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      Tips

      Watch teachers in the classroom and out in our Tips series of videos. You will find new videos regularly added with new ideas and issues for you to consider. Why not watch a video and tell us what you think?

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      Using songs in the classroom

      Do you use songs in your lessons? How? Watch how Seema uses them and then share your ideas below!

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      Powerpoint for teachers

      This is something I've already blogged about - if you have the right facilities in your classroom, powerpoint can be a very useful addition to your teaching toolkit. 

      If you're interested in some of the technques mentioned here, there's another video that explains how to create the 'word bank':  http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/rob-lewis/powerpoint-teachers-part-2 

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      Flashcards

      How do you use flashcards in your class? Watch Vikki, and then let us know how you use them by leaving a comment below.

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      Using the phonemic chart

      Teachers often disagree on whether or not to use the phonemic chart in their lessons. Watch Peter and Clare argue for and against, then why not tell us what you think.

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      Energising classes

      Do you have days when your learners seem tired or lacking in energy? How do you re-energise them?

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      Preventing learners use of L1

      When all my learners speak the same L1 and I speak the language too then I believe that it has a role to play in classes, but I am very careful with how big a role this is.

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      Telling a story

      This is the first in our new series of video tips. What do you think is important when you tell a story to young learners?

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      Peer editing and correction

      Whatever type of text you ask your students to produce, peer correction can be a very useful part of the process.

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      Mobile learning

      What is mobile learning, or m-learning? Watch Chris talk about how he uses mobile devices in class, then leave a comment below if you have similar ideas.

       

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      Integrating homework and class work

      Homework setting sometimes becomes an automatic reflex in my classes and its fit with my lessons and syllabus is dubious.

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      Avoiding terminology

      Coursebooks and supplementary materials use a lot of grammar terminology but I try to be cautious about what I use in the class. For example, my learners get confused by the ‘present simple’ which doesn’t just refer to the present.

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      Being a teacher

      The latest in our series of video tips is about being a teacher. What's important to you as a teacher? How do your students see you?

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      Celebrity interview

      I am an English trainer at Whitefield Academy, and I tried one activity which became an exercise for fluency. I have ten students in each class so I make students, taking it in turns, be a "Celebrity": an actor, sportsperson, a singer etc..

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      Choral drills

      I am always reluctant to use choral drills in my classes to practise spoken language but my learners’ reactions always prove me wrong.
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      Developing student autonomy

      "Teaching English to high school students in regular classes and as a facilitator in a self-access centre within the same institution has led to some experimentation on promoting autonomy in the classroom.

      Your comments

      Idiidelai's picture

      Idiidelai
      Ukraine

      The children are so cute!!! I like using songs too!


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      Aam
      Indonesia

      absolutely Power Point (PW) needed on teaching and learning process activities.until now i still...
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      suemagee
      Jordan

      Great to see and hear your ideas Dale - thanks for sharing.  Greetings from a former...
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