Irene Li
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School ER practice in the public school more
Tue, Aug 8, 11:30-12:05 Asia/Tokyo
All English teachers believe extensive reading can be very helpful for students. The big question is when and how. Ms. Wu, a public English teacher from Wuhan, China, who was inspired by presentations during ERWC5, started her practice with her G7 students in 2019. Despite big challenges including misunderstandings from the parents, lack of reading hours, no books, and no immediate effect, they kept practicing ER in the classroom during the 3-year pandemic period. In 2022, these students graduated with very positive test scores and most importantly, many students have formed a daily reading habit. The presentation will reveal the secret behind the story.
Younger learners ER in an electronic age more
Thu, Aug 10, 15:30-16:05 Asia/Tokyo
There is a debate on whether to use Ebooks or print books for beginner readers. However, we can't turn a blind eye to the fact that generation Z are born with all kinds of devices and the convenience that the devices bring to human beings. The question is, how can we use devices for ER smartly rather than too much gamification of kids. This presentation will introduce how New Oriental School built up its online reading platform and uses "5 steps" to help beginners to read at home as well as being used together with offline English textbook class.
Younger learners Building an ER booklist to meet different needs of Chinese students more
Tue, Aug 8, 14:30-15:05 Asia/Tokyo
There are two major kinds of paths to learn English in China: acquisition and learning for exams. The students who learn English through acquisition normally start before they are three years old and follow similar paths with US kids, using leveled readers, bedtime stories, and songs. By the age of eight, many of them are able to read authentic teenage-level books, but it doesn't necessarily mean they can get a high score on English exams at school. So, we might ask what should they do? Other students follow the school textbook system and can pass the exams, but they can't read the books, and don't enjoy reading. Thus, we might wonder if there are any materials for them to start reading. From beginners to higher intermediate levels, we divide the reading level into 5 stages based on headwords level of the ERF form. This presentation will give some suggestions about books for each stage for these two kinds of students.