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How to Help Chinese Native Speaking Students in Their ESL Practice - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
China is one of the leading countries in the world that has been in the search and quest to learn the English language. In recent years the demand to learn English has been on a rise. Every school tries to have a teacher who can teach the language to the learners. However, in this process of learning, many learners encounter a series of problems which make the language learning process not an easy task both for teachers and students. However, we are going to be looking at very common problems students learning English as a foreign language face in China.
First Language
Lack of Interest
Pronunciation Difficulties
Ways to Solve The Abovementioned Problems
1. Speak English to Students Only
2. Work on Building Students' Confidence
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ESL speaking activities for fluency - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT TEFL & TESOL
1. Importance of Speaking Activities in ESL Teaching
2. Types of Speaking Activities for Fluency
3. Tips for Implementing Speaking Activities in ESL Classes
4. Resources for ESL Speaking Activities
In ESL teaching, speaking activities play a crucial role in developing students' fluency and confidence in using the English language. Engaging in conversations, discussions, role-plays, and other interactive speaking tasks helps learners improve their pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and overall communication skills. By providing ample opportunities for students to practice speaking in a supportive environment, teachers can enhance their linguistic abilities and prepare them for real-life communication situations.
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Pronunciation Challenges of French Native-Speaking Students - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Each student faces their difficulties when it comes to English pronunciation depending on their country of origin. This essay will focus on the pronunciation difficulties facing ESL students in France and will also propose some solutions to help students overcome these difficulties.
French Sound System
IPA
Difficult Sounds
The Dark /L/ Sound
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Write about your Family - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a great writing exercise for ESL students to practice speaking about their family.
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Say 4 Things You Do... Worksheet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a fun ESL board game to practice your students' speaking skills.
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ESL Christmas Speaking Activity - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a great speaking activity is for developing fluency on the topic of Christmas.
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What are the best ways to teach English speaking skills to ESL students? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT TEFL & TESOL
English speaking skills are essential for ESL students as they are the key to effective communication in English-speaking environments. Proficiency in speaking allows students to express themselves clearly, engage in conversations, and build relationships with native speakers. Moreover, speaking skills are crucial for academic success, career advancement, and overall confidence in using the language. By focusing on developing speaking skills, ESL students can enhance their language fluency and comprehension.
There are various strategies that TEFL teachers can employ to help ESL students improve their English speaking skills. One effective approach is to create a supportive and interactive classroom environment where students feel comfortable practicing speaking. Teachers can also integrate... [Read more]
ESL Speaking Activity about Animals - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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These speaking cards about animals are ideal for teen ESL students to practice speaking or can be used as class openers or finishers and even as writing prompts.
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How can I create engaging speaking activities for my TEFL students? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT TEFL & TESOL
Speaking is a fundamental skill in language learning, and engaging speaking activities are essential for TEFL students to practice and improve their communication abilities. Through speaking activities, students can develop their fluency, pronunciation, and confidence in using the English language. These activities provide opportunities for students to interact with their peers, express their thoughts and ideas, and apply the language in real-life situations. Effective speaking activities help students overcome their fear of speaking and encourage active participation in the language learning process.
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IAcademy Education - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
ICan is a Canada based online ESL company committed to transforming ESL learners into dynamic, confident English speakers. ICan offers Speaking Classes, Writing Classes, and IELTS preparation courses.
Ican Speaking: Young students of speaking and conversation are given interactive playful lessons with new vocabulary, phrases, and games. Our teachers are there to help guide their pronunciation, correct their mistakes, and to create as much conversation as they can from what the student has given them.
Mid-level and more advanced students use an interactive but less playful program which is more based on the conversational aspect of English. Along with grammar, the students are regularly prompted by the course material to speak on the different subjects introduced. Each lesson begins with... [Read more]
Teaching Speaking in an ESL Kindergarten - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
In teaching kindergarten level students, I find that three important aspects must be included in every lesson. Each lesson must contain parts that allow the students to "warm-up" their English skills, they must also have a chance to drill the vocabulary and target language, and lastly, the classes must have activities that give the students a chance to practice using their vocabulary and target language in a relatable activity.
Beginning of the class
Methodology
Active stage
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Top Tips for Preparing ESL Students for Exams - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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English Speaking and Writing Errors made by Chinese Primary Students - TEFL Blog
William Noble
Destinations Teaching Ideas
I have been an online ESL teacher to Chinese students for over 13 years, mostly with primary students but also with secondary and adult students. I am also a father and have homeschooled my daughter over her primary years. Like many teachers, I've enjoyed teaching at this level of education as it lays the foundation in English. As it set the foundation, my teaching helped students to overcome common errors in production skills, speaking and writing. Teaching both my daughter and Chinese students at the primary level also helped me also to understand the different expectations between first language and second language students.
Speaking Errors
Phonetics
Dark L
Aspiration
Consonant Clusters
Suprasegmentals
Intonation
Psychology
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How to Develop the Speaking Abilities of Kindergarten Level Students - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Benjamin Franklin quoted "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
Conversation
Support Oral Conversation
Listening activities
Interactive storytelling activities'
Vocabulary enhancement
Poems, Rhymes, and Games
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Verbal communication is one of the most essential abilities that a student can lead both for social and educational achievement. It can consider the introductory stage of learning. It is indispensable to cultivate communication skills for the development of young learners so that he/she can carry out of articulating him or herself. Throughout the day students process and convey in a diverse means such as making requests, asking questions,... [Read more]
Would You Questions for ESL Students - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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These are some fun conversation cards with "Would you" questions for your ESL students.
