IGNITING LEARNING: STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION

7eaching )iliSino fosters a strong sense of )iliSino identit\ literar\ aSSreciation and cultural under standing in addition to language deYeloSment. *aining Sroficienc\ in the language is a reTuirement of teaching )iliSino to students. *rammar YocaEular\ Sronunciation and communication aEilities are all included in this. Students acTuire the aEilit\ to successfull\ communicate in written and sSoNen )iliSino. +oweYer to maintain enthusiasm of students in learning )iliSino entails effort on the Sart of the teacher. Since )iliSino suEMect integrates language arts comSonents. Students engage in reading comSrehen sion creatiYe writing and critical thinNing. 7he\ learn to interSret te[ts write essa\s and e[Sress their thoughts eloTuentl\.

Let us e[amine Sractical methods for Eoosting student interest in the )iliSino suEMect and maintain ing learning. 7ell stories aEout )iliSino literature histor\ or culture. (ngage students with relataEle characters and situations. ,nYite them to Moin in E\ Sosing Tueries and engaging in dialogue aEout the tales. 7o imSroYe learning educators might maNe use of interactiYe weESages Sodcasts and Yideos. 'iscoYer 3hiliSSine Yideos music and Yirtual tours of historical locations. 0aNing entertaining tests or language games aEout )iliSino YocaEular\ grammar or conYersational idioms is another wa\ to maNe assessment SleasuraEle.

8tili]ing role Sla\ing or real world aSSlications to encourage students is an intriguing additional strateg\. Students should role Sla\ conYersations in )iliSino. ,magine asNing for directions or Slacing an order at a nearE\ restaurant. (ncourage \our SuSils to utili]e )iliSino outside of the classroom E\ haYing them SarticiSate in cultural eYents write letters to natiYe sSeaNers or conduct interYiews. ,nstructors ma\ also assign creatiYe tasNs to their SuSils. Students can create original )iliSino Soetr\ and also stud\ classic st\les of )iliSino Soetr\ such as tanaga and haiNu. ,n order to teach SuSils aEout )iliSino cuisine ingredients and culinar\ methods teachers might also Slan a cooNing SroMect. )inall\ educators need to giYe Sraise and criticism. *iYe students encouragement and recogni]e their hard worN and deYeloSment. *iYe them detailed feedEacN on their language aEilities and cultural understanding.

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7he author is 7eacher ,, at %etis 1ational +igh School