When you hear the words “language lab,” do you think of corny or boring activities?
Nowadays, language labs have evolved to become much more modern and realistic. They can bring your English students closer to native-level speech and boost all …
Playing fun cooperative games created for young students will keep your kindergarteners involved, laughing and learning.
Even if they don’t understand every single word you say.
In this blog post, we’ll explore five ESL games for 3-5 year olds…
More and more, we English educators are being called upon to help our colleagues teach our ELL students.
Our students are out there learning more than just English—they’re using their new English skills to absorb math, science, art, history …
When students are first learning a new language, they spend quite a bit of time learning grammar, vocabulary and structure, but, let’s face it: It can be kind of frustrating when they still can’t get by in a local restaurant.…
Teaching English to children can be very different from teaching adults.
Attention spans are often shorter, and kids’ vocabulary is more limited—even in their native language—meaning that the topics you can discuss are often limited as well.
Whether you …
Younger ESL students know what’s up. They treat being in ESL class like being on the playground.
And that’s how it should be! ESL class is the perfect place to make English mistakes.
But speaking out loud in front of …
You really must get your students to speak.
That’s the only way they’ll achieve English fluency and find their own voices in their new language.
It’s not good enough if it’s just in their heads.
It’s not good enough …