Workshop - The 21st century skills

1. Why is your class so boring?
- No motivation
- Lack of attention
- Old -fashioned book
- Old language.
Note: Txting is finger language.

2.  What affects your lesson?
- Carrier of content
- Instructional tool
- Communication tool
- Learning management tool.
More details: Scott Thornburry's A-Z of ELT

3. Why is games language  good?
Reference: poptropia.com, ourdicoveryland.com
Account ID for games, teacher check timeline.
Gaming: intense concentration, sense of urgency, active problem solvinb, multiple chances, achievable goals, personalisation.

Extensive reading is for fun at or below the students' level

4. How is global English?
Standardlisation has changed: accent, pronunciation, intonation.
EF for English proficiency: 31 Vietnam, 53 Thailand.

5. 21st century skills

- Information, media and technology skill
- Life and career skill
- 4C: communication, cooperation, creativity, cognitive thinking.

6. Rank of importance from the students
1. Self reported grades
2. Class discuss
3. Feedback
4. Reciprocal teaching --> teaching each other
5. Metacognitive stractegies
6. Class size
7. Teacher's knowledge
8. Summer vacation.

7.  Others
myenglishlab.com: resources and sharing from teachers all over the world.
rote learning: memorization technique based on repetition.