Motivating English Usage

Moving Forward

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Choose specific DIY content that excites people
Sequence content into a compounding process that connects interactions
Frame the experience so students are willing to engage, express and enjoy the interactions
Keep instruction short, simple, and applicable to the next step (aim to bridge the gap ahead)
Personalize your language (verbal and non verbal) to the students
Make each step challenging, doable and rewarding
Keep each stage in focus
Help students notice what matters
Observe students reactions (watch and listen with interest)
Use positive language as a rewards (be specific – what, why, when)
Use different types of rewards (smiles, laughs, hand gestures, points)
Learn to be more aware of how you use negative rewards
Give specific feedback that illustrates how students used learning strategies
Hold students accountable to the feedback
Maintain motivation by adding or removing the complexity of skills and language
Gauge the students’ interest at every stage
Observe actions and attitudes
Observe the timing of the task
Beware of critical break points
Raise awareness of task actualization (performance based)
Summarize the task
Get feedback about on the task
Link it to what’s next

General Practices

The Gray Space:

Negotiate Gray areas by standing between the black and the white spaces.