Have a Tea Party – Quick Tips for Kids’ Conversation Classes
Have a Tea Party – Quick Tips for Kids’ Conversation Classes “Mommy, can we have a tea party?” my daughter asked. I peered at her over my computer, papers strewn […]
Using PWIM to Teach Vocabulary
Using PWIM to Teach Vocabulary PWIM, or Picture-Word Inductive Model (Calhoun, 1999) is a strategy that uses pictures as a starting point from which to teach a variety of English […]
Monster Eyes – Using The Power of Modelling
Monster Eyes – Using the Power of Modelling My daughter was determined to wear her monster beanie to school. She wouldn’t let me help her put it on since she […]
Et tu, Brute: A TESOL Tragedy
Et tu, Brute: A TESOL Tragedy Last month I took four weeks to complete one of the more reputed TESOL qualification courses available (no, not that one, the other one…).The […]
Finding The Comfort Zone
Finding the comfort zone How do you sleep? My position of choice starts with the following steps: 1. Stack two pillows just right. 2. Lie on my right side, […]
Quizlet – Create Engaging Vocabulary Study Sets
Quizlet – Create Engaging Vocabulary Study Sets Introduction Vocabulary acquisition is an essential aspect of language teaching and learning. Quizlet is an app used to learn and practice new vocabulary. […]
How to Actively Engage Learners in Storytelling
How to actively engage learners in storytelling Storytelling is a teaching tool used with great success in any classroom, let alone the foreign language classroom. Students are fascinated and give […]
Implementing Extensive Reading in the Classroom
Implementing Extensive Reading in the Classroom South Korea has become a hub for EFL in the past 20 or so years. Despite recent indications that this pulsating industry is on […]
Teaching English Through Drama – Pantomime
Pantomime In the United Kingdom the famous ‘Panto’ season has started, with all the famous fairytales and folktales acted out in hilarious ways and with talented (and hard working!) casts. […]
Choosing and Using Focus Skills in EFL Teaching
Choosing and Using Focus Skills Recently, I wrote about the importance of having a strong learning objective when you plan a lesson. The learning objective that I described was built […]