When my students and I approached the heart of the course'talking the English language'nothing seemed to work for me until I closed all the books and compelled two or three students at a time to put themselves in commonplace situations in which they had to speak English.
( ( When ( ( ( ( my students ) and ) I ) ( approached ( ( the heart ) ( of ( ( ( the course ) ` ) ( talking ( ( ( the ( English language ) ) ` ) nothing ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( seemed ( to ( ( work ( for me ) ) ( until ( I ( ( ( closed ( all ( the books ) ) ) and ) ( ( compelled ( ( ( two or ) three ) students ) ) ( at ( a ( time ( to ( ( put themselves ) ( in ( ( commonplace situations ) ( ( in which ) ( they ( had ( to ( speak English ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS students)) (CC and) (NP (PRP I))) (VP (VBD approached) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN heart)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN course)) (`` `) (VP (VBG talking) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ English) (NN language)) (`` `) (NP (NN nothing)))))))))) (VP (VBD seemed) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB work) (PP (IN for) (NP (PRP me))) (SBAR (IN until) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VP (VBD closed) (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (NNS books))) (CC and) (VP (VBN compelled) (NP (QP (CD two) (CC or) (CD three)) (NNS students)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT a) (NN time) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB put) (NP (PRP themselves)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJ commonplace) (NNS situations)) (SBAR (WHPP (IN in) (WHNP (WDT which))) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD had) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB speak) (NP (NNP English))))))))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
I asked the students to put themselves in everyday events where they would have to speak English to help them better understand.
( I ( ( ( asked ( the students ) ) ( to ( ( ( put themselves ) ( in ( everyday events ) ) ) ( where ( they ( would ( have ( to ( speak ( English ( to ( help ( them ( better understand ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD asked) (NP (DT the) (NNS students)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB put) (NP (PRP themselves)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ everyday) (NNS events))) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB have) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB speak) (S (NP (NNP English)) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB help) (S (NP (PRP them)) (ADJP (JJR better)) (S (VP (VB understand)))))))))))))))))) (. .)))