Facilitation tip

Asking a few questions before tutors view the video clip will help them watch it more actively.


Option 2 Use of video, discussion

Why choose this option?

Use this option if you don’t have a learner to interview.

Materials and equipment

Video clip: Creating Learning Partners – Meeting ESL Learners
The questions in the introduction to this activity: Sample interview questions for getting to know ESL learners
TV and VCR
Flip chart and markers

Preparation

Look through your video collection for any clips of ESL learners sharing their experiences or use the clip from this manual (Creating Learning Partners – Meeting ESL Learners). Cue the tape. Choose a few questions to encourage tutors to view the clip actively.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS

  1. Tell tutors that today they are going to learn more about what it is like to be an ESL learner.
  2. Pose a few questions from the Sample interview questions for getting to know ESL learners listed in the introduction or make up your own. The questions should focus on what it is like to be an ESL learner. Repeat the questions as necessary or write them on the flip chart.
  3. View the video clip.
  4. Ask for answers to the questions you asked, for reactions to the video and for any other comments that tutors would like to make.

Activity D

What affects the ability to learn?

This activity brings out concepts that might be new to tutors. It will help them develop a realistic view of the challenges ESL learners face and of the fact that not all learners will be able to learn English in the same way or at the same speed. They will find that some of the concepts, but not all of them, will apply to their learners.

Use of handout, discussion

Materials and equipment

Handout 11.4: Factors Affecting ESL Learners’ Ability to Learn

Preparation

Copy handout.