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Teaching Blind Middle School Students?
I've recently taken on a volunteer job teaching English to South Korean elementary and middle school students in Korea.
I'm fine with the elementary school kids...lots of ideas, but I'm stumped for what to do with the middle school kids. There are 2 boys and 4 girls between 13 and 15 years old.
I haven't seen their textbook yet (they use the same book that the whole district uses, but translated into Braille), but I've seen the high school book and it's pretty terrible. Lots of idioms used incorrectly, lots of archaic vocabulary and overall just boring!
I'd really like them to do some activities, but I can't seem to think of anything that would appeal to them.
Any ideas or websites would be appreciated!
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I would do a lot of role playing activities with them and have them act out the roles using their English. Some examples of ideas include: meeting and greeting an English speaker for the first time, going shopping, going to the movies, going to a concert, going out to eat, calling a friend on the telephone and asking him/her to go out.
First, I'd teach them the vocabulary and idioms that they could use. Next, I'd teach them the roles, using easy English. I'd bring in props for their activities. Since your group is small, and it's a volunteer position, I wonder if you can take the students on field trips so they can practice their skills. Can you take them to an American fast food restaurant (McDonald's) and have them order in English?
Find out what music they like, The Wondergirls and 2 p.m. are a couple of examples, Use the lyrics, where appropriate, to teach them idioms and phrases. There are some translations of Korean songs by the Wondergirls on YouTube (but please listen to the lyrics first to make sure they are okay). The teens are also very interested in American pop culture. They would love to hear and learn songs from some American groups (but be very careful with this. Choose happy, family-friendly songs).
You can also ask them to write letters to pen pals (other kids in the U.S.) If you have access to a computer and the Internet in the class, you can allow the teens to speak to an American through an Internet phone call.
Source(s): I am a certified English teacher, and I taught English for a year in Busan, South Korea. Visit http://www.korea-diva.com/ for help in living and working in South Korea. - 1 decade ago
It nice you volunteer teaching them English^^
Why don't you use object to teach them...
Ask them use english explain what item is that...
hope it help^^
- 1 decade ago
umm im 13 so i dont know how the teaching should be done..
but i think you should try to be friendly to them. and maybe once they start to like you, you'll be able to reach out to them more..
sorry if i wasn't any help..
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