Author Archive | Matthew Lubin

How to Teach Writing to ESL Students Through Bad Writing

Do you consistently receive subpar writing from certain students? Are you looking for a new way to improve your students’ writing? What if I told you there were a way to actually use poor writing samples to boost writing …

6 ESL Teaching Techniques to Cut TTT and Get Your Students Talking

“The teacher doesn’t give the students enough time to talk.” Every teacher has heard this criticism or something similar. Whether you’re getting it from students or supervisors, it’s something you probably want to change. Usually, we hear this when we …

How to Teach Syntax to ESL Students: A Complete Guide

Many ESL learners—children and adults alike—have no idea what syntax is or how to define it. It is, however, an important concept to teach, even if it doesn’t actually involve the rules of grammar. Syntax refers to sentence structure; …