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Using English in VMBO T Classrooms

The document discusses using the target language of English in an English language classroom. It identifies potential factors that may discourage its use, such as students having trouble understanding, as well as advantages like making students more comfortable and helping them learn faster. Disadvantages include not all students understanding and making learning more difficult. It then asks the reader to indicate how much English they would use for different classroom activities, like starting class, teaching new vocabulary, or explaining grammar concepts. Finally, it asks what percentage of class time the reader's target language goal would be, which they specify as 35%.

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Using English in VMBO T Classrooms

The document discusses using the target language of English in an English language classroom. It identifies potential factors that may discourage its use, such as students having trouble understanding, as well as advantages like making students more comfortable and helping them learn faster. Disadvantages include not all students understanding and making learning more difficult. It then asks the reader to indicate how much English they would use for different classroom activities, like starting class, teaching new vocabulary, or explaining grammar concepts. Finally, it asks what percentage of class time the reader's target language goal would be, which they specify as 35%.

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a. What factors might discourage you from using the target language (English) in class?

Pupils communicating having trouble understanding the theory. Not being able to get through
to all the pupils.
b. What might be the advantages of using the target language (TL) in class? Give 3
possible reasons.
" - Making the pupils more familiar and comfortable with the language
" - Lowering the bar for pupils to dare to speak in the target language
" - The pupils will learn the target language fasteronderdompelingsstrategie
c. What might be the disadvantages of using the TL in class? Give 2 possible reasons.
- Not all pupils understanding what you explain
- Making the learning more difficult by not getting through to the pupils so they cannot keep
up
d. Picture yourself teaching a second year VMBO T class.
For each of the following activities, indicate whether you think you would conduct the
activity nearly all in English, mostly in English, about half English/half Dutch, mostly in
Dutch, or nearly all in Dutch.

Activity

Nearly all
Dutch

Mostly
Dutch

Dutch
English

Mostly
English

Nearly all
English

a. Starting class / conducting daily routines

b. Engaging in casual conversation / building


rapport with students

c. Giving instructions for classroom


exercises or activities

Mostly
English

Nearly all
English

Activity

Nearly all
Dutch

Mostly
Dutch

Dutch
English

d. Evaluating with the whole class after pairor small-group activities

e. Correcting students work as a class


(exercises, homework, etc.)

f. Explaining instructions for assignments,


activities or projects

g. Teaching new vocabulary

h. Explaining grammar concepts

i. Conducting pre-reading or pre-listening


activities

j. Asking questions to check students


reading or listening comprehension

k. Presenting information about the English


culture

l. Offering praise and compliments

m. Giving individual help to students

n. Providing clarification when students


dont understand in English

o. Dealing with discipline problems

3. If you were to set a goal to speak in the target language, what percentage of the time
would it be? 35%

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