September 2015Our most recent meeting was on Sunday 27th September:
Sue Sullivan presented on "The Student-Led Classroom."
"Ever yawned your way through presentation day? I bet you’re not the only one. How about the rest of the class?
Heads on desks? Eyes shut? Not listening because they’ve had their turn? Presentations have their place in current
EFL/EMI classes, but unless carefully structured, there is a danger of only a small number of students expressing
themselves, and interacting with the topic and/or language for short periods of time. An alternative is the student-led
class. Students are instructed to engage their classmates with the topic of the week. The model follows the idea of
20% student-teacher talk, 80% student-participant talk. Throw in rostered group summary leaders, required to lead
small groups in discussion, and a form of the flipped classroom, and you’ll find students asking one another the questions
you were too scared to, and often delving into topics at a deeper level than anticipated."