6-A-1 Flickr Possibilities
October 22, 2007
As you know, my students are second language learners. The two most difficult grammar points of using English are articles (a/an/the) and prepositions. Even some very advanced learners of English have trouble with these two things. In both my writing a grammar classes, my students work on prepositions of location. The illustrations in the books work, but they are line drawings in black and white. Also, there are not very many and they are rather boring. It would be so much more interesting and authentic to make an exercise with photos. I could put them in Soft Chalk which would allow me to use the photos in a “quiz” format. Students could get instant feedback on whether or not they used the correct preposition. One example could be:
I can see the wall ______ the wine glass.
©ainus. (2006, May 30). Wall through Wine Glass. ©ainus’s Photostream. Retrieved October 22, 2007 from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/caius/156796056/.
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October 23rd, 2007 at 6:43 pm
Patricia, this is a really clever and creative use for Flickr. I agree that this picture is much more inviting than the black and white drawings from workbooks and other similar sources would be. You are getting closer to eliminating textbooks altogether. Deb
October 25th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
I love this idea. They could even come up with their own pictures, maybe, and create sentences or pick out vocabulary words. Just thinkin’.
Lee Anne
October 26th, 2007 at 5:12 am
Patricia, you are so very creative! This is a very inventive idea for using Flickr in a practical way for your students! Way to Go!