We, as teachers, need to be aware that adults learn differently than children. For this reason, you need to choose the best activities for their maturity level.
We’ll take a look at five ways you can help your adult …
Self assessment gives students that moment when they stop what they’re doing and ask themselves: “What am I getting out of this?” or “Have I really learned anything from this class?”
Unfortunately, this reflection isn’t something that’s always programmed into …
How often have you repeated the following sentence to your students?
English isn’t pronounced as it’s written, nor is it written as it’s pronounced.
While for about 15% of English this is true, there’s another 85% where the letters …
You’ve heard of it: “English Only.”
The tenet that in your ESL classroom the only acceptable language will be English.
But let’s take a moment and think about English Only.
Only is an adverb that limits. Having its origins in …
Sitting before you is a classroom of unknown faces ready to learn English.
But they’re starting from zero, so where should you begin?
In this post, we’ll cover what you need to know to get started and thrive when teaching …
Being a teacher is more than a vocation, it’s a calling. We’re not just preparing students for a class, we’re preparing them for life.
With such lofty ambitions, what are the goals that every teacher needs to keep in …
It’s easy for us ESL teachers to feel overwhelmed by the problems we face in our classrooms (and outside of them!). But keep in mind that whatever problem you may be facing, others have dealt with it as well.
Sometimes, …
You may think that a conversation class is simply connecting on Skype and chatting away.
While some students are looking for just that, a truly valuable ESL conversation class will involve careful planning and guidance on the part of the …
Do your students sometimes wonder aloud just why they have to study English?
Have you tried storytelling in class, just to find your students don’t seem to have stories to tell?
Are you teaching history in a full immersion environment …
When you look around your ESL classroom, do you see students ready to nod off to sleep?
Do you hear a choir of groans when you ask your students to open their texts?
Are your students focused on anything besides …
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