From CUP ELT Team: Please join our regional panel of teachers and presenters to discuss the sessions from the day and best practices for online teaching from the perspective of teachers of college or university age students. Topics may include initial rapport building, maintaining motivation, returning to the physical classroom, hybrid classes, and dealing with… Continue reading Tertiary Panel Discussion [Video]
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Future tenses for New Year’s resolutions
The Cambridge University Press ELT blog contributor Sophie Hodgson has published an interesting article on future tenses. She says, “The New Year is almost upon us. What better time to reflect on our teaching approaches and to try out new things? In keeping with the season, I will be discussing how to explore the language… Continue reading Future tenses for New Year’s resolutions
5 Easy Chatbox Activities To Make The Most Of Online Teaching
The Oxford University Press ELT team has published this useful article on chatbox activities in December 2021. Any mode of teaching comes with its advantages and disadvantages, and this is certainly true of online teaching. One advantage of teaching synchronous classes online is that there is normally the option of using the chatbox. The chatbox… Continue reading 5 Easy Chatbox Activities To Make The Most Of Online Teaching
Five Research-Based Facts About Vocabulary Learning
You can read the full article on English Club. Acquiring vocabulary is an essential part of learning English. Just imagine: you could be a master of grammar and sentence structure rules, but without knowing the vocabulary, you wouldn’t understand a single word. The list of vocabulary words to learn might seem overwhelming, and some of… Continue reading Five Research-Based Facts About Vocabulary Learning
3 Ways to Deepen Student Engagement in Online Discussions
You can read the full article on EduTopia. Bondie suggests that teachers use three tools in facilitating and monitoring small-group conversations to ensure that they’re productive and to measure learning when students are in breakout rooms. NOTE-CATCHER DOCUMENT A Google Doc can be used as a central location for students to take notes during discussions… Continue reading 3 Ways to Deepen Student Engagement in Online Discussions
9 Ways To Bring Real Life Into The Classroom
You can read the full article on BusyTeacher. Here are some great ways to take full advantage of the possibilities offered by the use of realia in the classroom:https://www.facebook.com/v2.7/plugins/quote.php?app_id=144982482220091&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df2aec8e44e14a0c%26domain%3Dbusyteacher.org%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fbusyteacher.org%252Ff3d9baaa257dddc%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=1010&href=https%3A%2F%2Fbusyteacher.org%2F2842-realia-esl-classroom.html&locale=en_US&sdk=joey 5 o’clock tea This is by far the best way to teach table manners, requests, or expressions related to ordering or serving tea, coffee, or any meal… Continue reading 9 Ways To Bring Real Life Into The Classroom
How to help your learners develop their confidence in listening [Answered]
You can read the full article on Cambridge English Blog. Here are just a few of the ideas from the guides for you to try with your learners. They will work at all levels. Activity How many words? This micro listening is a great activity to try towards the end of your listening lesson, when… Continue reading How to help your learners develop their confidence in listening [Answered]
Warm-Up Activities For New Classes
You can read the full article on OUP ELT Global Blog. The best warm-up activities are all about getting students engaged, and providing them with new interesting ways to work together and connect. They should make the students feel stimulated and allow for personalisation where possible. Don’t error correct during warm-up activities. The emphasis should… Continue reading Warm-Up Activities For New Classes
ELTWeekly Volume 12, Issue 12 | September 2021
Panel discussion: technology in education with Rupert Wegerif, Rose Luckin and Ryan Irvan [Video] What the pandemic has taught us and how CPD programmes can become even better [Video] How can I start preparing learners for a Cambridge English Qualification? Developing listening skills with practical ideas [Video] How to help your learners develop their confidence… Continue reading ELTWeekly Volume 12, Issue 12 | September 2021
Panel discussion: technology in education with Rupert Wegerif, Rose Luckin and Ryan Irvan [Video]
Artificial Intelligence is already being used to help learners learn a broad range of subjects. It is also being used to inform the teaching process and related decisions such as what aspects a learner can develop well via technology, and which areas are still best left to a human teacher to address. In this panel… Continue reading Panel discussion: technology in education with Rupert Wegerif, Rose Luckin and Ryan Irvan [Video]