Teaching with Sound Effects
Teaching with Sound Effects Sound effects are often heard in movies and TV shows . The sound of footsteps or breaking glass can heighten the drama and enhance the experience […]
Presentation Ideas for ESL Students
Presentation Ideas for ESL Students Imagine a student standing in front of the class delivering a presentation. The student looks out and sees students playing on their smart phones, chatting, […]
Icebreaker Activities for EFL Students
Icebreaker Activities for EFL Students It’s advisable to use icebreaker activities or “getting to know you” activities, so that students can become more familiar with each other and get along […]
The Unplanned Lesson by Ian Roth and Paul Wicking
The Unplanned Lesson by Ian Roth and Paul Wicking The Unplanned Lesson was published in late 2023 by University of Michigan Press, which has previously published some brilliant titles for […]
Activities to Learn Students’ Names
Activities to learn students’ names When you start teaching a new group of students, it’s important to begin learning their names right away. As Lang (2020) puts it, “learning and […]
Ten Tips for New EFL Teachers in a University Setting
This article on Ten Tips for New EFL Teachers in a University Setting is written for teachers who have just begun teaching EFL classes at a university. I’ve taught in […]
Ten Post-Listening Activities
Ten Post-Listening Activities In this final installment of this series of articles, I’m going to share ten different activities that you can use in the post-listening stage. In this stage, […]
Ten While-Listening Activities
Ten While-Listening Activities This is the third in a series. The first part is ‘The Three Stages Of A Listening Activity.’ The second is ‘Ten Pre-Listening Activities.’ This time, I’m going […]
Ten Pre-Listening Activities
Ten Pre-Listening Activities In my previous article for EFL Magazine, I described the features of the three stages of a listening lesson (pre-listening, while-listening, and post-listening). In this article, I […]
The Three Stages Of A Listening Activity
The Three Stages of a Listening Activity In this article, I will present the three stages of a listening activity, and present some basic suggestions for each stage. “Okay students, […]