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    MrBrianMalovany

    Teaching English Through

    Kinesthetic ActivitiesKNU Teacher Training 2013

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    Reasons to Use Kinesthetic Activities

    Research has shown gestures improve the retention of vocabulary words

    They help activate different learning modalities and styles

    They are fun and interactive

    They also can break up more traditionalreading and writing exercises

    They are physically invigorating and

    healthy for students

    They can lower the students anxiety

    and make learning easy,

    fun & incidental

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    Reasons to be Wary ofKinesthetic Activities

    The kinesthetic aspect might not seem integral to the game or the language learning

    Physical setting of the classrooms may not accommodate such activities

    Students who are not physically fit can feel pressured, alienated, or left out

    The game/action/activity can lack seriousness

    Now Lets review everyones favorite thing,

    THEORY!

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    Second LanguageAcquisition ModelsSteve Krashen

    1. The Natural Approach2. Order of Acquisition

    3. The Input Hypothesis (i+1)

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    Learning vs. Acquisition

    ACQUISITION: LEARNING:1.Similar to Child

    First LanguageAcquisition

    2.Picking up

    LanguageSubconsciously3.Implicit Knowledge4.Formal Teaching

    Does NOT Help

    1.FormalKnowledge ofLanguage

    2.Knowing aboutthe Language

    3.ExplicitKnowledge

    4.Formal TeachingHelps

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    Teaching English ThroughKinesthetic Activities

    Order of Acquisition of Grammatical

    For ESL Students (Children & Adults)

    ing (progressive)

    Plural -sTo be verbs

    Auxiliary

    (progressive)

    Article (a,an)

    Irregular

    PastRegular Past

    III Singular (-s)

    Possessive (-s)

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    Teaching English ThroughKinesthetic Activities

    The Input Hypothesis

    Relates to Acquisition, Not Learning

    We acquire language by understanding an

    input that is a little bit beyond our

    current level of competence. This isdone with the help of context.

    Comprehensible Input Contains i+1

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    Teaching English ThroughKinesthetic Activities

    How do you Make Your Input

    Comprehensible?

    Using Pictures and Realia

    Using the Characteristics of Objects

    and People around You

    Using TPR (Total Physical

    Response) and Kinesthetic

    Activities

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    Kinesthetic Games & Kids

    Kinesthetic learners prefer to use their whole

    bodies to learn rather than just their minds and

    passively memorizing information.

    Playing kinesthetic games allows kids to

    develop skills and build confidence by doing

    physical activities to reinforce classroom

    concepts with their bodies.

    Kinesthetic learners like to touch and feel things, and to move around instead of sitting.

    They learn best with hands-on activities that let them learn by doing.

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    The research, the theory, and real-world classroom experience clearly support

    increasing the role of movement in learning. Movement has strong positive

    cognitive, emotional, social, collaborative, and neurological effects.

    The kinesthetic arts can be

    dramatic (dance, drama, mime,

    theatre, musicals), industrial

    (sculpting, auto repair, design,

    electronics, building, metal, wood

    work), or recreational (playtime,classroom games, physical education,

    sports, active health programs.)

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