1 Dr. Scott Hovater November 15, 2007

 B.S. Degree in Asian Studies  TESOL Teaching certificate  M.A. in Intercultural Studies  M.A. in Educational Psychology  Ph.D. in Educational Administration & Leadership 2

 16 years of teaching experience in Taiwan  Owner of Scott’s Language School in Taichung ( )  Professor at Christ’s College in Tanshui ( , 2003-present)  English Department Chair at Christ’s College (2005-present)  Summer Program Supervisor for World Passport in Tainan ( ) 3

 Less is More: Being Creative in the EFL Classroom  Using Drama to Motivate Students to Learn English  Applying the Cooperative Learning Methodology to the ELL Classroom  Teaching to Change Lives: Creating Students of Character  Increasing Effectiveness in Educational Programs through Service Leadership  Relearning the Basics: Teaching Study Methods to Students  The Keys to Teaching English to Children 4

 Instilling Cultural Awareness in Future Teachers through Summer Teaching Abroad Programs  Using Peer Tutoring in the EFL Classroom  Creating Critical Thinking Skills in EFL Students through Research Writing  Teaching English by Teaching Something Else: Creating Purpose in an English Language Classroom  Teaching English by Teaching Something Else: Creating Purpose in an English Language Program  Statistics Made Simple: Teaching Stats to ELL Learners 5

35 One Act Plays for ELL Learners  Comedy (14 plays)  Basic Comedy (5 plays)  Romantic Comedy (9 plays)  Tragedy (6 plays)  Realist Drama (8 plays)  Fairy Tale (7 plays) 6

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1. Understanding the Keys to Teaching 2. Knowing your Students 3. Realizing that Less is More 4. Making Projects Practical 5. Example: The News Reporter Activity 8

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10 Key Teaching Issues 1.Purpose (Why am I teaching?) 2.Course Goals (Where am I going?) 3.Lesson Planning (What will I do in every class?) 4.Teaching Methods (How will I teach each lesson?) 5.Managing Students (How can I maintain a learning environment?) 6.Retaining Students (How can I reach more students?)

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12 Key Teaching Issues 1.Purpose (Why am I teaching?) 2.Course Goals (Where am I going?) 3.Lesson Planning (What will I do in every class?) 4.Teaching Methods (How will I teach each lesson?) 5.Managing Students (How can I maintain a learning environment?) 6.Retaining Students (How can I reach more students?)

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14 Key Teaching Issues 1.Purpose (Why am I teaching?) 2.Course Goals (Where am I going?) 3.Lesson Planning (What will I do in every class?) 4.Teaching Methods (How will I teach each lesson?) 5.Managing Students (How can I maintain a learning environment?) 6.Retaining Students (How can I reach more students?)

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16 Key Teaching Issues 1.Purpose (Why am I teaching?) 2.Course Goals (Where am I going?) 3.Lesson Planning (What will I do in every class?) 4.Teaching Methods (How will I teach each lesson?) 5.Managing Students (How can I maintain a learning environment?) 6.Retaining Students (How can I reach more students?)

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18 Too Difficult!Too Confusing! Too Distant! Too Much Time!

19 Key Teaching Issues 1.Purpose (Why am I teaching?) 2.Course Goals (Where am I going?) 3.Lesson Planning (What will I do in every class?) 4.Teaching Methods (How will I teach each lesson?) 5.Managing Students (How can I maintain a learning environment?) 6.Retaining Students (How can I reach more students?)

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21 Key Teaching Issues 1.Purpose (Why am I teaching?) 2.Course Goals (Where am I going?) 3.Lesson Planning (What will I do in every class?) 4.Teaching Methods (How will I teach each lesson?) 5.Managing Students (How can I maintain a learning environment?) 6.Retaining Students (How can I reach more students?)

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1. Understanding the Keys to Teaching 2. Knowing your Students 3. Realizing that Less is More 4. Making Projects Practical 5. Example: The News Reporter Activity 23

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25 1. Understand the school curriculum (What have the students’ already learned?) 2. Understand the environment (What do my students enjoy doing? Why?) 3. Understand your students’ learning preferences (How do my students learn?) 4. Understand the age level of your students (What are the typical issues students of this age struggle with?) 5. Be aware of any special needs.

1. Understanding the Keys to Teaching 2. Knowing your Students 3. Realizing that Less is More 4. Making Projects Practical 5. Example: The News Reporter Activity 26

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 The 3 P’s – Less presentation and more practice and performance  Remember that the textbook is not GOD!  Trying to cover everything means you cover nothing.  The textbook doesn’t know your students.  Give less homework, but make the homework you do give very practical  Use more group projects and fewer individual projects

1. Understanding the Keys to Teaching 2. Knowing your Students 3. Realizing that Less is More 4. Making Projects Practical 5. Example: The News Reporter Activity 29

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 Require every group member’s participation.  Have a different task for each student.  Require several steps for completion.  Give flexibility to students’ interests.  Require the use of critical thinking.  Allow for failure without punishment.  Be challenging but doable.  Be performed upon completion.

1. Understanding the Keys to Teaching 2. Knowing your Students 3. Realizing that Less is More 4. Making Projects Practical 5. Example: The News Reporter Activity 33

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Students will create a minute news program that will be performed in front of an audience (or recorded). Each student will be assigned a different task. However, each task requires … 1. Doing some simple research 2. Writing a report in English 3. Speaking in English 4. Working together with a group

1. News anchors (2)  Local news  World news 2. Entertainment reporter 3. Sports reporter 4. Science reporter 5. News on the street reporter 6. Actors (playing famous people and/or performing in a commercial)

World & Local News

 Break the task down into simpler steps  Making assignments  Doing research  Submitting written reports  Doing a dress rehearsal (if possible)  Let them fail without severe punishment  Grade students individually and as a group  Have a clear grading rubric that the students know before they start the project.  Have fun!