[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Of all the things we teach, most would agree grammar is one of the most challenging. The reason is because it is not easy to motivate students, especially young students to learn grammar . Simply sitting kids down and explaining rules is not… Continue reading Young Learners and Grammar: How to Do It Right (BusyTeacher)
Category: English Teaching Tips
Create a Safe, Kind and Engaging School Climate Where All Students Thrive (McGraw-Hill Education Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Three leading nonprofits in the field of school climate and kindness team up to provide insight, inspiration, evaluation tools, and practical tips for your school to help encourage collaboration among faculty and staff and motivate students to stay engaged.
Teaching listening – Listening as Acquisition (Cambridge Conversations)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Our discussion so far has dealt with one perspective on listening, namely, listening as comprehension. Everything we have discussed has been based on the assumption that the role of listening in a language program is to help develop learners’ abilities to understand things… Continue reading Teaching listening – Listening as Acquisition (Cambridge Conversations)
Craig Thaine’s ‘Maintaining Motivation: Engaging learners through the course’ Webinar Replay
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Motivated learners are more likely to engage in the learning process both inside and outside the classroom. However, it is sometimes difficult to determine exactly what it is that motivates learners. Is it their individual desire to learn, or is it the… Continue reading Craig Thaine’s ‘Maintaining Motivation: Engaging learners through the course’ Webinar Replay
Encouraging ESL learner independence (OUP ELT Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] The student-centered approach is becoming more common as teachers realize the benefits of being a facilitator in the classroom, encouraging students to take responsibility for their own learning in collaborative tasks and discussions. Of course, as a teacher you decide what happens in… Continue reading Encouraging ESL learner independence (OUP ELT Blog)
Bottom-up decoding: listening (OUP ELT Blog)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] In a previous post I explained some of the reasons why we should focus on bottom-up strategies for listening and reading. In this post, I’d like to show how this might work in practice for the skill of listening. Even learners who have… Continue reading Bottom-up decoding: listening (OUP ELT Blog)
How Teachers Collaborate Online and in School (Edutopia Video)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 4 | January 27, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Budget cuts — you can’t get around them, but you can find ways to reduce the pain. Here’s how to teach lean, make supplies last, and not shortchange your kids. Visit http://www.edutopia.org/stw-different… for more resources from Mesquite Elementary.
Cambridge English Webinar: Plagiarism: Why students do it and how you can help, February 11
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] This webinar will take place at 15:30 EST; 10:30 PST; 20:30 GMT. How often do you have to deal with plagiarism in your classes? Plagiarism is a major issue for teachers everywhere, and there aren’t a lot of resources available to help students develop… Continue reading Cambridge English Webinar: Plagiarism: Why students do it and how you can help, February 11
Make Learning Last: How Diverse Learners Can Process Their Understanding (Edutopia)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] The difficult part of exercise is getting started and sticking to it. Fitness classes are like school classrooms. There are people at different skill levels of strength and conditioning. The instructor’s job is to provide an experience that challenges all participants based on where… Continue reading Make Learning Last: How Diverse Learners Can Process Their Understanding (Edutopia)
How and Why Intrinsic Motivation Works (Edutopia)
[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 3 | January 18, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] We are more aware than ever that student motivation and engagement is essential for lasting learning. But there is less discussion of how and why intrinsic motivation works. In fact, when we talk about “motivating students,” we lose sight of the fact that they… Continue reading How and Why Intrinsic Motivation Works (Edutopia)