Now we all know the truth about tackling vocabulary with beginners.
An educated native speaker of English has a passive vocabulary of about 40,000 words and an active one of around 20,000.
We don’t expect our students to get to …
There’s never been a better time to use video in the ESL classroom.
Remember the old days of VCRs, VHS tapes and trips to Blockbuster?
When I started teaching, my classroom video materials were well-worn, borrowed cassette tapes or ones …
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
In TESOL, a picture can help produce a thousand words.
When it comes to your students’ attitudes and motivation levels, having pictures can really make all the difference.
Otherwise unenthusiastic students …
The dreaded plateau.
We’ve all been there.
Your students feel like they are wading through molasses and getting nowhere.
Enthusiasm wanes, and interest fizzles out faster than a firework in a flash flood.
Lessons become a chore for you and …
