Word Association with the monks

This Word Association activity was a new addition to my lesson plan at the Buddhist University.  Basically, I wrote lists of 20 words.  One monk read a word on the list, the other monk responded with the first word that popped into their mind.... associated with the word they'd just heard.

Although a game, this challenged the monks to respond quickly, using their English vocabulary..... and it was fun for them too!

Ajan T as a Guest Lecturer

Dr. Samrun (green shirt above) asked me to teach his International English Major class at the University.  Big class, over 40 students, and the period was nearly 3 hours long.

The topic.... Contrastive Study of Thai and English Stress and Intonation.



Much of the lesson involved the students practicing words and sentences in English, to learn where to place the stress on words, and how to place the correct intonation on sentences.  Little note taking in the process too.



Speaking with students during a guided practice exercise.



Checking for understanding.....

 

Checking independent practice....