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In this section there are 994 articles that cover essential ESL topics such as how to teach grammar, use realia, and teach young learners. There are also a lot of lesson ideas and fun activities included in the articles. This ESL article, for example, is about teaching grammar and describes five great activities. It has been given five stars by other busy teachers so it obviously has useful content. Check it out for yourself or take a look at other articles that relate better to your questions or teaching situation.

There are a lot of dos and don’ts and tips and tricks that many teachers learn through teaching.

Our ESL Essentials section will help you master the basics of teaching English and will help you start teaching like a 'pro'. Every ESL Essentials article provides clear, to-the-point instructions that can be used with the students right away.
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Teaching One-on-One: A Teacher’s Dream of Individualizing and Building Curriculum
Teaching One-on-One: A Teacher’s Dream of Individualizing and Building Curriculum
Many instructors, when approached about teaching in a one-on-one setting, may think first of the negatives: the isolation from colleagues, the lack of a standard curriculum, and the dearth of mate ...
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6 Survival Tips for Multi-Level Classes
6 Survival Tips for Multi-Level Classes
Some of the most difficult classes I have taught in my ESL career are those with students at multiple levels. I have taught conversation classes, vocabulary classes, TOEFL prep classes, movie cla ...
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But I’m a Teacher Not a Manager: Why You Still Need Good Classroom Management
But I’m a Teacher Not a Manager: Why You Still Need Good Classroom Management
Classroom management may not be a term you hear very often in educational programs. Though many programs do offer some instruction on the subject, most people, myself included, find that not enou ...
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Yes, I’m Sure Your Class is as Good as Mine and Your Students Love You: Dealing with Overly-Competitive Colleagues and Building Relations
Yes, I’m Sure Your Class is as Good as Mine and Your Students Love You: Dealing with Overly-Competitive Colleagues and Building Relations
If you’ve taught for any length of time, you’ve probably experienced it: the colleague who stops to you in the hall with glowing reports of her own class. Or she might give veiled cri ...
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7 Ways to Get Students to Collaborate in Interactive Writing
7 Ways to Get Students to Collaborate in Interactive Writing
No man is an island. And this couldn’t be more true of ESL students today. Learning English is more than a series of acquisitions that a student obtains alone. It’s more than a list o ...
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4 Ways to Get ESL Learners to Speak English outside the Classroom
4 Ways to Get ESL Learners to Speak English outside the Classroom
English as a Second Language (ESL) students are among the fastest-growing groups in the nation’s K-12 public schools. From the late 1990s to 2008, the number of ESL students jumped about 60 ...
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Teaching ESL Online: Pros (There Actually Are Some) and Cons
Teaching ESL Online: Pros (There Actually Are Some) and Cons
Given that we are in the midst of a huge shift in society, one based more on electronic communication than face-to-face, the average teacher will probably be asked to teach an online class at some ...
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What Is It? Top 10 Guessing Games for Young Learners
What Is It? Top 10 Guessing Games for Young Learners
The crowd is roaring. They’re going mad with anticipation. Eyes are wide open. Hands are up. Soccer fans at the World Cup final? Nope. A group of young learners trying to guess the right ans ...
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Can't Play or Dance? Top 9 Sit-down Activities for Young Learners
Can't Play or Dance? Top 9 Sit-down Activities for Young Learners
Ah, young learners just love to move. They’re not as self-conscious as teens are – not afraid to look silly as adults are. They’ll dance, race and jump with gusto, relishing in ...
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Get It Together: 4 Types of Connecting Language in English
Get It Together: 4 Types of Connecting Language in English
Making connections. It’s a good idea in the work place, but it’s absolutely essential when you are in the classroom. In math class, a simple plus sign is all that’s needed, but ...
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I’ve Got the Book, but Now What? How to Take Grammar from the Textbook Pages into the Classroom
I’ve Got the Book, but Now What? How to Take Grammar from the Textbook Pages into the Classroom
“Here’s the book you’ll use for class. I need your lesson plans by tomorrow.” This was my introduction to teaching ESL. My supervisor gave me a book and little else and ex ...
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English for Specific Purposes: 9 Things You Must Ask Yourself
English for Specific Purposes: 9 Things You Must Ask Yourself
Every now and then we are faced with the arduous task of teaching ESP. No, not extrasensory perception (ESL teachers are gifted at many things but mind reading is not one of them). ESP stands for ...
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Teacher, I Feel So Overwhelmed: Helping Students with Time Management
Teacher, I Feel So Overwhelmed: Helping Students with Time Management
You’ve probably seen them, those students who perhaps remind you of yourself in your first year of college: they come in late. They spend ten minutes trying to organize their materials. Whe ...
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