Challenging classes (CPF2)
Focus on pupil behaviour

Jenifer Alison & Susan Halliwell

Challenging classes focuses on ways to motivate disaffected or potentially disruptive pupils in Years 9–11. It provides solutions not only through motivating activities, but also through strong classroom management. It offers teachers a wide range of strategies that allow all pupils to feel included and valued in MFL lessons.

Part 1: Not bothered? distils our teaching approach into seven main ingredients for motivation and demonstrates how we can inject these into our planning and teaching. Part 2: Yes – but will they behave? will help teachers to organise language lessons with opportunities for real communication and lively interaction. Its 'stir and settle' activities provide a wealth of ideas on which to base starters and plenary sessions.

Contents

Part 1: Not Bothered? Motivating reluctant language learners in KS4
Taking a closer look at our students | General approaches and strategies for motivating challenging classes | A recipe for motivation | Creating contexts, roles and links for activities within GCSE topic areas | Activities for presenting new language and topics | Activities for language recognition | Activities for pronouncing and remembering language | Activities for practising language | Creating a logical sequence of activities in lesson planning | Conclusion | Bibliography

Part 2: Yes - but will they behave? Managing the interactive classroom
Anticipating the effect of an activity | Adjusting the activities | Adjusting the sequence of activities | Conclusion

2002 | 96pp | ISBN-13: 978-1-904243-05-2 | ISBN-10: 1-904243-05-3 | £12 | Order this title online

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See also:
Boy's performance in MFL

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