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Teach English with Minecraft

Teaching English with Minecraft

Teach English with Minecraft Even if you have absolutely no interest in computer games, you have probably heard about Minecraft. If you teach or have kids, you have probably heard

Cuisenaire Rods for Language Teaching, Part 1

Cuisenaire Rods for Language Teaching, Part 1 After the interest shown in the Cuisenaire Rods workshop at the Recent EdYouFest teachers’ event in South West England, I decided to write

Teach English through Humour – 5 Ways How

Teach English through Humour. I cringed at what the teacher had done: laughed at a student. It’s fun sometimes to joke about students when they’re in on the joke. “Hey.

A Moral Dilemma in My Teaching Career

THE MORAL QUESTION Would you put your own job in jeopardy to highlight the needs of your students? Yes? Read the question again. Even if it meant losing your own

Motivating Adult Learners – Three Essentials

How to motivate adult learners

Motivating Adult Learners – Three Essentials Any teacher knows that motivated students will work more effectively towards their language goals. Motivation is particularly important in the adult classroom, to which

Lesson Ideas for Teaching Poetry

Lesson Ideas for Teaching Poetry

Lesson Ideas for Teaching Poetry When I say the word “poetry” in class, I am often met with a sonorous groan. As a fan of poetry, this always breaks my

A Paradigm-Shift in English Teaching in Pakistan

A Paradigm-Shift in English Teaching in Pakistan

Teacher friendly English classrooms by Irum Butt Most Pakistani English language classrooms (PELCs) use the traditional lecture method (Waseem, 2009), or teacherexplanation along with the whole-class teaching strategies. Though, the

Take the CELTA and Launch Your Career

Take the CELTA and Launch Your Career

by Mary Catharine Breadner Deciding to become an English Teacher was something that I had thought about and toyed with for many years. Working as a researcher in a busy