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Teaching with Chopsticks by Jonathan Last

Teaching 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).

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Learning 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.

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The First Five minutes in an ESL lesson

The 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.

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The Best Strategies for Teaching English to kids

The Best Strategies for Teaching English to kids

Check out some tips on teaching English to little kids. Game ideas. Best links. Simple songs.

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Reading by Dr. Richard Day

Reading by Dr. Richard Day

Professor Richard Day will explain the benefits of extensive reading in language learning. Check videos and links.

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How 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 [...]

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Past 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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ColloTunes – Song that Make you Learn

ColloTunes are songs to help students of all ages and cultures learn English language arts, ESL, social studies, science, and mathematics.

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The importance of Input – Language acquisition

The Input hypothesis is Krashen’s attempt to explain how the learner acquires a second language. Reading movie subtitles can be a good form of input. Learn more.

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Empowering the Language Learner | The New School

Empowering the Language Learner | The New School

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The best Links for English Teachers

Language Get advice on improving your language class or use these videos as classroom supplements. Improving Listening Skills for ESL Teachers: Those teaching students to speak English can help boost their listening skills with some advice from this video. Language Learning and Web 2.0: Watch this to learn how you can use technology to improve [...]

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The Best Age to Learn a Second Language

Take a survey on The Best Age to Learn a Second Language.

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