Forum: Teaching ESL 
Nov 29th, 2006, 02:59 pm
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Views: 11,048  Re: How to get middle school students talking.
1. When students try to give one word answers, probe them for more information. For example: T: What is this? S: Living room. T: living room, what? Where?
At first, the student will probably...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 1st, 2006, 10:03 am
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Replies: 56
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Oct 23rd, 2006, 02:20 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 15,743 Re: Tips for teaching pronunciation?
I found that Scrabble tiles are wonderful teaching aids for teaching phonics. You can say a word and the student must spell it with the tiles, or you spell a word with the tiles and the student...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Oct 23rd, 2006, 01:58 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,025 Re: Behavioural change
In primary and junior high school, I keep a list of specific vocabulary that I want them to use. With one class, I want them to use "classroom English." With another class, they just learned...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Oct 18th, 2006, 11:19 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,693 elective class ideas?
Hello all,
I teach an elective class of 3rd year Junior High students. I teach at a Japanese school in Mexico City, which is to say that most of the students in this particular class speak Japanese...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Oct 18th, 2006, 10:01 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 19,094 Re: Reading - a great way to improve your English
For 11-13 year old learners, I suggest trying to use Harry Potter (there is another very popular fantasy series, but I can't remember it right now.) There are several advantages in addition to the...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Sep 18th, 2006, 04:54 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 11,644 Re: The "Talking wall".
I used to open almost all of my adult classes with an activity similar to this. However, I had a list of questions and kept questions on slips of paper. I would give them specific questions to ask...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Sep 6th, 2006, 04:39 pm
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Replies: 35
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