Zen and the Art of Language Presentations
To teach new language successfully, and in a way that students are interested in, it can often help to point to something beyond the language itself in order for the […]
Experiential/Hands-on Learning in TEFL
Experiential/Hands-on Learning in TEFL Experiential/hands-on learning has long been proclaimed by educators including myself as a fundamental factor in setting children up to have a lifelong love of learning and […]
Lead-Ins in Your Classroom – Some Practical Ideas
Some Ideas for Using Lead-Ins in Your Classroom Do you ever create your own lead-ins? Open most coursebooks and you will notice that new sections often start with one or […]
How to Use Poems in EFL Teaching
By Tony Penston This is an example of how to use a popular poem to engage students and improve pronunciation using old-fashioned but effective drilling. Benefits and rationale Poems are […]
Monster Eyes – Using The Power of Modelling
Monster Eyes – Using the Power of Modelling My daughter was determined to wear her monster beanie to school. She wouldn’t let me help her put it on since she […]
The Freelance Teacher: Life is Working as a Freelancer
The Highlights of Working as a Freelancer Are you a freelance teacher? Do you remember how you started being a freelancer? For me it began in the days before PCs and Internet. […]
Business English Negotiations – A Successful Lesson
Business English Negotiations – A Successful Lesson Why teach English in the Netherlands?I get asked this question quite often, and have a standard response ready: my mum is Dutch and […]