Persuasion is Better Than Force

Having Turkish learners speak English has always been painful in language classes. Teachers keep trying to have their students speak, but somehow, they find themselves speaking all the time. Finally all this effort ends up letting it go. In order not to lose their passion, as the popular proverb, ‘Persuasion is better than force’ suggests, teachers can activate learners’ participation in classes not pulling them away but convincing. Through this session, the participants will be enlightened with the tips and tricks of how to prompt students by raising their level of confidence and decreasing anxiety. By the end of this workshop, given modeling and practical exercises, participants should be able to successfully increase the students’ motivation and adapt these activities into their classes.