Forum: Teaching ESL 
May 26th, 2009, 09:12 am
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Views: 11,649  Re: Your strategies for large classes
putting them into groups and monitoring (i.e. walk around and make sure they actually speak English!) is good. Donīt let them get into the same groups every time.
1.Try debates. Give them a subject...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Feb 2nd, 2009, 04:10 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 30th, 2009, 07:52 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 25th, 2009, 08:35 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 25th, 2009, 08:25 am
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Views: 8,308 Re: Songs in ESL class
Thank you all for the great tips!!!!!
I used the ABC song in a one-on-one adult (!) class to practice spelling and the student absolutely loved it.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 7th, 2009, 10:48 am
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Views: 8,308 Songs in ESL class
I know music and songs are a great and fun way to teach grammar or vocabulary. But exactly HOW do you do it? Letting the students listen to a song without knowing or understanding much of the lyrics...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Jan 7th, 2009, 10:45 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 28th, 2008, 12:25 pm
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Views: 6,511 Re: Text Analysis for advanced students
Hello HUE
thanks for your comments. The authors were chosen by the class.
We talked some about the life and the times of the authors and I found some reading comprehension questions on the net on one...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 26th, 2008, 12:57 pm
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Views: 6,511 Text Analysis for advanced students
My advanced conversation group (5 adults) voted to read and discuss short stories. Dear me. We listened to a story by Charles Dickens followed by a lenghty and tiring discussion mainly about sentence...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 26th, 2008, 12:42 pm
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Views: 20,561 Re: Mistakes that new teachers make
Biggest mistakes: not to follow through (either with rewards or discipline) and not being prepared. Always always have a lesson plan and prepare for eventualities (such as time left). I also made the...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 26th, 2008, 04:37 am
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Nov 25th, 2008, 02:01 am
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Views: 66,876 Re: The SLAM Game (OR my favorite game ever!!!)
this is one game I always use with any subject. When it gets too noisy (the teams are cheering on their player), try to whisper the word you want them to slam. That sure gets their attention. Of...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 20th, 2008, 09:15 am
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Views: 3,567 Re: Ideas are appreciated ...
About.com has a good program for teaching absolute beginners. Check it out:
Absolute Beginner English - 20 Point Program (http://esl.about.com/od/teachingbeginners/a/ab_beg_intro.htm)
Good luck!
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Oct 28th, 2008, 02:59 am
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Views: 4,398 Re: halloween lessons
My 45 minute Halloween Lesson for 1st or 2nd year learners (age group 7 to 9yrs), in fact I do it on any day during Halloween week not just Halloween itself:
After the usual review of the previous...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 24th, 2008, 02:59 am
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Views: 3,286  Teach English in/to a family
I was asked whether I would teach a family (parents and a son, age 9). My spontaneous reaction was "yes, why not" but then again how would I create a lesson that interests both adults and child AND...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Jul 8th, 2008, 09:13 am
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Views: 34,471 Hello Song for kids
I teach 6 to 9-year-olds and start each class with a Hello song. I am still using the song from an old Kindermusik CD I have but it's getting boring. I am looking for something catchy and easy to...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 8th, 2008, 07:09 am
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Views: 8,582 Re: New conversation class. Ideas pleeeeze
Hi Gigi, thanks so much for your valuable ideas! The class will start in September, so I'll have plenty of time preparing during the summer. By the way, I am in Germany, so no Korean Times here (but...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Jun 30th, 2008, 10:57 pm
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Views: 12,156 Re: good starter for beginner
Being German myself I can confirm that they will probably know a little bit (most of them should have at least 5 years of German) but emphasis in German schools is not put on conversation so you will...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 24th, 2008, 07:07 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 20th, 2008, 06:02 am
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Views: 6,768 Re: How long to teach a topic?
How old are the kids?
I teach 7 to 9 year olds and teach each topic for 2 weeks. 1st lesson to introduce vocabulary, do related activities and maybe a craft. The 2nd week is for review and another 1...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 17th, 2008, 02:04 am
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Views: 8,582 New conversation class. Ideas pleeeeze
Hi. I will be taking over an ESL conversation class (adults). 2 problems there:
1. the class has been together for approx. 4 years and I'm new. How do I get to know everyone without boring them,...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 17th, 2008, 01:58 am
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Views: 34,186 Re: one-on-one class help me
Hi Zashi,
I just came across your thread and I'm wondering how you are doing... I wanted to mention music. Sing songs, play music, do lots of repetitive stuff and TPR. Little kids especially need...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 17th, 2008, 01:48 am
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Views: 11,138 Re: Flash Cards
Hi Chris.
I teach children ages 7 to 9 and use flashcards to
a)introduce new vocabulary (a great site is www.esl-kids where you can print out flashcards with or without words. With the kids, I...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Dec 4th, 2007, 04:57 am
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Views: 56,751 Re: colours - more ideas needed
- "I spy...": Sit or stand in a circle with your students and teach them "I spy with my little eye something [color]". Students have to run and touch something of that color.
- Flashcard Slam (to...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 25th, 2007, 02:00 pm
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Views: 53,516 Re: Online TEFL Courses???
hi. I just read your post on TEFL online courses. Your distance course sounded a bit like the one I took. Where did you take yours, was it by any chance the International TEFL Corporation...
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