Musical English – Teaching through Musicals
Musical English – Teaching through Musicals As a teacher, I often wondered how to inspire my students to love school and to encourage them to develop their skills and discover […]
TH Sounds in English – What Does the Future Hold?
TH Sounds in English – What Does the Future Hold? The TH-sounds /θ/ and /ð/ (dental fricatives) can be challenging for English language learners to master if their native language […]
Error Correction Techniques – A Primer
Error Correction Techniques – A Primer Let’s start this article with a bit of well-grounded research According to John Hattie’s epic meta-study on factors that impact learning the most, Visible […]
How to Use Poems in EFL Teaching
How to Use Poems in EFL Teaching This is an example of how to use a popular poem to engage students and improve pronunciation using old-fashioned but effective drilling. Benefits […]
Explain Grammar using Drawings
Explain Grammar using Drawings I have been using this activity for well over twenty years, but am really unsure of where it came from. I would love to credit the […]
Accommodating Dyslexic Learners in the EFL Classroom
Accommodating Dyslexic Learners in the EFL Classroom “All students are entitled to attend and participate in foreign language classes. Thus today’s foreign language educator … has the task to meet […]
Writing Drama for English Language Learners
Writing Drama for English Language Learners Film and television shows have universal appeal as an entertainment source in popular culture.Technology’s widespread influence makes online video content more accessible to English […]
Concept Checking Questions – Yes or No?
Concept Checking Questions – Yes or No? Who calls for greater adherence to the principles of Communicative Language Teaching I wish to show that the Yes/No Concept Question, by the […]
Teaching the Article to EFL Learners
Teaching the Article to EFL Learners with No L1 Articles occur more frequently than any other word in the English language (“Word Frequency Data”). Unfortunately, however, they remain a persistent […]
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 […]