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THE ENGLISH CLUB HANDBOOKFor English Club Leadersamericanenglish.state.gov
THE ENGLISH CLUBLEADER GUIDE
iiTHE ENGLISH CLUBLEADER GUIDE 2018 by The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,Office of English Language Programs. This work is licensed under theCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, except where noted.To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Author: Kathleen F. Malu, Ph.D., with Bryce SmedleyAll images CC0. Please see -domain/cc0/for details.This publication is available free of charge online at: americanenglish.state.govOffice of English Language ProgramsBureau of Educational and Cultural AffairsUnited States Department of StateWashington, .gov
iiiTABLE OF CONTENTSThe English Club Leader Guide 1Introduction 1What is an English Club? 3Leaders and members 5Advice for English Club Leaders 7Suggestions for preparing club activities 11Small group roles 14Organizing a debate 17Debate sequence and timing 18Debates and conversations: Useful vocabulary and phrases 20Inviting and interviewing a guest speaker 23Part 1: Preparation 23Part 2: Communicate with the speaker 23Part 3: Confirm guest speaker 24Part 4: Coordinate the meeting 24Talking about sensitive topics: Trauma and mental health 25Creating a vision board 27The first English Club meeting 28Rules for active listening 30Rules for brainstorming 32English Club activities 34Children’s Rights 35Introduction 35A skit 36An interview 40Do children have rights? 44Convention on the Rights of the Child 45Guest speaker presentation & interview 48Debate topics 48americanenglish.state.gov
ivVision board 51Group activities 51Individual reflection 52Leadership 53Introduction 54A skit 54An interview 57Characteristics of good leaders 61Rules for brainstorming 61What makes a good leader? 63Characteristics of a good leader 63What makes a good follower? 64Characteristics of good followers 65Leader or follower? A skit 66Truth & reconciliation: Awarding amnesty 68Activity 69Guest speaker presentation & interview 72Debate topics 72Vision board 75Group activities 75Individual reflection 75Free Speech 77Introduction 78A skit 79An interview 82Guest speaker presentation & interview 88Debate topics 88Vision board 89Group activities 89Individual reflection 89americanenglish.state.gov
vDemocracy 91Introduction 91A skit 92An interview 95Quotations about democracy 97What is democracy? Two stories 100Story 1: Protests in Hong Kong 101Story 2: Stealing democracy or buying it? 102What is democracy? 103Free speech? 103Guest speaker presentation & interview 104Debate topics 105Vision board 106Group activities 106Individual reflection 106Love and Marriage 107Introduction 107A skit 108Conversation activity 110An interview 110Marriage choices: Selecting partners 115Men/Boys group conversation 117Women/Girls group conversation 118Marriage choices: Setting priorities 120Guest speaker presentation & interview 123Debate topics 123Vision board 125Individual reflection 125Health 127Introduction 127americanenglish.state.gov
viA skit 128An interview 131Giving first aid 134A health crisis national meeting role-play 139Guest speaker presentation & interview 143Debate topics 143Vision board 145Group activities 145Individual reflection 145Globalization 147Introduction
THE ENGLISH CLUB HANDBOOK For English Club Leaders americanenglish.state.gov
