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Krashen's Hypotheses and Second Language Acquisition - TEFL Blog
Sara Stojanovic
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During the previous century, there were many different discussions on second language learning. Hence, many theories were formed by different researchers. The most famous hypothesis was proposed by an American linguist Steven Krashen.
Nature vs Nurture
Krashen's Hypothesis
Acquisition or learning
Krashen's Natural Approach
Conclusion
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In educational literature, the term Second Language Acquisition (SLA) is defined in various ways, influenced by factors such as socio-cultural aspects, the specific language being learned (e.g., second, third, or fourth language), and whether the learning occurs solely in a classroom.
Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis
Monitor Hypothesis
Natural Order Hypothesis
Input Hypothesis
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Top 5 Activities With Flashcards - TEFL Blog
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Flashcard is an indispensable tool that every teacher needs during the studying process. Regardless of the age of the students, it can be used effective equal with young learners or adults. Usually, in the ESL classes, the teacher uses flashcards when they need to teach new or review the previous vocabulary. It's also one of the easiest ways to add some games into your lesson, cause mostly it doesn't need special preparations. Young learners especially like flashcard games because usually it's active games and allow them to have fun during the lesson.
1. Flashcards hunt
2. Flashcard Story Prompts
3. Cups game
4. Memory matching
5. Active game
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Flashcards on its own is an easy method to apply when teaching beginners, teenagers even adults because they can match the words to the pictures and it's an easy way to remember new vocabulary. I think this is the best way of acquiring a new word of a second language because identification and recognition is the key.
1. Ask, Guess and Answer
Materials:
2. Display Flashcards on the Floor
Materials:
3 From Here to There
Materials:
4. Rhyme Concentration
Materials:
5. Puzzling Words
Materials:
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Top-5 Fun Flashcard Activities - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
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Flashcards can be great tools for eliciting vocabulary, but teachers should not overlook the numerous other uses for these great tools. Flashcard games can add excitement to young learners' classes. The following activities are aimed to drill the vocabulary in the second study phase of the lesson, after the elicitation of vocabulary.
1. Game for liars
2. Get on the other side of the bridge
3. Memory challenge
4. Keyword race
5. More for listening skills
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This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Raijmond W. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
1. Game for liars
2. Get on the other side of the bridge
3. Memory challenge
4. Keyword race
5. More for listening skills
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Research and Identify Opportunities
Consider Your Qualifications
Prepare Your Documents
Be Flexible and Open-Minded
Follow Up and Stay Persistent
Conclusion
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5 Fun and Engaging Flashcard Activities - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
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Flashcards are an integral part of teaching English as a second language, and the variety of uses of cards is innumerable. Flashcard-based activities help teachers to make lessons fun, engaging, and therefore more effective. According to numerous studies conducted in different countries, and by various linguists, there are several types of students with varying abilities of memory and types of mind. And usually many of these types are represented within any one class, which leads us to the conclusion that the teacher should address each of them during the lesson.
Reasons to Use Additional Resources
Examples of Games
Name the Card
Match up
Couples
Sort and Name
Funny steps
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5 Flashcard Games for Younger Students - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
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I have been teaching English to young learners in China for almost a year and I tried to make my lessons with and without flashcards. And I can say for sure, that it's really hard to teach children (3-12 years old) if you don't have prepared flashcards for your classes, but only an interactive whiteboard and some stuff to play games.
There are some following advantages of using flashcards to teach children:
The games I use in my classroom are as follows:
1. Flashcard raise
2. Basketball with flashcards
3. What's missing
4. Hit the FC
5. Find flashcards
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This paper will answer the question, "What are five flashcard activities for teaching English to young learners?" Young learners are defined as students attending elementary school, aged between six and twelve.
1. Pass the card
2. What's missing?
3. Freeze
4. Slap
5. Rock-Paper-Scissors team battle
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In the last few years, the world has witnessed a remarkable turn toward online schooling. With the outbreak of the pandemic, both the teachers and the students had to get used to an entirely new way of studying and teaching.
1 Master the platform you are using
2 Plan your classes carefully
3 Understand the needs of your students
4 Actively participate in the class
5 Provide and seek feedback
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As you have learned during your TEFL certification course, a good lesson starts with an engage, or warm-up phase. This usually consists of a fun and interesting activity to get your students going and speaking in English. For new teachers, it's often these more casual moments of a class that are a challenge because of their lack of teaching experience. However, these top 5 icebreakers for new TEFL teachers will help you to get your class energized and ready for your lesson.
1. Two Truths and a Lie
2. ABC Word Chain
3. Positive, Negative, Crazy
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5. Finish the Sentence
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Elizaveta Pachina
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A lesson plan is a very important element for teaching. Not only it provides a standard procedure of teaching, but it also helps the teacher keep track of each lesson. Moreover, it is also very helpful in some special cases, such as substitute teachers can use the lesson provided to carry out the lesson more efficiently. Although different teachers may have different teaching styles, a lesson plan should be prepared by all teachers despite the teaching style. A good lesson plan should include the following 5 components; lesson topic, class objectives, procedure, time management, and student practice.
Topic and Point of the Lesson
Objectives
Lesson Sequence
Time Management
Practice
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5 Simple But Effective ESL Flashcard Activities - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
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If you teach English to Young learners, then you will know that flashcards are one of the best tools a teacher can take with them into the classroom. So here I want to share five activities with flashcards. I hope you like my flashcard activities in this essay.
What are flashcards?
The following are these five activities with flashcards:
1. TRAIN RIDE
2. MEMORY MASTER (How many flashcards can you remember?)
3. VOLCANO (Don't touch the lava!)
4. GO AWAY RAIN!
5. RINGS
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5 Questions about English for Specific Purposes - TEFL Blog
Jon ITTT
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While the majority of teaching jobs abroad require teachers to cover general English, or English for everyday use, some TEFL teachers may be required to teach English to students with a particular context in mind. This branch of English language teaching is called English for Specific Purposes or ESP.
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What is English for Specific Purposes?
How does teaching ESP differ from teaching general English?
What language level are ESP students?
What age are ESP students?
What resources are available to ESP teachers?
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