Forum: Teaching ESL 
Mar 23rd, 2009, 11:30 pm
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Views: 7,337  Re: Preparing Students for English Contests. Help!
Thanks for these amazing tips. I will try them in the next training session. Sorry I didn't mention clearly that the students will all be in one group. I started the lessons yesterday and had to deal...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 22nd, 2009, 06:07 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,337 Preparing Students for English Contests. Help!
Hey Guys,
I would like your input on preparing students for a serious speech contest. Well, last two years I was part of a team that prepared two students for a Chinese TV CCTV Outlook English...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 12th, 2009, 03:57 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 50,863 Re: Teaching English to 1 and 2 year olds
At that tiny age, toddlers do not need to really learn a lot of English vocabulary. You try to form a habit for school. Everyday if they learn 1 or 2 words that is more than enough. You need lots of...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 12th, 2009, 03:48 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 14,261 Re: Oral ESL for Adults--Help!
Hi,
Challenge them to talk about more abstract topics. It is easy to talk about things we can see. Debates always work for me. We also do press conferences where they role play a public figure and...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 11th, 2009, 08:49 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,459 Re: 1st day jitters
Usually I spend the first lesson not really teaching but helping students to feel relaxed by going through very simple expressions they certainly know. You need some icebreakers too on the first day.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 11th, 2009, 08:46 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 29,603 Re: the best ESL primary coursebooks?
I found that no one book ever does it all. The books that seems a bit more complete is "New English Parade". Chatter Box is also good. I am working on activity Ebooks for kids by combining the best...
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Forum: Advertise Your Services
Aug 6th, 2008, 09:03 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 10th, 2008, 04:22 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,222 Re: Electronic dictionaries in class! Good or bad?
Electronic dictionaries are generally bad for the classroom. Students just can't resist using them when they get new words. They could be used, provided there is some strict guidance at the start of...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 29th, 2008, 12:54 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 37,267 Re: Have you ever been embarrassed while teaching?
Well, I have been embarrassed several times. Sometimes you get silly in front of kids, teaching them with all kinds of monkey gestures, knowing that they find it fun. When observed by adults I save a...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 23rd, 2008, 06:51 am
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Views: 15,104 Re: How do you deal with open demo lessons?
I was being hired by the government education department of a town of Shenzhen- China, and one reason I thought they brought these cameras and people to observe the lesson was because it was the...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 22nd, 2008, 05:42 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 22nd, 2008, 05:36 am
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Views: 15,104 How do you deal with open demo lessons?
I was offered a job on condition that I do a demo lesson for a kids class. There were government officials, TV cameras and the rest , sitting at the back and watching the lesson . I had never even...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 27th, 2008, 10:26 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,348 Re: How many real hours can you teach a day?
How many hours a day is fairly good for a teacher to perform at his/her maximum? I mean if you were a director of studies somewhere and you were most concerned about quality of lessons. You can hire...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 27th, 2008, 10:17 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,519 Re: Teacher vs. Scholar
I think it depends on where you are. In a society where parents are well educated, they can be of much help to teachers. But I have taught in places where lots of parents want to give their children...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 26th, 2008, 02:13 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,348 Re: How many real hours can you teach a day?
Hi Clive, the way you view work on your site is same way I see mine. You consider it a hobby and it doesn't seem like work. It reminds of a quote by Chinese philosopher Confucius : Choose a job you...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 26th, 2008, 08:19 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,348 Re: How many real hours can you teach a day?
You really do some amazing work on your site Mark. Our school is trying to do something on phonics and your site was first on my list of resource sites. Congratulations! It is interesting that we...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 26th, 2008, 04:56 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,348 Re: How many real hours can you teach a day?
Hey Mark, doesn't that sound like a lot of hours for one day? You must feel exhausted towards the end. My Saturdays and Sundays are busiest. I have 3 high-energy kids classes on Saturdays begining at...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 26th, 2008, 02:53 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,348 How many real hours can you teach a day?
I have always wanted to ask what the maximum number of hours is that a teacher can teach before probably falling and fainting. I know this can be different according to the different levels of...
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Forum: English Questions
May 23rd, 2008, 01:12 am
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Views: 74,439 Plural of "Equipment" is...?
I always thought "Equipment" never takes an "s", but all over the web, people add "s" to mean plural. Even my computer does not show that "equipments" is a mistake. When did "equipment" start to take...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 22nd, 2008, 02:23 am
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Forum: English Questions
May 15th, 2008, 06:05 am
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Views: 12,159 How many continents are there?
I always thought there were 6 continents from a socio-political perspective - Africa, Europe, South America, North America, Asia and Australia. Well, from a sports perspective it is 5 continents. I...
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Forum: Advertise Your Services
May 14th, 2008, 10:08 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,069 Re: Do you have Olympic Games Teaching materials?
Hue, these resources are absolutely useful for medium and higher levels. Thanks a lot of sharing them. I will definitely share these resources with teachers of my team. Thanks again. keep the good...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 14th, 2008, 08:20 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,519 Re: Teacher vs. Scholar
Good question. I think students can be represented in the curriculum development process by the teacher who understands them first hand in class. Where I teach, would be a bad idea to include parents...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 14th, 2008, 08:12 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,519 Re: Teacher vs. Scholar
I seriously think both and not just some scholar flushing down things for teachers to suffer with. I have been through that and doesn't always work. The two are an inseparable team.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 14th, 2008, 08:05 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 19,048 Re: Are examinations a true test of knowledge?
I participated in a workshop by Trinity to talk about the GESE exams and think it is one of those that students cannot easily cheat or lie to pass. At least that is how is looks on paper. Having...
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