Getting to Know Each Other: Icebreakers in ESP (or Elsewhere)

BILOVÁ, Štěpánka, Radmila DOUPOVCOVÁ, Barbora CHOVANCOVÁ and Hana NĚMCOVÁ. Getting to Know Each Other: Icebreakers in ESP (or Elsewhere). Humanising Language Teaching. 2016, vol. 18, No 2. ISSN 1755-9715.

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Original name

Getting to Know Each Other: Icebreakers in ESP (or Elsewhere)

Authors

BILOVÁ, Štěpánka, Radmila DOUPOVCOVÁ, Barbora CHOVANCOVÁ and Hana NĚMCOVÁ

Edition

Humanising Language Teaching, 2016, 1755-9715

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Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Keywords in English

ISP, ice-breaker

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International impact, Reviewed

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Abstract

V originále

Teachers know that icebreakers represent an effective introduction to language courses. They are not just one of the usual activities, they can help learners get acquainted, encourage participation by all and bring humor into the class. The paper describes five tried and tested icebreakers from ESP university courses, three for new, first-term, students and two for students who continue in more terms courses. The examples are taken from Natural Sciences and Law students, neverthless, they can be easily adapted for other teaching contexts.