This month the British Council's Teaching English Radio series reached more new listeners in Tunisia as the second programme was broadcasted on the 'The English Programme 'on RCTI.
The studio audience mentioned the importance of creating an English environment right from the first class,so that the students immediately became used to always using English to communicate,even basic classroom language of asking permission to leave the classroom to get a a glass of water or greeting each other when arriving in class.One of the methods that was mentioned to get the students on the right track was a 'social contract' where the students agreed to use English for communication in the classroom.
During the programme there was a question from a fan of RTCI Facebook page:
'Do you think that the English system is likely to produce students who communicate in English?'.
Nick responded that he had been a little nervous about being able to buy an Internet card in a shop in the centre of Tunis.But he was delighted to find that there weren't any communication problems and his impression was that the system was successful in producing people who could communicate in English.
Hayet also mentioned that she had received positive comments from other language presenters ,who said that it was good that there was a good variety of people in the studio audience of the programme who could discuss the topic of English.
Hanan,a teacher who works in Egypt ,said if you teach English then you should use English';one of the studio audience compared this comment to a Chinese proverb 'Teach me how to fish...'
One of the studio audience commented ''it's a pity if you meet a pretty girl and you can't speak English''; Nick responded by saying , ''Ah the language of love is a completely different language.'',causing lots of laughter in the studio.
The issue of translation came up and Ali,said he uses translation if the students don't understand a new word but basically he quickly goes back to using English;Nick mentioned that translation was sometimes necessary but only there if there was a breakdown in communication.
Apart from the well-known presenter Hayet Toukabri there was a studio audience,which included local Tunisian teachers and special guest Nick Humphries,British Council Regional English Director for the Middle East and North Africa Director.Hayet reminded the listeners of the theme of the previous programme on 'Planning your lessons' before the studio audience introduced themselves.This month's theme of discussion on the English programme was 'Using English in the Classroom' which produced interesting advice and suggestions for encouraging both teachers and students to use English all the time in class.
The studio audience mentioned the importance of creating an English environment right from the first class,so that the students immediately became used to always using English to communicate,even basic classroom language of asking permission to leave the classroom to get a a glass of water or greeting each other when arriving in class.One of the methods that was mentioned to get the students on the right track was a 'social contract' where the students agreed to use English for communication in the classroom.
During the programme there was a question from a fan of RTCI Facebook page:
'Do you think that the English system is likely to produce students who communicate in English?'.
Nick responded that he had been a little nervous about being able to buy an Internet card in a shop in the centre of Tunis.But he was delighted to find that there weren't any communication problems and his impression was that the system was successful in producing people who could communicate in English.
Hayet also mentioned that she had received positive comments from other language presenters ,who said that it was good that there was a good variety of people in the studio audience of the programme who could discuss the topic of English.
Hanan,a teacher who works in Egypt ,said if you teach English then you should use English';one of the studio audience compared this comment to a Chinese proverb 'Teach me how to fish...'
One of the studio audience commented ''it's a pity if you meet a pretty girl and you can't speak English''; Nick responded by saying , ''Ah the language of love is a completely different language.'',causing lots of laughter in the studio.
The issue of translation came up and Ali,said he uses translation if the students don't understand a new word but basically he quickly goes back to using English;Nick mentioned that translation was sometimes necessary but only there if there was a breakdown in communication.
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