EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES IN TEACHING ENGLISH
DARIEL A. DAVID
Being a 21st Century Teacher that deal with 21st Century Learners it is just and necessary to equip ourselves with tons of teaching strategies to make teaching and learning among our learners more meaningful. The following are suggested strategies:
1.Enrichment of vocabulary - A component of any English class. This strategy focuses a portion of each classroom session on building a better vocabulary. Teachers can ask students to point out unfamiliar words and go over the meanings and eventually use it in class
2 .Writer’s workshop. Have students participate in a writer’s workshop like for example, enjoin them to participate in a news organization of the school allow the students participate in all aspects of the writing process: drafting, revision, editing and publishing.
3. Peer response and editing. This can be a very valuable teaching strategy for both the teacher and the student, and there are many peer response strategies to try in class. Students get a chance to think critically about others’ writing and see the results their classmates got from a writing assignment. In addition, teachers can observe how different students learn and what strategies might work better in the future.
4. Cooperative learning. This learning strategy is useful for English teachers who incorporate literature into their classroom. Cooperative learning requires students to discuss a piece of literature in small groups. By allowing the students to engage in meaningful discussion, they begin to learn to analyze literature and participate in an educational process that they will find more i nt er est i ng.
5. Student-chosen texts. Allowing students to choose their own reading materials is a strategy that literacy specialists recommend as a way to develop lifelong readers. Students are given a choice of literature from an age- and reading level-appropriate book collection.
Depending on the grade level taught and the type of material assigned, English Teachers will have to try one or more of the above strategies to make their classroom work. The same strategy may not work from year to year, and teachers may find that while one strategy works for one teacher, it does not work in their classroom. English teachers who are flexible and willing to experiment with other teaching strategies are sure to find a winning formula.
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The author is Master Teacher I at Angeles City National High School,
Division of Angeles City