 Re: How to help a student overcome his anxiety?
I agree with Siddharta. It sounds as though not enough time in your lesson is devoted to his weakness, which is speaking. I think summarizing a take-home article is good, as are discussion/debate activities centered around the piece.
Is listening really so important to use class time, though? Is reading another article really so important? I think both can be done at home, even as homework. For example, he has to find additional information on the topic and give a presentation at the start of the next class.
Focus on additional speaking activities in the lesson, preferably ones that are based on the reading material but which are a few steps to either side. He'll thus need to use information gathered from the reading as well as previously held knowledge, integrating the two into a natural conversation.
Good luck! |