This workshop  analyses ways we can counter the classroom fatigue and frustration felt so many of our advanced learners, encouraging them to look forward to future challenges rather than back to their previous learning experiences. We  look at how changes to syllabus design can open up the possibility to study lexical chunks and fluency aids so needed by advanced students but often not regarded by them as ‘new vocabulary’.

We look at the importance of bringing the outside world into the classroom, updating and personalizing our teaching materials to help learners develop an intercultural awareness and guide them through the subtleties of spoken discourse, among other things. We  finish by analyzing the importance of visual media and show an example which provides sympathetic role models that can help advanced learners’ language learning and motivation.

Advanced abridged powerpoint

Countering Classroom Fatigue handout