Danny Singh started by explaining the title of his
presentation. It refers to his one day, two day or weekend courses that he
gives to either students or teachers all over Italy and in other countries in
Europe.
Photos by Elpiniki Meimaroglou
He then went on to say how the use of all the senses, the use of emotions, humour and body movement are greatly involved in learning through the Body and the Mind. All of them are completely focus on all the skills, reading, writing, listening which are the basic factors in practising and getting familiar with a language. They also aid by improving pronunciation and increasing vocabulary.
Is it possible for you to go out and mingle with foreigners, selecting randomly places of their interest? If yes, then it is highly recommended by Mr. Singh and that appeals to both the teachers and their learners. Talking to people you do not know is an excellent way of exploring new language and enables you to use every day English in a more efficiently. Pick up different pictures, listen to music, dance, watch videos or anything that can stimulate the Body and then be reflected into the Mind which in turn aids the potential learner to remember information more easily.
His session went on by outlining a series of practical
activities ready to assist the teacher and use them in the classroom and
outside in order to facilitate memory, making learning a far easier proposition
for the learner. But how these activities can help? They surely help a lot as
they deal with the four main skills required by those students following exams
on their grammar, reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Photos by Elpiniki Meimaroglou
He afterwards suggested to take our students out of
their comfort zone. As an anti-course book teacher himself, he clearly pointed out how important is to
teach them in a more pleasant yet effective way. He added that we sometimes
have to go upstream in order to find the path and adjust it to every student's
learning ability which indeed is the most demanding task to do.
Have you ever heard about the massage mathematics?
verbs stretching or grammar massage? (this activity can be easily done by
writing a word at one's back while the other one tries to figure it out). All
of the mentioned ones were fully as well as lively demonstrated which made the
attendants being completely carried away realizing that total physical response
is not only joyful but enables information to be stored in Mind.
Photos by Elpiniki Meimaroglou
Mr. Singh continuing his lively and full of creativity
presentation gave the audience numerous hands-on activities which can be
immediately implemented by the teacher in and out of the classroom. Firstly, he
kindly requested us to stand up, make a circle and participate. Within a few
seconds the room was filled with smiling faces and loud, rejuvenating laughs. We started with the welcome
laugh (facing each other laughing out loud shaking hands) then we did the
milkshake laughter in 3 versions, the classic, the intolerance, the jokey and
lastly the mussel laugh. We could not stop asking from Mr Singh for more as we
found it useful, effective and with lots lots of joy.
If you wish to find out more about what these
activities are and how you can put them in action visit Mr Danny Singh
website www.laughnlearn.net
Report by Dimitra Christopoulou
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