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of the students to each other was done through an informal “ball”
activity, where the students briefly introduced themselves. Other similar
activities were carried all through the VDS 3. Another is the “most-
wanted” activity. This served two goals: first it worked as an icebreaker
where the students had to informally introduce themselves to everyone
in the class using a portrait drawn of themselves by themselves;
secondly, it worked as a replacement for the “Pecha Kucha” activity
which has to be cancelled due to organisational issues (Chapter Three).
Figure 6.10 shows some of the students presenting their “most wanted”
portrait. (For more pictures and information see attached CD.)
Figure 6.10: Most Wanted Activity - Icebreaker
The importance of these activities stems from its informal nature where
it encourages the student to speak freely and with no restrictions and
also to make a relaxing social environment in the classroom which
helped in the case of the VDS 3.
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