Forum: Teaching ESL 
Apr 8th, 2008, 08:27 am
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Views: 11,229  Re: Flash Cards
I'm quite surprised that so many people use flashcards so much. In fact, I put some together in response to the results of the poll.
You can find flashcards at:
Irregular Verbs | Heads Up English...
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Forum: English Questions
Apr 6th, 2008, 06:16 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 19,928 Re: The couple has arrived
This often drives me nuts, too. American English and British English view group nouns differently.
In most cases, American English considers group nouns (government, staff, team ,etc) as singular. ...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 1st, 2008, 11:27 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 22,235 Re: Warm-ups for Adults
A lot of the activities that work with children will work with adults. It's important to know the level, of course. It's also important to give an activity that encourages everyone to speak as much...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 1st, 2008, 08:11 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 15,750 Re: The books every TESOL teacher should have?
I like the Headway series, and probably used these the most for conversation classes. For business, I often used the Business Basics series. Now I use a lot of my own materials... which doesn't...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 25th, 2008, 05:13 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,229 Re: Flash Cards
That just shows you what I know about flashcards!:D
Actually, I hadn't considered that option. Because I work with so many upper-level students, I don't use flashcards with those lessons. ...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 25th, 2008, 06:51 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,229 Flash Cards
I'm curious how much teachers use flashcards in their lessons. Additionally, what kind of activities do you usually do with the cards?
Thank you in advanced for the answers!
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 17th, 2008, 09:19 pm
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Views: 3,882 interview questions
I'm putting together a short article on the hiring process at ESL EFL schools -- something to prepare job seekers and a little more targeted than the usual information found at career sites like...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 13th, 2008, 07:11 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 20,868 Re: Grammar rules and exceptions!
How much grammar should be taught? When teaching the relative clause, do students need to know the technical terms? Or can we simply give some basic grammar references and the pattern? Or how about a...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 7th, 2008, 04:12 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,630 Re: Sudents abilities, best way to check ??
Is there any way to find out which textbooks the students will use, and then preview a copy? That would give you an idea of what language points and vocabulary they will study during the year. If...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 28th, 2008, 08:44 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,678 Re: Where do you teach?
I'm an American living in Tokyo, Japan. I've been in the country for 10.5 years now, and have good days and bad days with the job. I mostly design curriculum and training programs for a...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 28th, 2008, 08:38 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,790 Re: How to help a student overcome his anxiety?
I agree with Siddharta. It sounds as though not enough time in your lesson is devoted to his weakness, which is speaking. I think summarizing a take-home article is good, as are discussion/debate...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 28th, 2008, 08:30 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,479 Re: Do you team teach?
I used to team teach. When you have a partner in the classroom who takes equal responsibility for the lesson, the system works very well. It takes some time to reach that stage, though,...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 23rd, 2008, 06:37 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,410 Re: English through communicative activities
If they've been taught with the Grammar Translation Method, I'll bet that any activity in which they stand up and use English (interview games, bingo, board races, etc) will take them by surprise. ...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 18th, 2008, 08:39 pm
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 14th, 2008, 07:15 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,164 Re: Difficult adult beginner
This always drives me nuts: A student who thinks he knows more about ESL pedagogy than the teacher. There's nothing wrong with asking questions, redefining goals, and settling on particular...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 9th, 2008, 06:48 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 5th, 2008, 06:47 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,035 Re: Any ideas in teaching writing?
Welcome to ESLHQ, Hartini.
Do you incorporate writing in your classes? For example, the students work in groups to write stories or dialogues with the target language? Do you assign them homework,...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 30th, 2008, 05:46 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 44,282 Re: Ideas for Free-Talking Topics
Speaking games can still get the kids to ask loads of questions. The element of competition also adds motivation. Some activities I've had success with:
Interview Bingo
Board Races
Sentence...
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 23rd, 2008, 03:21 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,777 Re: embedded questions
Yeah, I thought of that. But certainly there has to be a more grammatical reason. Any other ideas?
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 15th, 2008, 09:39 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 13,777 embedded questions
I'm trying to figure out the reason behind embedded questions. The form is clear, as a number of websites and grammar dictionaries explain the structure. It's also clear when the questions are used...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 9th, 2008, 05:24 pm
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Replies: 47
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 8th, 2008, 08:26 pm
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Replies: 47
Views: 72,836 Re: What age group do you prefer?
It sounds as though not a lot has changed, as most ALTs faced similar problems in Fukushima schools, too. Like I said, I got lucky, even if I pulled my hair out on more than one occasion in...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 7th, 2008, 10:12 pm
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Replies: 47
Views: 72,836 Re: What age group do you prefer?
I taught in the public schools in Japan from 1997 to 2000, so things have changed. At that time, kids in elementary schools weren't learning English, and instead had the occasional "lesson." I was...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 7th, 2008, 04:59 pm
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Replies: 47
Views: 72,836 Re: What age group do you prefer?
EngliPatrick,
I see you're in Japan. Where are you?
Can I ask why elementary school is better than JHS? When I taught JHS in the rural north, it was great. I was able to make a great impact on...
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Forum: General Chat
Jan 7th, 2008, 02:34 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,448 Re: Happy New Year!
I went back to the States, sat on the sofa with my parents, and had a couple glasses of champagne at midnight. How's that for boring?!
How were the holidays for everyone?
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