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What are the Different Techniques that Have Been Used to Teach Students a New Language? - TEFL Blog
Fri, 21 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
What are the Different Techniques that Have Been Used to Teach Students a New Language?
Throughout history, several different teaching approaches and methodologies have been tried and tested with some being more popular and effective than others.There are various teaching methods and techniques that are employed to help students learn a new language and this critique explains the advantages/disadvantages and effectiveness of some of the more important approaches.
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Grammar Translation
The Audio-Lingual Method
The Structural Approach
Suggestopedia
Total Physical Response (TPR)
The Silent Way
Task-Based Language Learning
The Lexical Approach
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The Striking Differences Between BrE and AmE - TEFL Blog
Fri, 28 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The Striking Differences Between BrE and AmE
When we talk about the English language, we are referring to its base form or proper English as the Brits would say. American English is a version of British English, which has been modified over time and has thus been altered to suit the different geographical locations, different culture and so on.
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Lexical Differences
Grammar Structure
Spelling
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There are several areas of the English language which present the most noticeable differences and these are in vocabulary, grammar, and spelling.
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Why Teaching Listening Strategies to Beginner Learners in Mexico May be Helpful - TEFL Blog
Wed, 25 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Why Teaching Listening Strategies to Beginner Learners in Mexico May be Helpful
Listening is an important skill in which learners need help in developing their abilities. Listening strategies are so helpful. By giving a learner, tools to listen to the learner can develop more control over his/her listening abilities. Many learners ask " Teacher, how can I improve my listening?" The truth of the matter is with training from teachers. We can apply strategies in class to help learners overcome the obstacles, which they encounter while listening. The spoken text varies greatly from written text, and these differences can affect the listeners' understanding. For example, when listening to spoken text the learner must process the... [Read more]
Approaches to Teaching English Vocabulary to ESL Students - TEFL Blog
Thu, 06 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
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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How to Structure your Study Phase To Target Productive Skills - TEFL Blog
Wed, 09 Jun 2021 Shirin Sophy
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How to Structure your Study Phase To Target Productive Skills
In today's cosmopolitan world, the noticeable necessity of mastery over foreign languages apart from one's native language is motivating manifold people to consider improving this particular ability which results in an increasing demand for language learning courses and services. Among the major purposes of language learning, communication and language production are definitely much more measurable and outstanding, specifically through productive skills, including writing and speaking. In terms of pedagogy, the following is a suggested procedure that can be taken into account while teaching productive skills after the engagement phase is applied and... [Read more]
7 Great and Easy Ways to Introduce New Vocabulary - TEFL Blog
Wed, 02 Oct 2019 Linda Dunsmore
Teaching Ideas
7 Great and Easy Ways to Introduce New Vocabulary
Teaching vocabulary is an integral part of every ESL class. There are many ways teachers can introduce new vocabulary to their students that aren't dull and boring and actually peak the students' interest and get them excited to learn. Here are 7 great and easy ways to introduce new vocabulary to your ESL students.
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1. Keep it Real
2. Teach Pairs
3. Picture This
4. The Root of the Issue
5. Tell it like it is
6. Sing it out loud
7. Get Physical
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1. Keep it Real
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The ESA Method to Facilitate Student Learning Needs - TEFL Blog
Thu, 31 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
The ESA Method to Facilitate Student Learning Needs
Every fresh teacher, once starting his or her career, has this question: how should I teach English? What is the best way to organize my classes to make sure students would not be bored and learn something? And how to keep them motivated and enjoy every lesson? I did have all these questions at the beginning of my teaching career, and by trials and errors, I found the approach this TEFL course is based on – ESA.
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My Language Learning Story
Teaching Practice
Lesson Steps
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Empowering Young Minds: Fostering Critical Thinking in Education - TEFL Blog
Mon, 04 Dec 2023 Minh Huy Hoang
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Empowering Young Minds: Fostering Critical Thinking in Education
Critical thinking is one of the fundamental abilities in the "4Cs" of 21st-century skills including Communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. In education, critical thinking is unquestionably significant, in EFL in particular.
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Why should teachers of languages do critical thinking?
What kinds of critical thinking exercises can instructors do with young learners?
Storytelling
Odd one out
Conclusion
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New Trends in EFL Teaching: When Grammar is Not What Your Students Really Need - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
New Trends in EFL Teaching: When Grammar is Not What Your Students Really Need
02/13/2021
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so when you're joining please let me know if you hear me
well hello hello welcome to uh the weekly live session uh we're just
about to start but we need to wait for some more people to join us
and while we're waiting please let me know if you hear me clearly and see me
clearly so there is a chat box you can use for interaction with myself
so please um leave me a comment if you see me clearly
and hear me clearly so that i know that everything works smooth
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ESL Teaching Strategy in 2022 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
ESL Teaching Strategy in 2022
01/17/2022
hey everybody it's lizzy here and i'm glad to welcome you at another
livestream session with itttt uh it's been quite a long time since
we've met previously actually it was like last year uh because i had quite a
long vacation and i hope that you still remember me because um i kind of missed
this live stream sessions uh so as i have already mentioned uh
today's live stream session uh is gonna be devoted to um
quite an interesting point which is the esl strategy for 2022
uh and i also want to say that um well
we kind of discussed this thing already but the problem is that uh not every
teacher is ready to implement this idea so i hope that today's live stream
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