College Student Icebreaker Activities

College Student Icebreaker Activities

College Student Icebreaker Activities As someone who used various versions of Find Someone Who to warm up my classes at the beginning of my career, I am constantly trying to […]

Teaching Academic Writing to ESL Students

Teaching academic writing to esl students

Teaching Academic Writing to ESL Students I’ve been teaching academic writing to high-intermediate and advanced ESL students at a francophone college in Québec, Canada for the past several years. Using […]

ESL Exam Questions and How to Write Them

ESL Exam Questions

ESL Exam Questions and How to Write Them Many teachers lack an understanding of how to use the different types of ESL exam questions. There may also be a tendency […]

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 […]

Teaching in Korean Universities

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 […]

Teaching English for Job Hunting

Teaching English for job hunting

Teaching English for Job Hunting In 9 years of teaching Job skills to Korean university students, I have seen almost every mistake possible. Based on this experience, and experience from […]

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 […]