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Books on Second Language Teaching and Learning
These books will make you reflect upon your teaching practice and enhance your performance in the classroom.
Full StoryWhat makes a teacher great?
Be the best teacher you can be by taking into consideration the information on this video. Being a good teacher will not only deliver lessons but be present and will care about their students.
Full StoryPenny Ur – Books and Theories
Penny Ur’s book reviews. Penny Ur reveals how she got into teaching English. Learn more about this renowned author.
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You can use these presentations in your lessons! Play parts of it and leave a moment for discussion among students!
Full StoryJeremy Harmer’s New Book – Essential Teacher Knowledge
Jeremy Harmer Introduces Essential Teacher Knowledge in a snippet video. Check it out!
Full StoryTeaching with Chopsticks by Jonathan Last
Looking to ‘do something totally random and out of character’, recent graduate Jonathan Last took his lack of classroom experience and wariness about children onto a plane heading for Sanbon, South Korea and into a job teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL).
Full StoryLearning Styles
Your student will learn 5% if he listens; 10% if he sees; 50% if he sees and listens; 80% if he does. Learn about the different concepts of learning.
Full StoryThe First Five minutes in an ESL lesson
Good fiction writers and film producers know that the first few pages of their novel set the tone for what it is to follow. The same is true for a lesson.
Full StoryThe Best Strategies for Teaching English to kids
Check out some tips on teaching English to little kids. Game ideas. Best links. Simple songs.
Full StoryReading by Dr. Richard Day
Professor Richard Day will explain the benefits of extensive reading in language learning. Check videos and links.
Full StoryHow to work with Newspapers in the classroom
Newspaper treasure hunt (20 questions or just 10 – make it a full lesson or just a fill in!) Collect enough newspapers to share one between two – free press papers are really good as articles are not long and are usually easy to read. Prior to the lesson go through the newspaper and come [...]
Full StoryPast Tense: Videos
Watch this ESL practice conversation explaining the regular and irregular verbs in the past tense. http://video.about.com/esl/Past-Tense-for-Beginners.htm Related articles Tense shifting (gradvi.wordpress.com) Which are three simple tenses (wiki.answers.com) What is the past perfect tense of cling (wiki.answers.com)
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