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	Teaching Tips Teaching tips extends the Language Assistant resource manual with more tips and practical hints.

Teaching Tips

Teaching tips extends the Language Assistant resource manual with more tips and practical hints.

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4	Getting adults and children to talk Both adults and children need practice at talking to be able to develop their speaking skills, but that things that stimulate them to talk are often quite different.
4.444445	Short projects to get them talking There’s nothing like a group project to get students talking and they work well as long as:
4.4	Strategies for keeping attention Keeping students' attention and stopping them from getting distracted is a big challenge. Here are some reasons why students’ attention may wander and ways to keep your classes on track.
4.23684	Recycling Vocabulary Did you know that you have to see a new word at least five times before you can usually use it and include it in your ‘active’ vocabulary?
4.3125	Ways to encourage more use of English in class Getting students to use English in the classroom is one of the biggest challenges of teaching. At first you might get frustrated when students speak their own language in class. Keep this checklist in mind and it may help.


4	Getting adults and children to talk Both adults and children need practice at talking to be able to develop their speaking skills, but that things that stimulate them to talk are often quite different.
4	Monitoring When your students are on-task and engaged in a speaking activity where are you and what are you doing? This may sound like an odd question as you could be doing a million different things.
4	How to exploit Essential UK In this teaching tip you'll find out how best to understand and exploit the materials supplied on the Essential UK part of the site.
3.923075	Getting the whole class talking The following activities are designed to get everyone talking. They can be used with all levels because the language required to communicate is determined by the students.
3.81818	Drama techniques to get them talking Drama techniques which focus on getting across meaning with body, as well as words, are very useful for the language classroom. These techniques:


4.333335	Reluctant talkers Part 2 Introduction This second part of the tips for reluctant talkers focuses on your skills as a people manager.
3.285715	Round up activities Many lessons at the end of a school year or course involve a summary of what has been covered. Revision activities are useful as they remind students of what they have done and reinforce a sense of learning.
4.444445	Short projects to get them talking There’s nothing like a group project to get students talking and they work well as long as:
4.4	Strategies for keeping attention Keeping students' attention and stopping them from getting distracted is a big challenge. Here are some reasons why students’ attention may wander and ways to keep your classes on track.
4.833335	Student progress Assistants are not usually expected to carry out formal assessment of their learners with tests or marking. However, students need feedback as they come towards the end of their time with you. Here are a few short activities for your last month or weeks with them.


okitaprof Peru	could you recommend me some books that talk about teaching with comics or visuals. read comment
Sky7 Saudi Arabia	How about teenagers at school? especially when most don't like english classes as they are non-... read comment
patyheber Argentina	Thanks! I loved it, Pat. read comment

okitaprof
Peru

could you recommend me some books that talk about teaching with comics or visuals.
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Sky7
Saudi Arabia

How about teenagers at school? especially when most don't like english classes as they are non-...
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patyheber
Argentina

Thanks! I loved it,

Pat.


A multi-level writing class
Activities for first lessons 1
Activities for first lessons 2
Activities for using magazines in the classroom
Activities on the theme of Summer
Activities on the theme of Summer 2
Adapting materials for different age groups
Adapting materials for mixed ability classes
Checking comprehension
Christmas tips
Classroom layout
Dealing with discipline
Drama techniques to get them talking
End of year activities
Error Correction
Establishing the ground rules
Festive resources
Fluency activities for higher levels
Fluency activities for lower levels
Getting adults and children to talk