Culture & lack

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Originally Posted by teacherjoe

That is a definite possibility. Still, they must go to class so if they can learn something (and enjoy doing so) their time will not be a total waste.

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Perhaps I'm idealistic (or just very stubborn!) but I like to think that enjoying and learning go together.

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Originally Posted by stunneduck44

Do you have any paticular lessons that were super effective at breaking them out of their "I hate English" shells? An activity or game that really got them involved?

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I found quite a few techniques that students enjoyed that also helped them to learn English. You can read my collection of Teach ESL articles at this page: Teach English. Those are, basically, the best of what I have to offer. There's not much more than that, but I found those to be very useful in many, or even most, situation.

Good luck.