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A Comprehensive Lesson Plan for Intermediate ESL Students in a 1-Hour Class - TEFL Blog
Fri, 30 Jun 2023 Federico Riva
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A Comprehensive Lesson Plan for Intermediate ESL Students in a 1-Hour Class
Effective communication is a crucial skill for ESL learners, and developing strong speaking abilities is a key aspect of language acquisition. In this blog post, we will explore a comprehensive lesson plan designed specifically for intermediate ESL students. This one-hour class aims to equip learners with the necessary tools to enhance their speaking skills, fostering confidence and fluency. Let's dive into the details!
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Part 1: Warm-Up and Introduction (10 minutes)
Part 2: Vocabulary and Language Review and Speaking Practice Task (25 minutes)
Part 3: Language Focus and Expansion with Role-Play or Simulation... [Read more]
Useful Methods for Teaching Vocabulary - TEFL Blog
Fri, 07 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Useful Methods for Teaching Vocabulary
Teachers often encounter difficulties in various aspects of language teaching. The main task of every teacher is to motivate and engage a student in the process of language learning. In this regard, teachers try to set a learning environment in the classrooms to be able to demonstrate and make learners stay focused on the lessons. There are different methods and approaches to learning English, and it is not always easy to choose the best one to make a lesson effective and successful.
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Why work on vocabulary?
Challenges
So, how do we, teachers, teach the vocabulary?
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Approaches to Teaching English Vocabulary to ESL Students - TEFL Blog
Thu, 06 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Approaches to Teaching English Vocabulary to ESL Students
Learning new vocabulary is considered as an integral part of learning a new language. Even children who learn their mother tongues learn isolated phrases and words before making complex sentences. Similarly, in second language learning, teaching new words and phrases plays an important role in helping learners' communication. Based on David Wilkins "without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed". If learners spend their time on learning grammar, their English will not improve greatly. However, if they learn more words, phrases, and expressions, they can express almost anything (Thornberry, 2002; Watkin, 2005).
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Navigating the Testing Maze: Understanding the Array of Assessments for ESL Learners - TEFL Blog
Fri, 16 Jun 2023 Federico Riva
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Navigating the Testing Maze: Understanding the Array of Assessments for ESL Learners
Assessing language proficiency is a vital component of any English as a Second Language (ESL) program, enabling educators to gauge learners' abilities and track their progress. In the realm of ESL testing, there exists a diverse array of test types, each designed to evaluate specific language skills and competencies. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the eight primary categories of ESL tests, shedding light on their purposes, formats, and significance in determining learners' language proficiency. Whether you are an ESL teacher, student, or language enthusiast, this article aims to unravel the intricacies of... [Read more]
Teaching English Idioms as an Important Part of Language Acquisition - TEFL Blog
Thu, 04 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Teaching English Idioms as an Important Part of Language Acquisition
It was my first experience teaching in Taiwan and I was in charge of teaching ESL to 7th-11th graders. I had never taught out of the United States and never considered the possibility that my students wouldn't understand, what I thought, was simple English. I asked my junior high students to "put on their thinking caps," to "line up single file," "to quit fooling around" and that English was as "easy as ABC." I told my senior high students to "give me a show of hands" and told them if they "studied hard" and "hit the books," they would "pass with flying colors." I told my college students I would give them an "A for effort" if they "quit goofing off" and "skipping... [Read more]
Ways to Keep ESL Students Engaged After the Lesson - TEFL Blog
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 Federico Riva
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Ways to Keep ESL Students Engaged After the Lesson
Hello everybody, it's Liza here and I'm super happy to welcome you to today's ITTT live session. I hope that you have some spare time to tune in and talk about another exciting teaching topic. If you can see and hear me clearly, please let me know via the chatbox. I'm super excited not only because of this live session but also because of the weather, it is super warm here today. My hometown is blooming, and it feels so nice. Let me know where you are tuning in from. I am actually located in the middle of Russia in the city of Yekaterinburg. Usually it's pretty cold here but May is just the best month of the year, so if you are thinking of coming here one day it's better... [Read more]
Ways To Keep ESL Students Engaged After The Lesson - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Ways to Keep ESL Students Engaged After the Lesson
Hello everybody, it's Liza here and I'm super happy to welcome you to today's ITTT live session. I hope that you have some spare time to tune in and talk about another exciting teaching topic. If you can see and hear me clearly please let me know via the chat box. I'm super excited not only because of this live session but also because of the weather, it is super warm here today. My hometown is blooming and it feels so nice. Let me know where you are tuning in from. I am actually located in the middle of Russia in the city of Yekaterinburg. Usually it's pretty cold here but May is just the best month of the year, so if you are thinking of coming here one day it's better to choose May and you'll definitely love it.
I can see that... [Read more]
The Effects of Teaching Vocabulary Learning Strategies on EFL Learners Vocabulary Development - TEFL Blog
Fri, 22 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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The Effects of Teaching Vocabulary Learning Strategies on EFL Learners Vocabulary Development
Vocabulary has always been one language area about which students usually complain and claim that it impedes language learning. The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether using the context for guessing the meaning of new vocabulary can solve this problem. The learning of vocabulary is an important part of foreign language learning. The meaning of new words is very frequently emphasized, whether in books or verbal communication. And also, English teachers have an important role in teaching new vocabularies. In this research, we will study different kinds of teaching vocabulary by using a dictionary or guessing on the context.... [Read more]
How to Keep ESL Students Engaged After the Lesson - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
How to Keep ESL Students Engaged After the Lesson
05/18/2021
hello everybody it's liza here and i'm super happy to welcome you to today's itttt live
session um so i hope that you um have some spare time uh to tune in
and uh let's talk about um another exciting uh teaching topic
today uh so if you see and hear me clearly please let me know that you are here
actually via the chat box and um by the way um
i'm super excited uh not only because of this live session but also because of the weather it is
super warm in my place today um my hometown is blooming and um it it feels so nice
actually um also let me know where are you guys tuning in from
uh so i am actually located um in the middle of russia um
the city of yekaterinburg um so uh usually it's pretty cold here but
may is just the best... [Read more]