{"id":5609,"date":"2022-08-10T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/?p=5609"},"modified":"2022-08-10T16:13:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T20:13:09","slug":"5-fun-activities-english-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxfordseminars.com\/blog\/5-fun-activities-english-club\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Fun Activities for Your English Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

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English teachers abroad can have a great impact on their students, and you might find yourself being asked to form or supervise an extracurricular English club. This is a great opportunity\u00a0\u2014 for reasons you might overlook! For the students, of course, these clubs provide a fun and engaging environment to chat with a native English speaker, get extra help with homework, and relax after school. But for teachers, they provide a unique opportunity to teach the English lessons of your dreams: you’ll have a small group of students, who are all enthusiastic about learning English, and no set curriculum to follow. Moreover, you’ll usually have a whole week to prepare!<\/p>\n

When I started teaching in a rural Japanese high school, I was surprised to learn on my very first day that there was already a small group of students eagerly waiting for their new English teacher to put an English Club together\u00a0\u2014 how could I say no? While I initially had no idea what we would be doing, I worked together with the students each week to figure out fun new ways to practice English. Once a week, we met in a classroom for an hour or so to chat, share snacks, and try a new activity. Here are five of my favorites:<\/p>\n

1. Tabletop games<\/strong><\/p>\n

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No matter what level of English your students are working with, there’s always a board or card game suited to match! While some groups of students will be advanced enough to play games like Clue <\/em>or Monopoly <\/em>in English, most learners will be more comfortable with the easy, repetitive phrases used in games like Guess Who <\/em>or Uno<\/em>. Spelling games like Scrabble <\/em>and Bananagrams <\/em>are obvious choices, and having students play in pairs can ease their anxiety if you have mixed English levels. Pictionary <\/em>gives artistic students a chance to shine, especially when using the students\u2019 own vocabulary lists, and word-brainstorming games like Scattergories <\/em>and Taboo <\/em>let diligent students flex their English skills.<\/p>\n

For quick reference, here they are again in list form, with recommended English levels:<\/p>\n

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