Notes from Linda Yael's session yesterday
Why use poem
Linda Yael
Authentic content
Encourage students' personal reactions
Trigger students' own writing
General educational value
Deal with values
Give insights unto other cultures while increasing awareness if own
Use both sides of the brain
Motivating and enjoyable
Characteristics of poems
Focus on language eg vocabulary, intonation, stress， collocation
Can be dealt with one lesson and can be tied in with topics in syllabus
Deal w universal themes students can identify with
Poems by Wendy Cope
Robin Thurston
For young learners, use pictures. Eg lions are ___
The Veggie Lion (Spike Milligan)
I'm a vegetarian lion...
Students can work in pairs
Oh homework, oh homework
I hate you! You stink! ( a teacher from Poland)
- long version on presenter's ppt
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