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For your vocabulary lesson, you need to teach students the word “prediction.”
You have 9 other words to teach along with prediction, and thus you have introduced 10 new words to the s ...
Establishing a wealth of descriptive vocabulary leads learners to the puzzle of how to order them.
Take the guesswork out of adjective order by practicing these three tips to establish what comes ...
Adverbs of time are useful and come up many times during a learner's course of study.
Utilize these three activities to keep students in line with time.
The topic of time includes adverb ...
Creating opportunities to describe and discuss various parts of speech will reinforce just how important each part of speech really is; after all our language wouldn't be the same if just one of t ...
Advanced language learners need to be able to provide opinions and describe the reasoning for their viewpoints.
It is a wonderful way to develop vocabulary, utilize complex grammatical structures ...
There comes a time in any ESL class when the teacher realizes students are bored with the listening material offered with the coursebook.
So, the ESL teacher decides to give the class some extra ...
Adverbs of degree can be difficult to approach because they have so many different uses, and the words themselves can be somewhat challenging to define.
You can teach some of them early on, and t ...
Is teaching ESL online right for you?
There is a lot to consider when making the leap from traditional classroom settings into an online forum. Assess the pros and cons below and make the best, m ...
I am currently teaching an ESL of almost all native Spanish speakers.
While this may seem nothing remarkable for an ESL instructor in California, it is a somewhat strange experience for me as I l ...
In the test-based school environment that surrounds our classrooms, the skills of reading, writing, and grammar are increasingly important to our EFL students and to us as teachers.
Whether prepa ...
Adult-level, noncredit ESL classes offered at adult school and community college campuses are often designated “open-entry/open-exit,” which means that students can come and go as they ...
Teaching advanced learners is incredibly fun and rewarding, but sometimes it can feel like they have mastered everything you could possibly teach them.
When it comes to communicating, there is al ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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