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Description
While mastering collocations is vital for natural and fluent expression, vocabulary instruction in many high schools remains heavily dependent on memorizing stagnant, isolated wordlists. This rigid word-to-word translation often acts as a major barrier, causing EFL learners to produce awkward, unnatural phrases. To tackle this persistent issue, this 60-minute interactive workshop offers language teachers a suite of dynamic, low-resource classroom games using America250 historical and cultural narratives to make collocation instruction deeply memorable. The session opens with a practical look at the lexical approach, illustrating how teachers can shift their focus from single vocabulary items to meaningful linguistic chunks. Participants will experience three versatile classroom activities firsthand using America250 content, including "Collocation Speed Dating" for kinaesthetic matching, "The Domino Effect" for structural reinforcement, and "AI-Generated Collocation Stories" to demonstrate how digital tools can spark creative language output. Drawing on real-world experience from large high school classrooms, the presenters will share insights on how these activities can seamlessly bridge the gap between heavy syllabus requirements and active communication. The workshop concludes with a hands-on collaborative segment where attendees will work in small groups to adapt these games to specific textbook units. Participants will take away concrete pedagogical tools and downloadable templates ready for immediate classroom application.
Biography
Mr. Dao Cong Vinh
Ngo Gia Tu High School No. 1, Dak Lak, Vietnam
Email: thayvinhthayvinh@gmail.com
Phone: (+84)935838076
Dao Cong Vinh is an experienced English Access Scholarship Program teacher and the leader of English teacher group at Ngo Gia Tu High School No. 1, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. Over his robust 25-year career in secondary education, he has committed himself to fostering language proficiency and academic growth among high school students in the Central Highlands region. As a practitioner, his teaching philosophy integrates practical communication strategies with contextualized vocabulary building. His extensive classroom experience and deep understanding of local educational dynamics drive his ongoing commitment to professional development and the advancement of English language teaching standards within the VietTESOL community.
Ms. Bui Thi Lien
Ngo Gia Tu High School No. 1, Dak Lak, Vietnam
Email: haduongminhtuan@gmail.com
Phone: (+84)944762525
Bui Thi Lien is an English Access Scholarship Program teacher with 20 years of experience in ELT, currently teaching at Ngo Gia Tu High School No. 1 in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. Since 2018, she has also served as a Global Partnership School (GPS) representative for the GEIST International Foundation. Lien has received multiple scholarships from the U.S. Embassy to participate in the Online Professional English Network (OPEN) programs and has been funded by RELO to present at numerous international events, including the TESOL International Convention (USA, 2019) and the Global Summit on Education (India, 2019). Additionally, she participated in the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program at Georgia State University in 2022. Recognized as a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE) since 2018, she is dedicated to creating positive, technology-enhanced learning environments in her community.
| Affiliate type | Vietnamese public school |
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