Which aspects of the activity make it appropriate for a one-to-one teaching context?
Which aspects of the activity make it appropriate for a one-to-one teaching context?
April 30, 2020 Comments Off on Which aspects of the activity make it appropriate for a one-to-one teaching context? Uncategorized Assignment-helpRead the activity below. Which skill(s) does it aim to develop? Which aspects of the activity make it appropriate for a one-to-one teaching context? Can you come up with a student profile for which this activity would be appropriate? (Hint: Think of student characteristics, e.g. age/level/reason for studying English, etc.)The teacher (T) and the student (S) analyze a job advertisement. The T asks the S to imagine that he/she is interested in applying for this job but wishes to call the company in order to obtain more information before doing so. The T and the S decide what kind of information they would like to find out. Then, they role-play the telephone exchange.The T asks the S to call him/her at an agreed time so that they can role-play the exchange over the phone. The T will play the part of the employer who has posted the advertisement and the S will play the part of the person who has read the advertisement and is interested in finding out more. The T also informs the S that he/she will be recording the phone call.In the next lesson, the T and the S analyze the recorded phone call identifying points that were successful as well as areas for improvement.Adapted from: Watkins (2014: 111)[Watkins, P. (2014). Learning to teach English (2nd ed.). Surrey: Delta Publishing.]