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 […]
Applying Learning Theories: A Case Study in Mexico City
Applying Learning Theories: A Case Study in Mexico City How can we identify our teaching based on different learning theories? English (as a Second Language) Teachers have acted as facilitators […]
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 […]
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 […]
Self Care Strategies for Teachers
Self Care Strategies for Teachers I recently attended the TESOL Convention where I had a conversation with a teacher about the work that I’m doing related to teacher self-care. I […]
How to Make Conversation Classes More Meaningful
How to Make Conversation Classes More Meaningful for Your Students Just like that book about how Kindergarten teaches you everything important about life, much of what I do and how […]
Teaching English Using TED Talks
Teaching English Using TED Talks We EFL teachers today are indeed a very fortunate group of people. Due in large part to the Internet, there are a plethora of easily […]
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 […]
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 […]