The latest update on The English-Speaking Union is titled “ESU INTERNATIONAL DELEGATIONS – REPORT FROM DENMARK”.
The English-Speaking Union team says, “In November 2011, the ESU sent a pair of Delegates, Charlie Morris and Akash Mukerji, on a five day tour of Denmark, where they delivered speech and debating workshops to students and teachers.
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The latest TEFLGeek blog post is titled “The Future of English – English in the East (BBC Podcast)”.
The TEFLGeek team says, “For anyone interested in the future of the English language, a fascinating BBC documentary is currently available to download here: BBC – Podcasts – Documentaries.
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- Video: Classroom Management Tips & Tricks “Documentary”
- Video: Teaching Pronunciation with Jazz Chants
- Video: Teaching Action Words with Charades – ESL, EFL, TEFL
- Video: Teaching Speaking with Task-Based Learning
- Video: British Council – Teaching Speaking Techniques (John Kay)
- Video: Community Language Learning
- Video: Communicative Language Teaching Activity Part 2
- Video: Communicative Language Teaching Activity Part 1
- Video: Error correction at end of lesson
This is a “documentary” for a classroom management assignment that outlines some simple tips & tricks for classroom misbehavior. It also shows some great examples of what NOT to do.
Students use rhythmic chants to notice and produce correct stresses in sentences. Through clapping and speaking, the class learns the patterns in a fun, low-pressure way. Later, they can transfer these skills to conversation.
In the classic game of charades, students mime action verbs while the others watch. The class guesses the demonstrated verb and makes sentences in the present continuous tense. In this way, students see, feel, hear, and say the word.
When students work on tasks in pairs or small groups, they use language at every step: planning, executing, and presenting. This demonstration shows students planning and describing their own Utopian societies.
A video from British Council – John Kay talking about Teaching Speaking Techniques.
We don’t want to disrupt the fluency task, so dealing with issues afterwards is one solution. Notice that the students try to fix the problems rather than the teacher telling them.
- Video: While Teaching: Using Words That are Easy to Understand
- Video: Teaching Pronunciation: Seven Essential Concepts
- ‘Creating Lifelong Learners’ Blog: ‘My Current Thoughts on Teacher Evaluation’
- BusyTeacher Blog: 7 Crafts with ❤ that Practice Language Skills
- ESLlibrary: Flashcards for Valentine’s Day
- Audience, audience, audience!
- Sarah Lynn: 12 Ways to Teach Vocabulary
- Worksheet: Past Simple Bingo 1
- Worksheet: Likes & Dislikes Practice
Hello Fellow ESL Teachers and Tutors,
This video can help beginner teachers focus on the words they are using when they teach. Please visit ESL Teacher to get more details and fun discussion!
Language instructors face several problems when teaching pronunciation, including time constraints and the difficulty of designing effective tasks. This hands-on workshop suggests practical solutions and outline seven concepts in teaching pronunciation. Participants will practice applying these concepts and utilizing presentation techniques.
Matthew Needleman’s latest post on ‘Creating Lifelong Learners’ blog is titled “My Current Thoughts on Teacher Evaluation”.
Matthew says, “I was asked by someone in the press for my thoughts on teacher evaluation, probably because of my previous posts on Merit Pay (I’m not for it) and theValue that Teachers Add to the Classroom (hint, it’s more than just test scores).
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The latest BusyTeacher.org blog post is titled “7 Crafts with ❤ that Practice Language Skills”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “Each year with the lead up to Valentine’s Day comes the influx of hearts – on our candy, in our cards, in decorations and nearly every other place you might look.
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