Standard Two

Standard Two ~ Culture

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~ learning in social situations ~

~ class outings ~

I believe some of the best language learning opportunities are out of the classroom. When I was teaching at an IELI I tried to provide such opportunities for my students. Together, we would go places and they would discover the local area. In this way, they discovered the world of the target language. This empowered them to go out on their own more often.

Not only do I believe that it is empowering for ESL students to go into the world out of the classroom, but I also believe that the world outside the classroom provides situations for language learning that don't normally occur in the classroom.

Finally, and most important of all, trips out of the classroom make the students feel much closer, and being much closer helps foster more active participation in language classes.