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Plug In: 3 Ways to Increase Communication in Your Online Classroom Teaching ESL online can be both rewarding and challenging. Get used to a different way of teaching, and utilize these three strategies to produce increased communication in your online classroom. ...

The Real World: Authentic Listening Opportunities for the ESL learner In order to develop students' adept listening skills, it is essential to provide varied, interesting practice with an emphasis on authentic speech. Watch how excitedly your learners will respond ...

Right On, Man: 3 Strategies for Interpreting Slang for Advanced Learners Advanced learners are always anxious to study and master idiomatic and street-wise language. Using slang is one primary way for students to test the waters of fluency and begin communicating in e ...

Culturally Correct: 5 Tips for Managing Classrooms Abroad ESL teachers who live overseas enjoy an exciting world of change and differences. To be successful, it is essential to manage your classrooms with the local culture at the forefront of your decis ...

Talk, Talk: 3 Determined Discussion Strategies for Intermediate Students Intermediate students have a lot of skills to learn and develop. One key ingredient to their success is receiving constructive discussion opportunities. Employ these 3 determined discussion strat ...

7 Excellent Exercises to Improve ESL Intonation and Stress You ask a student, “What did you do last weekend?” And the reply is, “I went to the park?” No, your student is not hesitating about what he/she did. They are making an int ...

Start Them Up: Achieving Natural Language at the Intermediate Level Once students evolve into intermediate level speakers, they are ready for a lot more natural language practice. It might seem daunting to veer students away from the safety of scripted or very pr ...

Keeping Teens in Check: Effective Classroom Management for Young Adults Young adults have a lot going on in their bodies and minds, so it is essential to structure classroom management around the needs and development of your teens. Keep them in check by catering to ...

Giving Learners Everything They Need: 9 Items that Make a Perfect ESL Self Study Center Do you want to give your students the freedom and independence to take charge of their own language learning but don’t know where to start? Have you thought about setting up a self study ce ...

But I’m Just a Student: How to Help Students Improve Self-Esteem The current generation of college students has been accused of suffering from not, as in generations prior, a lack of self-esteem but rather of too much, evidenced in their entitled attitudes, dem ...

The Golden Rules: 10 Tips for Expert ESL Classroom Management Heightened classroom management skills are essential for anyone wishing to be successful as a teacher and a language instructor. Apply these 10 tips for expert ESL classroom management and you wi ...

Beyond the Coursebook Audio: 5 Ways to Hone Your Students' Listening Skills Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against the coursebook or the audio component that comes with it. In fact, I use it quite often. But it’s so predictable. Students are familiar with ...

10 Creative Ways to Check for Student Comprehension Quizzes. Tests. Projects. We’re all familiar with the formal ways to assess student learning at the end of a unit, but what about at the end of a class? When is it a good time to move on? W ...