Plan 1: One Year ESL Program for Transfer Students
In our school, there are 10% of students are transfers whose English level is much lower than their grade level. From the data of recent five years midterm and final scores, over 70% of the transfer students failed in their first year exams. Most of these students continue failing in their coming semesters. Even those who passed the exams, their scores are pretty low than the average level.
These students are struggling in learning English in an international school, especially the ones from public school or rural areas. I have been teaching in BRS for five years. I have rich teaching experiences and have witnessed many transfer students struggling in English class.
I asked the students who improved their English faster than other transfers. They all attended after school program to make up their English study.
So it should be effective if we give transfer students one year ESL program at school. They come to ESL class four times a week first semester and twice a week second half.
Plan 3: Five Minutes English Presentation in
Every English Class
Plan 2: Two English Reading Periods for Elemenatry Students
TV and computer games have their place, but they are more like amusement. Amusement comes from two words "a" [non] and "muse" [think]. Amusement is non-thinking activities. With reading, a person can go anywhere in the world...or even out of it! They can be a king, or an adventurer, or a princess, or... The possibilities are endless. Non-readers never experience these joys to the same extent.
6. In line with the above, reading develops the creative side of people. When reading to children, stop every once in awhile and ask them what they think is going to happen next. Get them thinking about the story. When it is finished, ask if they could think of a better ending or anything that would have improved it. If they really liked the story, encourage them to illustrate it with their own drawings or to make up a different story with the same characters. Get the creative juices flowing!
As with the variety of purposes, the benefits of student presentations will be influenced by the situation but they can be summarized as providing opportunities for:
• Student-centred participation in their learning
• Developing new knowledge and different perspectives on a topic
• Practice in a known environment/situation
• Increasing confidence to speak and present in front of an audience
• Improving marks earned for a module assessment
• Developing a wide range of communication and presentation skills
• Preparation for skills needed in the workplace
• An exchange of roles and perspectives from audience to presenter
