Using “Talk Partners” in the EFL Classroom
Using “Talk Partners” in the EFL Classroom How much talking do your young learners do in class? We know that children love talking in their mother tongue – in fact
Donna Shaw, M.Ed. (ELT), is a teacher, teacher trainer and materials writer with more than 20 years’ classroom experience. Committed to teaching and with a keen interest in educational issues, she has recently started a Doctor of Education (TESOL), researching the development of thinking, learning and social skills in the primary ELT classroom. Donna is the co-author of a number of ELT primary courses for Macmillan, including Find Out!, (2007), Footprints to English, (2010), Macmillan Natural and Social Science (2012) and High Five!( 2014).
Using “Talk Partners” in the EFL Classroom How much talking do your young learners do in class? We know that children love talking in their mother tongue – in fact