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Grammar has regrettably but understandably fallen by the wayside for a generation of connected learners and web 2.0 students.
Video of British native-speaker English teacher giving example sentences of English pronunciation. Use intonation to improve sentence stress & be clearly understood.
Via TeachingEnglish
This week I gave a seminar at TeachMeet Clevedon. I am going to post more fully on my topic of teachers getting better by undertaking 'deliberate practice' sometime soon. One smaller aspect of my p...
Tweeting has become so popular that the Oxford English Dictionary broke one of its own rules to add 'tweet' to its lexicon. The addition stands out because it breaks an Oxford English Dictionary rule that a word needs to be in use for 10 years to be considered for inclusion. Since the Twitter social network just turned seven in March, the word aficionados broke their own rule by three years.
Via Nicos Sifakis
So you have heard about blogging with your students and you are considering taking the plunge but just not sure what or how to do it? I am here to tell you; blogging with my students has been one of the most enriching educational experiences we have had this year, and that says a lot. So to get you started, here is what I have learned
Via Nik Peachey, Steve Wheeler , Carla Arena, Gonca Erdoğan, Anna Costikoglou
INTRODUCTION I'm pleased to be able to offer the following resources to EL teachers. Hopefully they will assist you in finding new ways of including music and song in your pedagogy. The stimulus for...
Via Anna Costikoglou
Here's an easy way to link to a particular part of a document in Google Docs.
Via Anat Goodman
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Here are 10 free tools for creating puzzles and quizzes to use with your class.
By Christopher Pappas "Social media are getting quite popular in eLearning, as well as in traditional classrooms andworkshops. The advantages are many and instructors cannot afford to ignore them: multiple-level interaction, reduce or elimination of classroom time, boost participation and collaboration, new job opportunities, opportunities for the development of online communities consisting of people with common training experiences, and so many more. And these are only few of the reasons why members of the learning community hop on board the social media train.
"So, let’s see how we can increase the effectiveness and longevity of formal learning, stimulate the engagement of learners, and enhance the social aspects of learning through the use of social media."
Via Jim Lerman, Kim Flintoff, KiwiBelma
Is empathy just part of the feel-good factor in the classroom or is it a crucial and indispensible prerequisite for healthy teacher/student relationships, brain development, identity and learn
Via TeachingEnglish, Natassa Dourvetaki
A compilation of ten videos on the history of the English language. I compiled the videos into a film to make it a little easier to watch them all. While I d...
A short history of the origins and development of the English language, from Old English to Modern English. Old English (450-1100 AD)
Part of Beowulf, a poem written in Old English. The invading Germanic tribes spoke similar languages, which in Britain developed into what we now call Old English. Old English did not sound or look like English today. Native English speakers now would have great difficulty understanding Old English. Nevertheless, about half of the most commonly used words in Modern English have Old English roots. The words be,strong and water, for example, derive from Old English. Old English was spoken until around 1100.
Via SandraVBarbosa
2013 Calendar PowerPoint Template is a free simple PowerPoint calendar that you can download to print for New Year 2013.
Via FPPT
A diagram of 21st century pedagogy for the purpose of 21st century learning.
You just need a computer with internet access, then visit some English learning websites and teach yourself without paying any money.
Via Pilar Pamblanco, Will Lake
I often dream of going paperless in my classroom. If it is an objective of yours, Evernote is a great tool to help you get there. If you want some great tips on how to go paperless in your own life...
Ten micronetwork sites and apps to ensure you're actually socializing with those in your social networks.
Via Elena Elliniadou
from the website "Do your students struggle to write with detail? Are their descriptions limited, lacking in specifics or uninformative? If so, you can help your students write more engaging and elaborate pieces by teaching the following strategies for elaboration. Elaboration: 7 Writing Strategies"
Via Jim Lerman
Part 6 of the Gmail Tutorial Video Series 2013 - How to configure Gmail labs and a discussion of the most useful and recommended Gmail labs to enable. Gmail ...
Via Jaana Nyström
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