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Sean Sullivan
Nagai Junior High School
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I’ve been teaching elementary and junior high schools for a while now,
but it wasn’t until this year that I learned about some schools having
a ‘Hello Room’. I’m teaching at a junior and elementary school this
year and both schools have one or two rooms set aside especially for English
class. Up until last year I had been assisting or teaching my own classes
in the regular classroom. This year, however, I teach in an English room.
Let me tell you it’s great for the students as well as the teachers. The
students get to change rooms and leave their regular classrooms. On the
way to the ‘Hello Room’ they have time to get into the English frame
of mind. It’s more like they’re entering an ‘English domain’ as opposed
to just waiting for the teacher to go to them. This really helps them focus
their attention totally on English because they’re surrounded by English.
The walls are literally covered in English. Everywhere they look (except
up and down, that is) they’re looking at and/or hearing English. Even
if a kid doesn’t want to pay attention or look at you its okay because
they have no choice but to absorb English. From my point of view it’s
great too because I feel like I’m more at home teaching being surrounded
by English posters and decorations. I think most schools should have an
empty room or a room that they don’t use very much. If they do take my
advice and get an English room going. You and your students can have all
kinds of fun decorating and redecorating for all the different seasons
and holidays. It also makes the lessons a lot more fun and interesting
for everyone. You might have some trouble trying to find an open room;
then again you might not, if you do have trouble−just beg.
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ALT・TOPへ |