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eLEMENTS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL

LANGUAGE LEARNING IN CLASSROOM

eNGAGE, sTUDY AND ACTIVATE


bY jEREMY hARMER
eNGAGE
Point in a teaching sequence
where teachers try to arouse
the students interest, thus
involving their emotions.
Activities and materials
wich frequenly engage the
students include :
*GAMES - depending on age and
type
*Music
*Discussion - when handled and
challenging
*Stimulating pictures
*Dramatic stories
*Amusing anecdotes
*
Study
Study activities are those
where the students are asked
to focus on language or
information and how it is
constructed.
Means any stage
Successful language learning in a
at which the classroom depends on a judicial
construction of blend of subconcious language
acquisition (through listening and
language is the reading, for example ) and the
main focus kind of Study activities .

Study
Students can Some typical areas of
study in a variety study
*Practice of the vowel sound
of different styles *Study and practice of patterns of
pronouns
Activate
This element describes exercises and activities wich are
designed to get students using the language as freely and
communicatively as they can.

*The objective for the students is to use all and any language
wich may be apropiate for a given situation or topic. This
could include writing activities as well as spoken.
Activate
All of these activities would fulfil the criteria for an ‘activate’
stage:

Role-plays

Dialogue creation

Email exchanges

Designing an advert

Debates
References
Harmer, J. (2007). How to Teach English. Pearson Longman

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