Gallery Walk has
been my favorite teaching activity in class and workshops since I attended the Global
English seminar at Seoul back in 2014 because it’s so intriguing and engaging
that can involve all students to speak English regardless of their mixed
abilities.
Through
repetition, EXPERTS have relatively more opportunities to rehearse whenever new
LEARNERS come to their mind maps compared with traditional group work that
students do their oral reports one by one. Simultaneously, Learners get to
observe and learn quite a few times before they get back to be EXPERTS as to
gain more confidence when their turn comes.
Mind maps, posters
or even travel brochures can be created prior to Gallery Walk. Those whose
English is not so good can have an opportunity to showcase their talent by
adding color to the posters, and those who are good at grasping the main idea
can help put down key phrases next to each icons. With this kind of
collaboration, all can be engaged and really try to speak the language.
I can definitely spot some of my students who
have that spark in their eyes today. With activities like this, I hope I can
keep on motivating them to use the language instead of only memorizing facts to
get good grades.
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