2.Do you think the ideas or suggestions you have taken away from today can help you cope with that particular problem? Why, why not?

1.Some problems I encounter in teaching speaking are students' lack of vocabulary, pronunciation problems, lack of motivation and the use of the mother tongue. I think among these problems the most common one is lack of motivation. It causes many other problems  like fear of mistake, lack of words usage, low participation, reading laziness, shyness, less dictionary usage,  fear of being critisized because of the limited hours of English classes and not process but the exam/result oriented educational system. When they have low motivation they can't engage their learning process with real life experiences, and they can't be conscious learners. 

2. I believe so. I am writing a book based on a character who normally lives in Italy, but decides to move England and embark on a journey to chase his dreams and discover more about life. So these activities and tips will help in many ways while students relate themselves to the character's learning process with the problems he could face, mistakes he makes, challenges he overcomes and how all of these  help him change and evolve. For example adding today's activities like paperslide or using different web tools or applications that I didn't use before such as flip or voki education may enrich the content and students can learn in a collabrative,creative, encouraging and fun way while appreciating learning one day at a time just like our character does. 

teaching, and some others defend that grammar should not be taught. In Turkey grammer translation method is widely used altough this method has given its place to cognitive and communicitive approaches. Since our education system is based upon testing students' English level and focus on results rather than the process teachers have to be more controlling and limit their options. This is the main problem that my colleagues would mention rather than the other problems like teaching in crowded classrooms, lack of technological devices, students' low motivation. And it should be prioritised since it shapes and affects the whole teaching process and outcomes.

3. Vocabulary) I think the stages we present the vocabulary is the most effective teaching suggestion that I've learnt in today's session. Because following the "elicit, check, drill, write" order  will build natural curiosity, encourage student participation and students will actively engage in learning process. 

4.) Students can use them for writing down the words they don't know or they can use the words that they find interesting. In this way they will take control of their vocabulary learning ( learning autonomously), productivity and creativity. Also, it can increase their awareness and motivation. I can ask my students to include a title (units' names) so that they can comprehend and recall the concept better. And there should be a column for English words and for their meaning so that it would be more organized. They can use synonyms or short explanations for each word  they choose since  it will help improve their memory. They can use collocations to learn related words easily.