Flashcards might be an effective tool before reproduction activities.
I’m planning to incorporate reproduction—an activity that allows students to repeat sentences the teacher says—and transcription—an activity where students write down what the teacher says—into my upcoming observation lesson. Last semester, I observed a lesson that used transcription, and it made me eager to incorporate this approach in the future. During my own observation lesson last semester, the head teacher helped me design a long-term lesson plan instead of focusing only on the single observation lesson. He advised, “You should incorporate not just reading skills, but all four skills,” and I followed his suggestion.
For Logical Expression II lessons, we are supposed to develop students’ speaking and writing skills, so I felt that including both transcription and reproduction in one lesson would be beneficial. However, my instinct told me that it would be impossible for our students to repeat what I say accurately. Then I searched online for information about reproduction activities and watched a video created by a Japanese teacher. I realized that for students to successfully repeat sentences, they need to be fully familiar with all the words and phrases beforehand.
Therefore, I’m planning to introduce flashcards before explaining the article or grammar points. I’ve noticed that students often struggle to memorize all the vocabulary and phrases before attempting to understand the grammar tips to focus on in Logical Expression II lessons. As feedback from previous observations, some teachers expressed a desire to see not only how I teach English but also how students actively engage in output activities. I think this new idea with flashcards will address that effectively.
https://youtu.be/Bos1mNpnpsA?si=VOZaBqVrV8k5TlJC
I always believed that vocabulary learning was about just learning two things — spellings and meanings — while I was just learning English, but Milet Korean Academy clear me out my misbelief. On top of that, we also have to learn pronunciation. Not just spellings and meanings, but also pronunciations need to be learned to increase vocabulary.
I hope to introduce not just two ways but three ways flashcards to classroom.
https://youtube.com/shorts/78VaMfmmhRU?si=kDmhPVw6MVG7EbRW
