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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.

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Penny Ur – Books and Theories

Penny 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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Money Ball – Movie Worksheet

Money Ball – Movie Worksheet

Manager Billy Beane attempts to put together a baseball club on a small budget, employs a computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. Download the movie worksheet for free.

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Jeremy Harmer’s New Book – Essential Teacher Knowledge

Jeremy Harmer’s New Book – Essential Teacher Knowledge

Jeremy Harmer Introduces Essential Teacher Knowledge in a snippet video. Check it out!

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Learning Styles

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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How to read faster and get more out of it!

How to read faster and get more out of it!

We read for information. A housewife looks up a recipe in the cookbook. A student learns a particular subject of study. A business man obtains facts to make a decision. Here some tips to read faster.

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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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Empowering the Language Learner | The New School

Empowering the Language Learner | The New School

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Interactive Whiteboard – how tos

Now with Ipad 2, you can turn your TV or monitor into an Interactive Whiteboard. Everyone is so excited about tethering the iPad 2 to a projector, admittedly very cool, that we have missed something else at least as good if not even better! Go all the way: make the iPad 1 or 2 into [...]

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Types of Authentic Assessments

Types of Authentic Assessments Oral Interviews Teacher asks students questions about personal background, activities and interests. Informal and relaxed context; Conducted over successive days with each students. Story or Text Retelling Students retell main ideas or selected details of text experience through listening or reading. Students produce oral report; It can be scored on content [...]

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English Pronunciation- Linking Sounds

English Pronunciation- Linking Sounds At its simplest, linking is the blending of multiple words together until they sound as if they are only one word. Native speakers of English all do this naturally, to an extent which few are aware. Linking is one of the major things which make it so difficult for new English [...]

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