Why I love Teachers 2014
A few years ago I wrote a simple little post about the reasons I love Teachers. Since then, I’ve had a chance to work with some amazing Teachers through the International Teacher Development Institute....
Teaching Village Blog
Using cell phones in the classroom when computers are not available (by Fabiana Casella)
That is why I would like to share my work with my two secondary school groups with as many teachers as possible. Internet and Technology in the Classroom have made a huge change in...
Teaching Pronunciation that Matters (by Nina Septina)
Pronunciation is like an art to me, and I’ve always enjoyed it. It is like learning how to play guitar, where we have to figure out when to use different picking strategies or strumming...
Help! I just got another new student!
What happens when a new student enters your class at a very different level than the students who are already there? That’s the question a teacher would like to ask Villagers (that’s you!). Have you...
Parking Lot Archaeology: An engaging angle on teaching academic English (by Ron Campbell)
It’s become something of a cliché, but every teaching situation presents its own unique set of challenges. However, my challenge wasn’t all that unique – in fact, it was pretty well-worn itself. My students...
You’re a thief and a liar (by Graham Jones)
SkypeRead: Movie read-through for language learners TESS: Do you know what your problem is? DANNY: I only have one? Ocean’s Eleven (Warner Bros., 2001) The scene in Ocean’s Eleven where Danny confronts Tess, his...
Kids on Tablets: More Addictive than Pills (by Patrick Jackson)
My ten-year-old son Kai and his friends don’t have crazes in the same way that we did as kids. We had crazes for everything, becoming obsessed by roller-skating, paper planes, conkers, skipping, marbles, hopscotch,...
Children’s perceptions of poverty, race and culture (by Kieran Dhunna Halliwell)
I saw a really interesting article posted on Facebook, entitled ‘Photos of Children from around the World with Their Most Prized Possessions’. For those who haven’t seen it, the article shows images of children...
Writing for First-Time Readers: My Creative Process (by Daniel Olsson)
On November 17th at the ETJ Kansai Expo in Osaka Daniel Olsson, author of ELF Learning’s new TRW Reader series, will be sharing his experience of the writing process. Here he gives a brief...
Behind the Scenes of Picture Book Writing (by Mari Nakamura)
When I was a little girl, my father used to travel abroad often as a buyer of chemical materials. One evening before his departure I told him that I would miss him while he...
