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Tips for teaching Teens

9 de novembro de 2015

Teenagers are and will always be a strong presence in the ELT classroom, be it in the school system or in language institutes. However, they end up being the middle children of the English teaching world. A lot has been written about teaching adults and children, but I find it really hard to find materials...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

Classroom experiences, EFL, elt, engagement, professional development

Ten Tips for Teaching Private Classes

14 de outubro de 2015

by Damian Willians

These days, faced with low pay and poor working conditions in most private language schools, more and more teachers are going it alone and teaching privately. Before starting, it’s good to have certain things in place in order to make it a smoother transition. Here goes: 1. Find out what they don’t like. Obviously, it’s...Read More

Teacher Development

aulas particulars, EFL, elt, esl, private classes

Truly PUNishing

14 de agosto de 2015

by Damian Willians

English teacher, ‘How are you feeling today?’ Student, ‘Tense’ English teacher, ‘How were you feeling yesterday? How will you have been feeling by the end of the week? How have you been feeling this month?’ Did you groan? I hope so, because that makes two of us. I certainly let out an audible ‘oh…’...Read More

Vocabulary

EFL, elt, esl, punny, puns

Pendulum swings, babies and bathwater: an appeal for common sense

14 de junho de 2015

by Damian Willians

I recently came across a blog post by Cathy Moore titled ‘How to respond to learning styles believers’, in which she talks about the perils of debunking theories to which people have become quite accustomed and attached to over the years, but which have been shown not to be based on evidence – in this...Read More

Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

common sense, contra-fads, EFL, elt, esl, esol, fads, TEFL, tesol

You know you’re an EFL teacher when …

14 de maio de 2015

by Damian Willians

1 You listen to songs, mainly paying attention to the lyrics for examples of language use you can practise in class. 2 You have a huge bank of useful but interesting general knowledge, entirely gleaned from coursebooks. 3 You gesticulate wildly all the time when speaking to people, something you learnt when trying to explain...Read More

Reflections about Education

EFL, elt, humour, you know you're a teacher when

Revisiting ELT Mantras #7: ‘Real-world’ activitities

14 de setembro de 2014

by Damian Willians

Humans (like all intelligent hunters) seem innately disposed to notice things which move rather than things which stand still. Cook, 2000 Don’t move a muscle. by Chris Isherwood CC-BY-2.0 It is often argued that the English language class should try to emulate the ‘real world’ as much as possible. Tasks and activities should reflect what...Read More

Games, Language Acquisition, Lesson Ideas, Teacher Development

EFL, elt, elt mantras, esl, Language Play, td

Revisiting ELT Mantras #6: Reading aloud

14 de agosto de 2014

by Damian Willians

Picture the scene: There I was, a shy 13-year-old boy, dressed in an itchy, ill-fitting school uniform in the middle of a German language class. Our teacher, Mrs. Dawson, a strict woman who ruled the classroom with an iron fist, is going round the class calling out people to read chunks of a text out...Read More

Classroom Experiences, Classroom Management, Reflections about Education, Skills, Speaking and Spoken Language, Teacher Development

EFL, elt, esl, reading, reading aloud, speaking

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