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1、HowToMotivateESLStudents:The10BestWaystoIncreaseTeenageStudentMotivationAh,thejoysofteaching!Younglearnersaresofullofenergythatmostactivitiesyouproposearemetwithloadsofenthusiasm.Adultlearnersarefocusedonmeetingtheirlanguagegoalsandhaveawealthofskillsandknowledgetocontribute
2、totheclass.However,thingsarenotassimplewithteens.Mostareverycleverandinsightfulkids,butthisisnotexactlythemosttalkativeagegroup.Haveyoueverfacedaclassfullofblankstareswheremostoftherepliesyouhearare“Yes”,“No”,or“Itdepends”?Haveyoueverfeltfrustratedbytheirlackofinterest?Herea
3、resomestrategiesthatshouldgetyourteensabitmoremotivated.HowToMotivateESLStudents1)UseasmanyreferencestopopcultureasyoucanConsideryourteens’interests.Imagineyouwanttodiscusslastweek’seventstopracticethepastsimpletense.WilltheybemoreinterestedinwhatPresidentObamadidlastweek,or
4、whichoutrageousoutfitLadyGagaworetoanawardsshow?Ifyou’renotwillingtodiscussEminem’slatestalbum,oranyoftheTwilightbooksorfilms,thenyouwon'tconnectwithyourteenstudents.2)GivethemalittlefriendlycompetitionLittlekidsliketocompete,andteensarenodifferent.Whethertheyplaysportsorgam
5、esontheWii,theyalwaystrytooutbesteachother.WhynotintroducesomefriendlycompetitionintotheESLclassroom?Gamesareeasywaystodothis,butyoucanalsohavethemcompeteinanyactivity.•Givethem60secondstowritedownasmanywordsastheycanrelatedtoatopic,like“clothes”or“foods”.•Tellthemthatwhoeve
6、rfinishesawrittenexercisefirstorhasthemostcorrectanswers,getstochooseavideotowatchorasongtolistentoinclass.3)CatertotheirskillsandexploittheirtalentsMostteensaretalentedatonethingoranother.Takeyourtimetogettoknowthemanddiscoverwhatthesetalentsare.•Studentswhoareartistically-
7、inclinedmaydrawpictures,sketchesorcartoonsofastoryyoureadoutloudtotheclass.•Doyouhaveastudentwhoplaystheguitar?AskhimorhertobringittoclassandplayasongwhiletheclasssingsthelyricsinEnglish.4)UsepenpalstomotivatewritingIfyourstudentsarenotenthusedaboutwritingassignments,givethe
8、mpenpalstowriteto.AtESLTeachersBoard,oranyothermessageboardforESLteachers,y
