Author Archive | davidvarnes

Blurred Lines: Cross-cultural Communication Tips for the ESL Classroom

Could you teach the phrase “ballpark estimate” without mentioning America’s baseball culture? Or what about the reverse: culture without language? Could you introduce American dessert culture—take delicious pie for example—without also teaching phrases like “easy as pie” or “American pie”?…

How to Add Excitement to Your EFL Activities: Multisensory Learning

Have you seen the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”? Anyone?… anyone? Remember Ferris’s boring high school economics teacher played by Ben Stein, who could put anyone to sleep with his monotonous voice? Anyone?… anyone? If you’re unfamiliar with the movie, …