Douglas Jarrell

About

I teach part-time at a couple of universities and write a daily email magazine for English students. Since retiring from a full-time job at a university, I now work with an environmental organization in Nagoya--a great working environment!

Sessions

Language Classroom Content & Pedagogy Effective Warm-Up Exercises With an Email Magazine more

Sun, Nov 14, 12:45-13:45 Asia/Tokyo

Teachers can help to reduce the affective filters of their students and encourage interest by introducing topical comprehensible input at the beginning of a class. The author writes a daily email magazine in simple English which serves this purpose. Using recursive exercises involving listening, reading silently, and shadowing, the teacher can ensure that students focus on meaning while promoting basic language skills.

Douglas Jarrell