What is the Engage Study Activate teaching method?
The Engage Study Activate (ESA) teaching method emphasizes active learning in a meaningful context. This method is based on the idea that students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process and when they are exposed to authentic and meaningful language use. The ESA method is often used in the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach, which emphasizes the use of real-life, communicative activities in the classroom.
The three stages of the ESA method are:
1) Engage: The teacher begins a lesson by engaging students through activities that activate their prior knowledge and create interest in the topic.
2). Study: Students engage in activities that allow them to study the language and grammar structures in a meaningful context.
3) Activate: Students activate their knowledge by practicing and applying what they have learned in a communicative task.
The teacher provides feedback and correction during the tasks and activities, to help students improve their language use. This student-centered method promotes authentic language use and can be adapted for different subjects and age groups.
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