I remember being a child and feeling so confused as I read the Bible for the first time, trying to make sense of words like thee, thy and thou shalt.
It all felt Greek to me.
In fact, I never …
If you can create strong classroom rules and help students understand how following the rules actually benefits them, you’ll spend a lot less of your time having to enforce those rules.
Plus, the great thing about rules for the English …
My first ESL sports lesson can be described in four words:
Swing and a miss.
I made the mistake of teaching sports lessons straight from the textbook and not finding ways to use sports to engage with my students.…
Are your students not getting your “Smelly Cat” references?
Or do they act completely oblivious when you shout “we were on a break!” at the end of each class recess?
If so, you might need to add some “Friends” into …
Looking to fill awkward silences in your EAL class?
Wracking your brains to come up with unplanned activities on the fly?
Sometimes your lessons might go a little too well.
Students breeze through the textbook exercises in no time, and …
Remember back when you were a student, when lessons were taught using chalkboards and overhead projectors?
It’s amazing that we learned as much as we did using such Stone Age technology in the classroom. I remember scrambling to write down …
As an ESL teacher abroad, you’ve probably already realized that teaching ESL is anything but a year-long holiday.
You’re expected to overcome language barriers and explain the most complicated parts of the English language to people who are barely able …
It takes a special kind of person to teach kindergarteners.
On my first day teaching at an English academy for kindergartners, I quickly learned that teaching kindergarten requires you to find a special balance between patience and strictness.
Fortunately, since …
Earth Day serves as a reminder of the importance of caring for our shared planet and the steps we can take to reduce our impact.
It also provides an excellent opportunity to merge environmental awareness with language learning.
The right …
For many ESL students, putting what they’ve learned about English into practice can be a major challenge. The moment they’re asked a question in English that requires an answer more substantial than “yes” or “no,” they freeze up.
That’s why …
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