Te a c h i n g

English to The
Elderly

Mohammed almalki
1-Who is our target
to teach ?
2-Why learn/study a
language?

A silent enemy

Dangerous and unfounded

Ageing Deficit Model
A model in clinical gerontology assessment that quantifies
certain indicators of decay in health parameters.
It has been overgeneralized to any aspect of old age.

Fighting our own prejudice

Ageism is everywhere, yet it is the most socially
“normalized” of any prejudice, and is not widely
countered – like racism or sexism. These attitudes lead to
the marginalisation of older people within our
communities and have negative impacts on their health
and well-being.
 Planning an Older Adult Course

Audience Resources
Considerations include age, A dimension that includes available
educational experience, location, materials and resources, it must
self esteem, motivation, anxiety, consider organizational and
access to cultural products. audience limitations. Technology is
an important issue here.

Needs
Course Design
In this area we consider both the
purpose of their learning and Criteria affecting this domain
the specific needs that may derive mainly include approaches
from audience characterization such (andragogy/geragogy), methods,
as self esteem. Another important learning objectives, previous level
feature of needs is determined by of language and resources
educational experience. available.

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Data on
Participants’
Motivation

Data tipification
• City of Buenos Aires,
• Intermediate level of
English,
• middle class
Expectations
on classrooms
and teachers

Data tipification
• City of Buenos Aires,
• Intermediate level of
English,
• middle class
Curriculum Design- Materials

Designing and OA
Course
 Planning an Older Adult Course

Audience Resources
Considerations include age, A dimension that includes available
educational experience, location, materials and resources, it must
self esteem, motivation, anxiety, consider organizational and
access to cultural products. audience limitations. Technology is
an important issue here.

Needs
Course Design
In this area we consider both the
purpose of their learning and Criteria affecting this domain
the specific needs that may derive mainly include approaches
from audience characterization such (andragogy/ geragogy), methods,
as self esteem. Another important learning objectives, previous level
feature of needs is determined by of language and resoucreces
educational experience. available.

www.presentationgo.com
Thinking about Resources

Technology

Common users of communication software/apps.

Image capture as well

Use of cell
phones
Thinking about Resources

Materials

Tailor made materials are suggested.

Socially relevant content.

Digitalizing Materials
Working at different levels, content and format .
By giving options we cater for different needs
and open the discussion on issues of an
environmentally friendly world.
Memory enhancement
techniques

Organization: grouping/ categorizing

Association: linking objects to places, looks to professions
Visualization: using images/writing similar words
Repetition: concepts and phrases: songs, dialogues
01. Working on memory is not only
remembering but first of all, noticing
Memory
02. Games are useful for noticing since there and the
are rules to follow and attention must be
paid. role of
03. Remembering other people’s stories and games and
chaacteristics implies retrieval of
information, which exercises memory and movement
attention.

04. Including movement in the classes

follows new tenets of active life and
better living..
Thanks!!

Marina González- marina.gonzalez@uflo.edu.ar

 01.
Further
readings and
videos
02.

Open acces resources: upamiconversationadvanced.pbworks.com