Transcript Thom Jones

EAP survival-why students, and
teachers, can fail
Thom Jones
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Where
would
you
rather
be?
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WHAT are we
going to talk
about today?
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What’s EAP for?
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94% of people in
ANY classroom
do not want to be
there
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Students in class::
Indifferent
Hostile
Willing
Enthusiastic
“you made the
grade!”
Day one
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Hoops
Confidence
Fluency
High stakes?
Exam prep
Results
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Expectations:
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Yours
Other teachers
The students
The Boss
Student parents
Student family
Standardized
language?
Lexical groups?
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EAP
Faculty
Student
Parent
Agent
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Sales
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Faculty:
EAP
vs
Real teachers
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Culture
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Where they are coming:
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Tea?
Coffee?
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Study skills
Language skills
Subject specific
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“The Assessment itself is completely
artificial. It’s not ranking teachers in
accordance with their ability to help develop
students who will reach their potential,
explore their creative interests….it’s a
ranking that’s mostly meaningless. And the
very ranking itself is harmful. It’s turning us
into individuals who devote our lives to
achieving a rank. Not into doing things that
are valuable or important”
Noam Chomsky
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1. Materials
2. Relevance
3. Skill sets?
4. Fit for purpose?
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Material
Engagement
Success
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THANK YOU
Thom Jones:
[email protected]
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