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TEFL Warmer activity to start off an English class. Students debate which random item is the best, plus variations. Handout download available for free. Continue reading →
Video of British native-speaker English teacher giving example sentences of English pronunciation. Use intonation to improve sentence stress & be clearly understood.
Pictures can pack a powerful punch and they can be a very handy tool for use in the classroom. Here are five different ways of using them: 1. Choose a selection of images from the ELTtpics idioms c...
My fourth interview in this series is with Michael Griffin, a teacher trainer in South Korea. Mike is the first person I've interviewed who took his MA TESOL course in the United States. I'll let...
This is the second part in my series of interviews that look to shed some light on the range of options available to those interested in obtaining language teaching related MA degrees. You can find...
Towards the end of the 9p.m. #ELTchat discussion on Twitter yesterday, @Sandymillin asked for ideas of how to develop skills, rather than just practicing them, at intermediate level – as a means of...
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The comment above from a dad about his daughter speaks volumes. For two years, I have been holding on to this story from The New York Times in my vault of possible blog posts. For many language tea...
Well, I think I can genuinely say this is the most interesting guest blog post I have ever had. Thank you William Owens, an English teacher currently based in the UK, for making me frown, laugh,...
This is my second direct response to an article published here . The article was, unfortunately for hard working NETs in Korean public schools, a plethora of generalizations based on half-baked...
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
Play video until 1:35. Stop. Ask students what the video depicts. Start over. Ask students to individually write down as many of the activities shown through the video as they can. For examp...
Welcome to the third part in my series of MA TESOL/Applied Linguistics based interviews with ELT professionals. Today I'm discussing what differentiates the MA courses from other ELT qualifications,...
I don't know about you, but I absolutely love Adele. Not only has she got a great voice, her lyrics and melodies resonate with so many people. All her songs are special but I find this one: "Set Fi...
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