Extensive Reading Strategies to Get Students Reading
Extensive Reading Strategies to Get Students Reading Extensive reading has been the focus of a great deal of academic attention since Bamford and Day first published their ground-breaking work, ‘Extensive […]
The IPA Vowel Chart and Teaching Pronunciation
The IPA Vowel Chart and Teaching Pronunciation One spring afternoon in 2001, I was ten steps away from entering my Adult ESL class when a little idea popped into my […]
Multi-Level ESL Classes: Teaching Strategies
Multi-Level ESL Classes: Teaching Strategies When I began my first position teaching English as a Second Language, I hadn’t anticipated some of the challenges I would face teaching multi-level ESL […]
Teach English with Pictures
Teach English with Pictures Close your eyes and imagine you’re holding a glass of exquisite wine, which is glinting ruby, citrine or garnet. Or a glass of water, crystalline, mountain […]
Evaluating ESL Students – Some Tips
Evaluating ESL Students The days when I taught to a common exam (and hoped that I taught the right sections of a humongous textbook) are long gone. These days, I […]
Applying Universal Design for Learning in the EFL Classroom
Applying Universal Design for Learning in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom Classrooms across the world are becoming more diverse due to global migration. This diversity is challenging teachers […]
6 Tips for Using Project-Based Learning in ESL
6 Tips for Using Project-Based Learning in ESL There are many reasons for English language teachers to assign projects. First of all, project-based learning stimulates collaboration between the students. We’re […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Scott Thornbury
Phil Wade Interviews: Scott Thornbury Scott Thornbury teaches on the MA TESOL program at The New School in New York. His previous experience includes teaching and teacher training in Egypt, […]
Teaching in Korean Universities
Teaching in Korean Universities As I end my 20th year in Korea, and my 18th as a Professor at a University in Seoul, I have been reflecting on what life […]
Reflective Practice – Thomas S C Farrell Interview
Thomas S C Farrell – Phil Wade Interviews You are known for your reflective practice work and this has been rather fashionable recently but as an expert, do you think […]