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The Importance of Phonetics and Phonology and Suggestions for Their Effective Teaching - TEFL Blog
Fri, 08 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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The Importance of Phonetics and Phonology and Suggestions for Their Effective Teaching
Phonetics and phonology may seem like advanced or 'bonus' aspects of teaching the English language, but they are essential and fundamental to successful English communication for English students. While teaching and practicing concepts like pronunciation, intonation, stress, and articulation may be difficult (or seem outright impossible!), there are several methods and tools which English teachers can employ to help their students master them.
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Grammar as a Starting Point of Your ESL Teaching - TEFL Blog
Thu, 08 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Grammar as a Starting Point of Your ESL Teaching
Learning a language is acquiring the ability to produce the language and to produce the language accurately, a student needs to learn the grammar of that language. So, what is grammar?
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How to Structure your Study Phase To Target Receptive Skills - TEFL Blog
Thu, 03 Jun 2021 Shirin Sophy
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How to Structure your Study Phase To Target Receptive Skills
The study stage, when the teaching is actually done, is the second phase of a straight-arrow ESA lesson plan. What needs to be taught in this stage depends on the course content and the source the teacher is expected to cover through a specific period.
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But generally speaking, languages are made of receptive and productive skills in addition to systems like syntax or grammar, vocabulary or lexis, and phonology. The content of textbooks is normally centered around these areas.
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How to Improve English Writing Skills in Chinese Classrooms - TEFL Blog
Thu, 30 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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How to Improve English Writing Skills in Chinese Classrooms
Creative writing classes are fun. Creative writing classes are rewarding. And sometimes, creative writing classes can be highly frustrating. I remember sitting down on a rainy day in Kunming, China, in front of me a cup of tea and a pile of homework assignments from my creative writing class. And I remember my disappointment as text after text turned out to be virtually identical, each one a variation of a popular Chinese fairy tale. Even the names of the characters seemed to have been picked from a very small pool of available names.
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How I Enhanced My Teaching Skills With a TEFL Course
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Using Flashcards in Teaching EFL Teenagers and Adults - TEFL Blog
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 Elizaveta Pachina
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Using Flashcards in Teaching EFL Teenagers and Adults
Flashcards are a simple, versatile, yet often underexploited resource, and they are instrumental in eliciting more obscure words. They are a great way to present, practice, and recycle vocabulary and some grammar structures.
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