
Working with the members at ZAPHA+ has been so much fun. For the 5 weeks we were with the group, we focused on English speaking and dialogue related to business-english. Most of the members that we work with are involved with the income generation activites at ZAPHA+. Catherine and I thought about the types of words and sentences structures that should we help the class with which would be beneficial for them in a business setting. We started out with greetings which we did with them every morning as they would come into class. Then we moved on to asking questions, personal pronouns, and prepositions. We also taught them new vocabulary related to business and marketing, such as capital, credit, bankruptcy, etc. The activity that worked really well with the group was having them do short skits with each other. In pairs, we would have them play out a scenario related to a certain occupation. In these skits, the individuals would practice using greetings, asking questions, incorporating pronouns and prepositions, and using the vocabulary they learned. The group knows more English than they think they do, so it has been very encouraging to see them develop more confidence in trying to speak as much English as they can. They work really well together as a group and they try really hard to learn as much as they can.
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