To teach is to touch a life forever.
I have been trying to enhance my teaching with the new technologies since 1997 when I created my first web page while attending a seminar on New Technologies in Modern Language Teaching in Finland. But everything I did over those twelve years was nothing compared to what I [...]
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Flap Books: A Simple Secret for Student Support! (by Lesley Ito)
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
I think what every teacher needs to know is this simple secret to successful ESL/EFL classes: Students can accomplish so much more if the lesson has proper support. It is very difficult for students, particularly at the EFL level, to stand up in front of the [...]
How to integrate blogging in EFL teaching (by Christina Markoulaki)
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
I am pretty confident that a vast majority of EFL teachers relish blogging, but each one employs this practice in his/her teaching differently. I am therefore taking the initiative to write this post to ask and give an answer to this question: Have you ever [...]
I know that I know nothing (by Anita Kwiatkowski)
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
Graduating from University felt awesome and life was beautiful. Full of enthusiasm and open for fresh perspectives I was ready to walk the new path as a fully qualified EFL teacher.
I had taught before graduation – most students did. I already had my favourite games and [...]
Multicultural Activities in Class (by Vicky Loras)
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 [...]
Mind Mapping: Learning and Teaching with Both Sides of the Brain (by Hobie Swan)
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
Introduction
One of the more undiscovered or, in some cases, underutilized teaching methods is the use of mind maps. While the exact origin of this approach to learning is lost in the mists of time, mind mapping has for decades been a regular feature of primary and [...]
Being an EFL teacher (by Eva Büyüksimkeşyan)
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
When I sat down to write this post, the only thing came to my mind was, ”At the moment I’m where I’ve always wanted to be and this is because I’m an EFL teacher.” Being an EFL teacher helped me become who I am now. It [...]
Text Your Knowledge (by Nick Jaworski)
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
As a manager I interview a lot of teachers. One question I always ask is about reading texts. If you have a short reading text, what are some different ways in which it can be used? I am constantly surprised by the lack of responses I [...]
I Only Thought I Knew My Students (by Ric Murray)
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 [...]
Things I’m happy to know (by Tamas Lorincz)
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
I jumped at the opportunity to contribute to what I believe to be one of the best blogs in the EFL blogosphere.
I allocated an hour to writing this post, and even after 12 hours of fruitless toil, I am none the wiser.
http://wordle.net
What should every EFL teacher [...]
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