Classroom dynamics / Jill Hadfield

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Section A. 1. Forming the group. Breaking the ice: warm-up activities for the first week of term -- 2. Thinking about language: individual learning styles and group strategies -- 3. Thinking about groups: group strengths, individual contributions -- Section B. 4. Maintaining the group. Bridging gaps: opinion and value-bridging activities -- 5. Maintaining fluidity: reseating and melée games -- 6. Getting to know each other: humanistic exercises and personalized grammar -- 7. I did it your way: empathy activities -- 8. A sense of belonging: whole group identity activities -- 9. Establishing trust: trust- and confidence-building activities -- 10. Staying positive: encouraging positive feelings -- 11. Group achievements: product-orientated activities -- 12. Bringing it together: pyramid discussions, feedback techniques, and summaries -- 13. That patriotic class feeling: inter-class activities and competitions -- 14. Ensuring participation -- 15. Learning to listen -- 16. A sense of direction: setting, assessing, and resetting goals -- 17. Coexistence and compromise: individual wants and frustrations; group -- 18. Coping with crisis: some group problems -- Section C. 19. Ending the group experience. Ending with positive feelings -- 20. Evaluating the group experience.

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