Posts Tagged ‘OUP’

Siklot: Reinvention of a Traditional Game for EFL Classrooms (by Marco Brazil)

May 29th, 2010

This post marks the beginning of a new series–EFL Makeovers. Teachers have long recognized the value of games in EFL—as effective substitutes for drills, as authentic tasks for children, and for the joy they bring into class. We adapt games from our home countries, and we adopt games from the countries in which we find [...]

How to Create a Jazz Chant by Carolyn Graham

May 23rd, 2010

by Barbara.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know Last November, Carolyn Graham did a workshop at the JALT National Conference in Shizuoka, Japan, on how to make a Jazz Chant. I taped her workshop, and with her permission am sharing the part of it where she demonstrates her technique. One of the many [...]

Music and Movement for Young English Learners (by Kathleen Kampa and Charles Vilina)

May 13th, 2010

by Barbara.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know Matt Richelson makes some excellent points about the power of music in the EFL classroom in his recent article, “Teaching Young Learners With Songs.” I use music and movement daily with young learners in the English classroom. Let me add a few more suggestions that [...]

Party Animals

Dec 13th, 2009

by Barbara.

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What I’ve Learned from my PLN

Sep 17th, 2009

by Barbara.

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(Note: If this is the first post you’ve read in this series, and you’re mystified by the PLN acronym, start with What’s a PLN, anyway?) This has been a resources kind of week for me–free books and free conferences!