Sunday 1:15 - 2:05 PM
Magnolia A

Teaching English in a large class consisting of more than 30 students, which is typical of Korean elementary English classes, would be very difficult in terms of the quantity and quality of communicative interactions possible between the teacher and all the students within an hour's time. The students in such a large class would obviously have little opportunity to speak out in class. Especially, when the students have no easy access to English-speaking situations outside the class, it may be possible that the classroom itself is the only context in which they can be involved in communicative interactions. The effective use of small-group activities could be a key to solving such difficulties observed in the large EFL classes. The presenter will describe task-based activities that can be  carried out efficiently in small groups in elementary English classes.