Portfolios are a popular and effective way of motivating young learners, providing a fun way to review language and helping them to reflect on their own objectives, ways of learning and success.
For many people, standing up in public and doing a speech is one of their greatest fears. For many language students in particular, this is the ultimate challenge.
Music can be used in so many different ways in language teaching. These days I am especially interested in facilitating students' creativity in a variety of ways
Do you have a blackboard, a whiteboard or an IWB? Whatever type of board you have in your classroom it is important to be organised and to put yourself in your students' shoes for a moment.
Submitted by TE Editor on 25 February, 2010 - 11:57
Teaching in the primary classroom is very different from teaching teens or adults because of the amount of energy children have! Knowing how to channel this energy, or when to ‘stir' and when to ‘settle' children will help you achieve balanced lessons without children becoming over-excited on the one hand or bored on the other.
Submitted by TE Editor on 17 February, 2010 - 15:22
Homework seems to be an accepted part of teachers’ and students’ routines, but there is little mention of it in ELT literature. The role of homework is hardly mentioned in the majority of general ELT texts or training courses,
Submitted by Anonymous on 3 February, 2010 - 13:48
Asking questions is a natural feature of communication, but also one of the most important tools which teachers have at their disposal. Questioning is crucial to the way teachers manage the class, engage students with content, encourage participation and increase understanding.
Submitted by Anonymous on 27 January, 2010 - 08:36
All academic institutions have to demonstrate their commitment to providing effective teaching. Peer observation has an important part to play in this process.
