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- Teaching the learning of lexis; <\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- Reducing the affective filter; <\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
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