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How to motivate teens. What makes them tick?. Sofija Ljiljak-Vukajlović & Jovana Popović Tom & Emma School of English, Belgrade 11th ELTA Conference, 10/5/2013, Belgrade. Issues Possible solutions Guidelines. Workshop agenda. Lack of motivation Mood swings Peer pressure - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Sofija Ljiljak-Vukajlović & Jovana Popović Tom & Emma School of English, Belgrade

11th ELTA Conference, 10/5/2013, Belgrade

*What makes them tick?How to motivate teens

*Workshop agenda

*Issues*Possible solutions*Guidelines

*Issues

*Lack of motivation*Mood swings*Peer pressure*Non-challenging tasks*Uninteresting materials/topics

*Visuals

Working with images is not just showing them but also creating them in your mind!

diversity of opinions/ideasexploiting the tensionusing the momentum

*Visuals

Photos

*Mobile phone and personal photos

*Visuals

Photos *Mobile phone and personal photos*Newspaper photos*Photos from the web

YouTube videos*Love story in milk + Handout with the grammar exercise

(download from our site)*Ellen DeGeneris on how to “green up“ her home +

Handout with the vocabulary (download from our site)*100 First World Problems

*Realia

Unexpected in teen classes, thus very effective!

Examples:*T’s photos of free time activities

*Realia

Unexpected in teen classes, thus very effective!

Examples:*T’s photos of free time activities*T’s souvenirs from different countries

*Realia

Unexpected in teen classes, thus very effective!

Examples:*T’s photos of free time activities*T’s souvenirs from different countries*T’s objects from childhood

*Realia

Unexpected in teen classes, thus very effective!

Examples:*T’s photos of free time activities*T’s souvenirs from different countries*T’s objects from childhood*cookbooks*maps, brochures, newspapers*Ss’ own examples of target language

*Projects

Students usually enjoy doing or creating things, especially if they are of personal value.

Examples: *www.glogster.com

*Projects

Students usually enjoy doing or creating things, especially if they are of personal value.

Examples: *www.glogster.com*www.smore.com

*Projects

Students usually enjoy doing or creating things, especially if they are of personal value.

Examples: *www.glogster.com*www.smore.com*visit to the staffroom

*Projects

Students usually enjoy doing or creating things, especially if they are of personal value.

Examples: *www.glogster.com*www.smore.com*visit to the staffroom*interest noticeboard

*Projects

*Old-school techniques

Old things in new guise!

Examples:*translation*dictation

*Aiming high

How to raise the level of English of teenage students from intermediate to upper-intermediate?

Techniques:*“forbidden words“*“rule of the lesson“* “controlled practice“ (yet free)

*Issues*Possible solutions

•Visuals•Realia• Projects•Old-school techniques•Aiming high

*Guidelines

*Make them tick

*Guidelines:

Make your activities *intriguing*relevant*memorable*motivating*challenging

Make your students think

* You can download our presentation at:www.tomiema.com

* You can contact us at:sofija@tomiema.com

jovana.popovic@tomiema.com

Thank you!

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