KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET...it worked!!! This time! long time I was trying to reduce teacher talk in the classroom and I guess it worked this time! The secret is:

Session 1: KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET! If you want to make an impresson on your studetns when starting the course and if you want to sound promising you have to keep your activities short, don't let it go too long and prepare the kind of activities that will make your students talk more and you "shut up"  from time to time.

However, it was not that easy that it might sound. Next time I am going to work on the structure of presentations. Could you help me come up with some interactive activities???

Any ideas???