My Wednesday morning class is a fun 3-hr session devoted to getting people talking.
The students are mostly in their early 20's and their aim is to develop
fluency and self-confidence. We use realistic role-plays, and
task-based activities designed to stimulate questions and conversation.
Although the class is not "serious" we do also devote some time every
week to improving accuracy: most Taiwanese students have bad habits
learned in high school which affect their ablity to express themselves
clearly. By addressing these we can help students overcome their
biggest single barrier to success and develop new habits that
facilitate improved language use.
