Useful Tips and Resources for Teaching Phrasal Verbs
By Sama Alkhalili Whether you teach ESL in classrooms or privately, you know that phrasal verbs can be a challenge to learn. Not only…
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From the Whiteboard to No Board in No Time (PART II)
In the previous issue of EFL Magazine, you could read the first half of this list focusing on the 5 items of this list….
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Four Never-to-Be-Forgotten Principles of Adult Learning
When teaching private classes, one may inevitably have to teach adults. The method in which adults learn, called andragogy, is a lot less talked…
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Total Physical Response and Situational Language Teaching Methods
By Venessa Wallace Total physical response is a structural method of language teaching based on the innatist language learning theory. Focus is placed on grammar…
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Why Not Teach English through Comics?
According to Jeff Hughes of the American TESOL Institute, his teachers used to criticize comic books in his youth stating “these books have zero…
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With a Little Help from My Friends
Using the Beatles in the ELT classroom Chris Walklett Recent surveys, such as Kaplan (2013) https://www.kaplaninternational.com/blog/how-to-teach-english-kaplan-infographic, have shown that, in the ELT classroom, music is the…
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I would like to share with you the way this works, i.e. how I use these digital tools to raise productivity and save precious…
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An Interview with John F. Faneslow
With Alexandra Chistyakova Interview with John F. Fanselow, professor emeritus at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA, and a faculty member of the International Teacher…
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Lesson Ideas for Teaching Poetry
by Ethan Mansur When I say the word “poetry” in class, I am often met with a sonorous groan. As a fan of poetry,…
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Highlighting the Importance of Socratic Discussion
by Jessica Sticklor Students love to talk. It’s usually a classroom occurrence that a teacher wants to curb but there are times when talking…
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