Teaching Diverse L1 Learners in the Adult ESL Classroom
By Natalie S. Johnson Many ESL teachers have classroom experience in countries where learners all speak the same first language or L1. Some may also share cultural circumstances. However, with […]
How to Use Poems in EFL Teaching
By Tony Penston This is an example of how to use a popular poem to engage students and improve pronunciation using old-fashioned but effective drilling. Benefits and rationale Poems are […]
Presenting New Language Through Action Songs
Presenting New Language Through Action Songs As long ago as 1968, the language expert and author Julian Dakin wrote: “If songs and rhymes are well taught, they are seldom forgotten. […]
Teacher Talk Acts, Not Teacher Talk Time
Teacher talk acts, not teacher talk time Student Centred Learning. Buzzword de rigueur. It’s a principle that, of course, I wholeheartedly endorse, and I travel around the country talking about […]
Teaching English in China: My Story
Teaching English in China What is it really like teaching Chinese students? What’s it like Teaching English in China? These were questions I had never considered until I went to […]