Contemporary ELT methods

Immersive learning

Immersive learning is a technique used in bilingual language

education in which two languages are used for instruction in a
variety of topics, including math, science, or social studies.
The languages used for instruction are referred to as the L1
and the L2 for each student, with L1 being the native language
of the student and L2 being the second language to be
acquired through immersion programs and techniques. There
are different contexts for language immersion, such as age of
students, class time spent in the L2, subjects taught, and the
level of participation by the native L1 speakers.
5 Effective Ways to Learn English
Through Immersion
1. Take Cultural Field Trips
2. Plan Immersion Days
3. Find an Online Tutor for Conversation Practice
4. Take an Immersion Class (or Combine Immersion with a
Traditional Course)
5. Spend Some Time Abroad
 CLIL
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
has become the umbrella term describing both
learning another (content) subject such as physics
or geography through the medium of a foreign
language and learning a foreign language by
studying a content-based subject.
 Total physical response TPR

TPR works by having the learner respond to simple commands such

as "Stand up", "Close your book", "Go to the window and open it."
Imperatives are the main structure to transfer or communicate
information.
The student is not forced to speak, but is allowed an individual
readiness period and allowed to begin speaking spontaneously.
Combines information and skills through the use of kinesthetic
sensory system.
 Useful apps/Online platforms
Haiku Deck for creating high quality presentations
Duolingo learning more languages at the same time
Instructables instructions for more than 100.000 DIYs
Evernote You can forget handouts with this app. Easily accesible for students
and their parents (P.S. Saving trees this way)
Oxford dictionaries
Schoology - This cloud-based platform is similar to Facebook, only it includes
the needed security features for school use. Teachers and students can post
assignments, videos, completed work and links.
Nicenet
TED-Ed
Ted-Ed platform
 TED-Ed is TEDs youth and education
initiative. TED-Eds mission is to spark
and celebrate the ideas of teachers and
students around the world.
Incorporating TED-Ed into modern
classrooms can be an useful tool.
 Sources

https://
americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/language_teaching_methods_teachers_handbook.
pdf

https://www.teachervision.com/problem-solving/problem-solving
http://www.eflmagazine.com/critical-thinking-english-language-teaching/
http
://www.tesol.org/read-and-publish/journals/other-serial-publications/compleat-links/compleat-links
-volume-4-issue-3-%
28september-2007%29/together-we-are-better
http://blog.ed.ted.com/2015/09/19/25-awesome-apps-for-teachers-recommended-by-teachers/
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/learn-english-immersion/
Thank you for your attention!

By Najda Klepo