Teaching Paraphrasing to ESL Writing Students
Teaching Paraphrasing to ESL Writing Students Learning to write academically in English is a huge challenge for second language students. While they must deal with complex syntactical structures and academic […]
7 Ready-to-Go Spolin Improv Activities for Your Classroom
7 Ready-to-Go Spolin Improv Activities for Your Classroom Improvisation for the Theatre by Viola Spolin, came into my possession buried in a pile of laundry. It’s dogeared, battered, tattered, and […]
Teaching English as a Dyslexic
Teaching English as a Dyslexic The probability of your reading the title of this article is still less than the probability that I thought I would ever write it. Unfortunately, […]
Teaching English with Pictures – 3 Activities
Teaching English with Pictures Summer is upon us, in the Northern hemisphere, so I’ve decided to give you some ideas that can be used in summer schools as well as regular […]
How to Teach English as a Foreign Language
How to teach English as a foreign language Are you looking Advice on how to teach English as a foreign language? EFL Magazine recently posed a challenge of writing ’10 […]
ESL Teacher Observation and Reflective Practice in Teaching
ESL Teacher Observation and Reflective Practice in Teaching A few years ago Dr. Thomas Farrell gave a plenary talk at the KOTESOL International Conference. Among the many wonderful parts of […]
Lead-Ins in Your Classroom – Some Practical Ideas
Some Ideas for Using Lead-Ins in Your Classroom Do you ever create your own lead-ins? Open most coursebooks and you will notice that new sections often start with one or […]
John F. Faneslow Interview with Alexandra Chistyakova
John F. Faneslow Interview with Alexandra Chistyakova Interview with John F. Fanselow, professor emeritus at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA, and a faculty member of the International Teacher Education Institute […]
Reflections on My Experience of the CELTA Course
Reflections on My Experience of the CELTA Course Why did I complete a CELTA course? Having decided to stop working as an assistant head teacher in a challenging school in […]
How to Teach Intonation Awareness to EFL Students
How to Teach Intonation Awareness to EFL Students English is widely spoken in different parts of the world today, along with the local language of the region. Although there’s no […]