CELTA Driven Tips for ESL Teachers
ESL teaching is such a deep ocean that every time you plunge into it, you come out possessing something new. That possession could totally be a new teaching approach, or […]
Humanistic Techniques in English Language Teaching
by Zorana Petricevic Make your lessons more interesting by relating them to subjects of interest Since the main purpose of any language is to communicate and understand each other, as […]
Teaching Vocabulary in the EFL Classroom
by Scott Zimmermann, D.A. Vocabulary is paramount in the classroom. According to Jack C. Richards, “Vocabulary, of course, is basic to all the skills.” Indeed, a student’s ability to produce […]
Talking Adults
In response to ‘Useful Thoughts on Teaching Adults’ – Applying these principles to my teaching context. By Paul Finnerty Just as I was about to sit down and embark on […]
Teaching English is Just a Funny Old Game (of football)
By Paul Finnerty So, I’m an English teacher. I have been for seven years now. I also happen to be an absolute fanatic of football. Since for as long as […]
Lifting a Fourth-Grade Language Learner
By Fred Gamble According to Pellino (2012, para. 1), “Students with English as a second language (ESL) constitute a significant percentage of the population of our nation’s schools. This population […]
The Five Guiding Principles of Vocabulary Learning
by Yoanis Ulloa Tejera Vocabulary is vital to express meaning. Teaching English vocabulary, an important field in language teaching, is worthy of effort. For students to acquire reading, listening, speaking […]
The Lexical Approach In Action In EFL
The Lexical Approach In Action in ELT Nowadays nobody denies the importance of teaching ready-made phrases or chunks. They form the basis of the lexical approach. There are also other […]
How to Teach Collocations in the Classroom-Part 2
How to Teach Collocations in the Classroom – Part 2 In my previous article for EFLmagazine.com, Taking a Chunk out of Vocabulary: Using Collocations (2015), I examined what collocation […]
Teaching Collocations in the EFL Classroom
Teaching Collocations in the EFL Classroom Teaching vocabulary in the ESL/EFL classroom can sometimes excite or it can sometimes frustrate teachers. In the scope of vocabulary learning, are there ways […]