ELC Students Activities

2024

Job Interview

New semester Fall 2024 , new vibes! Excited to tackle new challenges, meet new classmates, and expand your knowledge. Let’s make this semester the best one yet

The session was “Breaking the ice on the first session.. the activity is called my CV. students get to know more about each other through this activity”

Job Interview

It works like magic when the students are engaged .This speaking session was extraordinary. Students from different faculties were having much fun while having a conversation about “job interview”. They were excited throughout the class because they were eager to practice in order to help themselves later on to avoid the nervousness of interviews. I was really on cloud nine by seeing all of them speaking using the target language.

1)The Connection Game:

I believe that Human connection is a deep bond that’s formed between people when they feel seen and valued. During an authentic human connection, people exchange positive energy with one another and build trust. Thus, the aim of this game is to connect students with each other through sharing their ideas and experiences and find the common ones.

Material: A cotton threat.

Steps:

1) Ask your students to form a circle.

2) Hold one side of the thread and start sharing something you really like or something you would like to try or an experience you have went through.

3) Students who like the same thing as you or tried the same experience as you should say I connect and then they take the rest of the thread.

4) The student who connected with you should say an experience or an idea or a feeling about them.

5) You repeat the same process till the thread passes from one person to another and you form a net using the thread where students connected with each other through sharing common things.

By the end of the game, students will have had the chance to get to know each other, to share their thoughts, insecurities and even the good ideas about themselves. They will have connected with each other’s experiences, and have built a deep bond between each other.

2)The Bouncing Rubber Ball:

Since most of us teach at a very early time in the morning, our students are sometimes sleepy and it is hard to grab their attention during the whole lesson. Thus, I thought of setting the morning classes to a dynamic mode. After finishing the presentation part of the lesson which was adjectives to describe people’s personality, I asked my students to stand up and form a circle. Then, I told them the rules which are:

1) You will throw the ball to each other.

2)Your role is to catch the ball.

3) If someone failed to catch it, then you should tell us one sentence using the adjectives that we learned today.

Also, I tried using the same ball in answering exercises. Instead of calling someone to answer the exercise and I sometimes don’t find a volunteer, I throw the ball to one of the students and the person who catches it, answers one question in the exercise. I found all the students waiting for their turns attentively as they were waiting for their turn to catch the ball and answer the exercise.

Here’s an advice to do it efficiently. Give the students time before starting the game to think of the sentences in case you have some weak students. Secondly, bear in mind that some students are not kinesthetic learners, so don’t overuse the ball if you found that one or two students lose concentration easily. Overall, it really worked like magic as it gave students the energy to continue the rest of lesson refreshed.

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3)The Sorting Game:

This game is super easy and applicable to any lesson. I usually do it when I have so many sections or columns in the lesson. For example, in my lesson, students had to know the phrases that are used for giving opinions, commenting on other people’s opinions and making suggestions. The steps are:

1) Just draw a table on the board.

2) Put the phrases in a form of cards.

3)Divide the students into groups and ask them to put the phrases in their right places in the table.

They will have to talk together to agree where they can stick the phrases. Then, give them the feedback at the end of the session.

4)The Four Corners Game:

This game can be done if you want to make a survey or to ask about your students’ opinions regarding certain situations or even to break the ice among them.

Steps:

1) Prepare questions to ask your students and give them four different answers.

As an example:

What is your favorite food?

A) Burger
B) Pizza
C) Pasta
D) Fish

2) Name the four corners of the room A, B, C and D.

3) Ask them to go to the corner that best describes them. For example, a student might answer A) burger, so he will go to A corner.

4) When students group at a certain corner, they can ask each other more about this answer like which is the best restaurant that sells burgers.

5) Repeat the same process with different questions.

Overall, I found that kinesthetic students loved this game so much as they like to move and do tasks instead of sitting all the time on their chairs.

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Reading Outside

“As a big advocate of outdoor classrooms, I don’t miss a chance to take the students outside to enjoy the fresh air and the birds singing while learning.

Today, it was a skilled-based lesson that includes listening, reading, and speaking. Therefore, I finished the listening part inside the classroom and then moved with them to a remote quiet area inside the university campus where we sit to practice reading and speaking.

Every time I give my students the choice to stay inside the classroom or to take the lesson outside, they choose to go out. What about your students?! ” Noha Helmi – ELC English Instructor

ELC - The Treasure Hunt by UGE00 Studnets - G50B

” I always like to do something refreshing to my exhausted students after the Midterm Exams. Sometimes, I take them outside and give an outdoor lesson, but that day the weather wasn’t that good; therefore, I decided to go for a Treasure Hunt inside the Building. I chose a skill based lesson about challenging situations and winning. The lesson started like any other lesson, but the big surprise was toward the end.

The last activity in the lesson summarized what the whole lesson was about. It was a Treasure Hunt that has the sense of the challenge and the desire to win in its essence. I prepared 8 identical clues for two teams (attached in a word file)

I gave the two teams the first clue and asked them to find the 2nd one. It was hidden in the classroom. In each place, there were two clues for both teams, but the winning factors were the ability to get the clue first, to collect all the clues, and to get the congratulations card before the other team. The students were really excited about it, and to reduce the noise and control them, I distributed all the rest of the clues in the ELC so as not to disturb other departments.

I had also to notify my colleagues in the ELC to be ready for the action scene, e.g. watching students running all over the place to get their next clue first.

As a teacher, I would always go the extra mile to make the English lessons more enjoyable and fun.

Wish all teachers would walk the extra mile with their students and think out of the box to make the learning experience an unforgettable one. ” Noha Helmy – G50B English Lecture

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UGE00 - G50B Students - Outdoors Classrooms Activity

“As a big advocate of outdoor classrooms, I make sure to seize every possible chance to take my students outside. In the first session, I took my students to the cafeteria behind the Faculty of Mass Communication to do the ice-breaking activities that any teacher would usually do at the beginning of each semester.The aim was to build a good rapport with my students and build a friendly atmosphere that encourages communication and collaboration in a stress-free environment.I chose this place because it’s quiet and away from the busy outdoor areas of the university campus. Plus, the students had the chance to bring over snacks and drinks they like.It was really fun and the students were really happy. The smiles were all over their faces all the time.Are we going to repeat it again? Yes we will, especially after the Midterm Exams when the students are really exhausted and their batteries are out of charge.I believe it’s good to take them outside to help them relax, take a deep breath and get ready for the rest of the semester.” Noha Helmi – G50B English Teacher.

2023

Foundation Project Students – Fall 2023

“Excited to share the success of our Foundation Students Project! It has been a rewarding experience to see our students develop their skills and achieve their goals. As a team, we have worked tirelessly to provide them with a strong foundation for their future. From academic achievements to personal growth, our students have impressed us every step of the way. Proud to be a part of this impactful project and grateful for the opportunity to shape the leaders of tomorrow. #FoundationStudentsProject #Education #Empowerment”