Improving Students' English through Problems-Solving Activities

We as teachers sometimes notice low motivation and participation during the development of our classes. Students have an aphatic attitude and this creates a bad environment when they work in class. Motivating and creating a good
 environment in class through our English activities, was the o...

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Main Authors: Torres Gustavo, Julio Gregorio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2001-08-01
Series:Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11347
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description We as teachers sometimes notice low motivation and participation during the development of our classes. Students have an aphatic attitude and this creates a bad environment when they work in class. Motivating and creating a good
 environment in class through our English activities, was the objective of our project. We took problem solving activities as an excellent way to create a good atmosphere in class and
 change the routine in order to motivate and increase students’ participation. This project was relevant because we explored a new method of teaching English which included different types
 of activities and our students became active agents in the learning process.
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 environment in class through our English activities, was the objective of our project. We took problem solving activities as an excellent way to create a good atmosphere in class and
 change the routine in order to motivate and increase students’ participation. This project was relevant because we explored a new method of teaching English which included different types
 of activities and our students became active agents in the learning process.http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11347
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