Comments on: ESL Lesson Planning: Controversial Topics http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog/2009/11/24/esl-lesson-planning-controversial-topics/ Around the World Travel Blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:24:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog/2009/11/24/esl-lesson-planning-controversial-topics/comment-page-1/#comment-14782 Dave Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:21:20 +0000 http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog/?p=3273#comment-14782 Hi Brooke,<br><br>Thanks for commenting on Leslie's article. I can certainly see how the controversial subjects would help awaken the quiet students and get them engaged. Hi Brooke,

Thanks for commenting on Leslie's article. I can certainly see how the controversial subjects would help awaken the quiet students and get them engaged.

]]> By: brookevstheworld http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog/2009/11/24/esl-lesson-planning-controversial-topics/comment-page-1/#comment-14776 brookevstheworld Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:32:47 +0000 http://www.gobackpacking.com/Blog/?p=3273#comment-14776 Controversial topics are great for building discussion, and really the discussion is probably one of the key parts in learning a language. It's one thing to know the grammar, but to actually be able to spit out the words - that was where these subjects would get the shy or lazy ones to participate :) Controversial topics are great for building discussion, and really the discussion is probably one of the key parts in learning a language. It's one thing to know the grammar, but to actually be able to spit out the words – that was where these subjects would get the shy or lazy ones to participate :)

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