Dealing with students low English ability
Q: My students are pretty weak in English, can you suggest a LAC lesson plan
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You may want to consult our lesson plan in the 'Resources' page, titled ...–
Explaining genre features interactively
Q: My students tend to get bored and lose interest when I explain genre features. Is there a way that I can make my explaination more engaging?
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Cover only one or two features of a genre at a time. Don't let this take over your lesson.–
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If this is not the first time introducing the features, invite capable students doing so for you, in pairs, or in groups.–
The use of L1
Q: I am a bit worried that my use of L1 will increase my students' dependence on it and at the same time reduce their exposure to L2. Under what circumstances will the use of L1 yield more benefit than the potential risk?
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Mattis nunc sed blandit libero volutpat.–
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Tortor at risus viverra adipiscing at in tellus.–
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Purus ut faucibus pulvinar elementum.–
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Blandit turpis cursus in hac habitasse.e.–
About the final writing task
Q: Does the final task have to be at the text level?
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The final task can be at any linguistic level, depending on your students' needs. If students are not able to compose a full writing independently, we may provide them with a almost finished writing -- with just a few blanks. In this way, students only need to fill in the blanks with words, but they still get a sense of writing a full essay, which may help build up their confidence in furthering learning in LAC.–
Looking for proper multimodal resources
Q: Any recommodations on where I can find multimodal resources? or any platforms you would recommend if I wannna create my own resrouces?
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For making your class more interactive, you may try Mentimeters, Padlet,–
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For making e-books, you may try–
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For making webpages, you may try nicepage, wix.–
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For auto grammar checking, you may try grammarly–
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