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The home-school connection 1Theresa Zanatta shows us how parents can be encouraged to create opportunities for their children to learn English at home. |
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Video and young learners 2The way the video is used and the materials prepared for use with the video will depend on the role the video is to take. Issues such as this are discussed in Video and young learners 1. |
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Video and young learners 1This first article will give an introduction to some of the issues surrounding video with young learners. It will discuss the benefits but also the potential drawbacks of using video, |
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Motivation and e-learning - personal reflectionsE-learning sites range from static Web pages to interactive learning classrooms. This article concentrates on interactive learning classrooms and focuses on issues of student motivation. |
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Low-tech learnersMany teachers who have tried to take an English class onto the internet have often come back with a similar problem - students who are reluctant to work on computers. |
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ICT, vocabulary and motivationThese days, using information and computer technology (ICT) really motivates students. This article looks at practical examples that encourage students to develop independent learning strategies, |
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Using the internet 2In this, and an earlier article, we look at the internet and how it can be used by teachers of English as a tool for their own development and as a resource for classroom teaching. |
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Using the internet 1In this, and a following article, we'll be looking at the internet and how it can be used by teachers of English as a tool for their own development and as a resource for classroom teaching. |
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Self-access: A framework for diversityWhat is a self-access centre, why might your students benefit from using one, and how might you go about setting one up in your school. |
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Shakespeare for teensShakespeare is without a doubt the most famous British poet and playwright that has ever lived. However, his work is often avoided by EFL teachers as they deem it too complex for their students. |
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Story books in the classroomIn this article I would like to highlight the value of using story books in a Young Learner's classroom. I will look at its strengths and benefits in terms of language acquisition as well as promoting socio-cultural understanding. |
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Teaching and learning through social networksIn 2007, the British Council conducted market research into how the Internet has affected the preferred learning styles of young people wanting to learn English around the world. |
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Teaching without a coursebookWhether you're starting with a new class or just changing direction a little the decision of how to structure a course without a coursebook can sometimes be difficult for a new or even experienced teacher. |
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Controversies in using technology in language teachingIn his first article for TeachingEnglish, Pete Sharma considers some of the controversies surrounding the use of technology in and out the classroom. |
Using flash cards with young learnersFlash cards are a simple, versatile, yet often underexploited resource. I would like to offer some reasons for using flash cards and a selection of activities for use in the Young Learner classroom, |
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Story books in the classroomIn this article I would like to highlight the value of using story books in a Young Learner's classroom. I will look at its strengths and benefits in terms of language acquisition as well as promoting socio-cultural understanding. |
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Using authentic materialsUsing authentic materials is one of the mainstays of an imaginative and motivating higher level course, but rarely features at levels lower than intermediate. |
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Using web resources to create tasks with real outcomesI consider the greatest problem facing me as a language teacher is knowing how to motivate my students: how to get them past the hurdle of seeing learning English as just another academic subject, to regarding it as developing a communication tool that will be useful for them throughout their lives. |
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I love this article!
I teach in Madrid, and the places where I work I see so...
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i have read adout this article is wonderful but the problem is how i can make them love learning...
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