Posts Tagged ‘esl’

Multicultural Activities in Class (by Vicky Loras)

Feb 16th, 2010

Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
I lived in Canada the first eight years of my life, which means that my schooling was only for three years. However, the great educational system left me with many good memories which I have incorporated in my teaching the ten years I have been in [...]

Love, Kindergarten Style

Feb 12th, 2010

by Barbara.

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This year, my kindergarten class liked each other a lot, in song and craft.

We began with a simple song: One, two, I like You. This is my favorite song from Carolyn Graham’s Holiday Jazz Chants because even my youngest students can handle the lyrics and gestures. Here’s a cute video of another class singing the [...]

I Only Thought I Knew My Students (by Ric Murray)

Feb 5th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Part of the series: Lessons Learned from Students

THE BACKGROUND:
2008, I returned to the 7th grade Social Studies classroom after a seven-year hiatus in Computer Applications and the Media Center. I wanted back in the classroom where I could work with a smaller number of students and develop a long-term relationship as a teacher and mentor [...]

It’s the small things that count (by David Deubelbeiss)

Jan 31st, 2010

by ddeubel.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know

The small things count
Everyone seems to know what teaching is. We organize, we write on the board, we give out handouts and homework, we ask questions, we mark and get ready for the next day. Is it so simple?
I believe it isn’t – the devil is [...]

Learning Lessons in Thailand (by Rob Newberry)

Nov 3rd, 2009

by RobinThailand.

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Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL
I teach in an International School in Bangkok. The “internationality” of the school is an interesting term, as there really are two languages spoken here — English and Thai — and not necessarily in that order.
There used to be signs posted around the school saying, [...]

EFL Teacher’s Kit for Surviving Kids (by Shelly Terrell)

Oct 22nd, 2009

by ShellTerrell.

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Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL
When I first began teaching very young English language learners in Germany, I went a bit insane! Kids climbed the walls literally and flew the paper airplanes I had actually thought would be a creative lesson plan. With 14 children running around and yelling, “Shelly [...]

Lion Tamers and Circus Clowns (by Troy Nahumko)

Oct 20th, 2009

by troynahumko.

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Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL

At any moment between 4:30 and 8pm here in Spain, thousands of unqualified people are standing in front of children pretending to be teachers. This, however, is not a game of make believe played by kids with bits of chalk in their hands, but an [...]