As a young, motivated, teacher who is fond of using innovation, I want to allow my American students to learn Russian by immersion in various aspects of Russian history and modern
culture
. From the historical traditions of village gatherings with tea to modern rap performances. I will apply modern technologies
such
as mobile applications, elements of
gamification
, and social networks.
For me it is important to
use
as much of the Russian
language
in the classroom as I can
use
technologies
such
as total physical response, TPRS, the natural approach to
increase
student talking
time
. I think it is necessary to teach with
humora message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
, to try to be the students’ friend and mentor, and to speak the living
language
.
Although
I plan on teaching with immersion in Russian using the direct method and the fact that 90% of the
time
students will speak Russian, I believe my advantage is that I will be able to explain complex aspects of grammar and mentality (
for
example
, the difference in the response «How are you?» Between Russian and American
culture
) in English.
Language
learning is inseparable from immersion in the
culture
of the country of the learning
language
. I think it is important to show the richness of the
culture
behind the
language
, and what the opportunities are when learning a
language
.
This
can be done through listening to modern Russian music, its performance, discussing movies and TV shows. And through the discussion about stand-up
performances studentsSuggestion
performances, students
performance students
performance performance students
will be able to understand Russian
humora message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
and actual topics. I have a few possible activities ready to go: speaking clubs,
for
example
, "Some tea with granny", "rap battle", quiz,
for
example
, the game "What? Where? When?"
a given topic. All the above will allow applying acquired knowledge into practice gradually and imperceptibly for students will allow them to break the
language
barrier and
increase
their confidence in speaking.
Such
activities will show the differences and similarities between Russian and American
culture
.
The
use
of bright presentations, video, and audio materials, as well as
gamification
will
increase
engagement and will not leave anyone on the sidelines.
For
example
, surveys in the app Kahoot will help to achieve a good workout and goal setting sessions, and a team or a single game in Quizlet will help students to remember the
vocabulary
that was established earlier. Board games
such
as taboo, mafia, Imaginarium, Lotto, and others, are aimed to repeat traversed
vocabulary
, raise the students’ involvement.
One of the key strategies of
language
learning – the reduction of teaching talking
time
and, with the help of technologies
such
as total physical response,
tprs
, to
increase
student talking
time
. The Natural approach technology is very similar to the direct method and is responsible for the active
use
of the
language
according to a similar
language
learning scheme for babies.
It allows you to enter
vocabulary
into the active phase while allowing you to teach and study speaking 90% of the
time
Russian.
During the teaching and practice of the material, the teacher should monitor, including using concept checking questions, check for errors, and engage with students. The eliciting technique with the help of antonyms, synonyms, definitions, visuals, a word map, and much more will allow me to teach students
vocabulary
, avoiding the transition to English.
My enthusiasm, the modern teaching technologies I have already mastered and tried out, my involvement in the educational process and Russian
culture
make me an ideal candidate for the FLTA program. It would be fascinating for me to teach Russian; I strive to work creatively and diversely.
Thank you for considering my application.