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Present Continuous Exercise for ESL Students - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Practice the present continuous with this interactive activity for ESL students. You can do the exercises online or print the worksheet out.
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Challenges for Myanmar Students in ESL Learning - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
The world is becoming a global village and as English is an official language for many of the countries, it is a need for people to learn English to be able to make communications and networking. While learning English, it is important to get a good teacher using good teaching methods. However, it is not an easy task to teach or learn English in a country in which people mainly use their mother language which is not English. In Myanmar, likewise, there are many obstacles for students to improve their English language skills even though English was taught since their kindergarten.
Education System
The Lack of Resources
The Lack of Practice
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Creating your Own English Immersion Experience for ESL Students - TEFL Blog
Estefany Garduño
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
When you hear about English lessons, the first thing that comes into your mind is probably lessons taken from a book, answer lesson sheets, and talking in pairs applying a small group of vocabulary, and that's all. Let's change the game by giving a higher immersion of English to your ESL students without going to an English-speaking country to obtain more vocabulary, pronunciation, and speaking practice.
What is an English Immersion Experience?
How could I start?
Select a topic according to your students' English level
Include as receptive as productive skills.
Build confidence in students
Time to expand during the immersion experience
Immersion Experience Class Example
Final Thoughts
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TEFL China - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Esl Reading Speaking ann. 2
Date posted:2024-09-20 | Writer: Jooble | Email: [email protected]
Job description:
1.Full Time: Mon - Fri, 8am - 5pm
2.Position: ESL Reading & Speaking
3.To teach grade 10 students
Requirements:
1. Bachelor degree or above
2. Teaching qualification(TEFL/TESOL/CELTA certificate)
3.Two or more years teaching experience
Benefits:
1.Salary: 18,000-23,000 CNY per month
2.Accommodation provided
3.Flight allowance provided
4.Work Visa sponsored
5.Health insurance covered
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The Most Common Problems Portuguese Native Speaking Students When Learning English - TEFL Blog
Linda Dunsmore
Alumni Experiences
I have had the pleasure of living and teaching in Brazil over the past 2 years and in my time in this country I have learned a great amount about the difficulties that are seemingly unique to native Portuguese speakers trying to learn English as a second or even third language. There seems to be deeply ingrained assumptions within the way Portuguese speakers approach both the pronunciation of words based on their spelling, and their understanding of grammatical structures and the usage of said structures.
English is highly analytical, whereas Portuguese is intrinsically inflective
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ESL teaching classroom activities - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT TEFL & TESOL
1. Introduction to ESL Classroom Activities
2. Speaking and Listening Activities
3. Reading and Writing Activities
4. Vocabulary and Grammar Activities
One of the most effective ways to improve English language skills is through speaking and listening activities. These activities help students practice their pronunciation, fluency, and comprehension. One popular activity is role-playing, where students act out scenarios to practice conversational English. Another useful activity is storytelling, where students take turns sharing a story or personal experience. Listening activities, such as watching videos or listening to podcasts, can also enhance students' listening skills and expose them to different accents and speech patterns.
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How To Prepare ESL Students For Exams - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
ESL Exams: Are you an ESL teacher? Think about offering your students an exam preparation service! It is both profitable for you as a teacher and keeps your English learners motivated throughout the course. Come to this live stream to learn what you need to start preparing for exams! #TEFL#BestTEFL #TeachEnglishOnline Are you ready to teach English abroad or online? Click here and get started today: bit.ly/37gs5vO What is TEFL Certification? Where is it valid: bit.ly/36ma2Fg Check out our wide range of TEFL Courses: bit.ly/3ltqt73 Teach English online from anywhere you want: bit.ly/3ltqEPL
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Printable Fall Word Search for ESL Students - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Introduce the changing of the seasons to your classroom with this fun printable fall word search for ESL students.
This fun printable printable fall word search is ideal for any ESL and EFL classroom. The students can work on this worksheet either at home or in the classroom. You can have them work on it individually or do it as a fun activity for the whole class!
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4 Main Challenges for ESL Students in China - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Destinations Alumni Experiences
I have been in China for four years; I came here on 15, September 2015, as a student. During this time pursuing my Master's degree, I taught English as a foreign language in training centers, elementary school, high school and currently teaching in a Polytechnics.
Weak Language Foundation
Late Start:
Weak Language Acquisition Device:
Teen Development Problems:
Curriculum Structure
Combined Topics Per Lesson:
Student Placement:
Course Materials:
Lack of Motivation
Testing of Students:
Student Placement:
Poor Language Training Institutions
Teaching, Learning, and Business:
Unprofessional Teachers:
Lack of Regular Training:
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How To Prepare Esl Students For Exams - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
ESL Exams: Are you an ESL teacher? Think about offering your students an exam preparation service! It is both profitable for you as a teacher and keeps your English learners motivated throughout the course. Come to this live stream to learn what you need to start preparing for exams! #TEFL#BestTEFL #TeachEnglishOnline Are you ready to teach English abroad or online? Click here and get started today: https://bit.ly/37gs5vO What is TEFL Certification? Where is it valid: https://bit.ly/36ma2Fg Check out our wide range of TEFL Courses: https://bit.ly/3ltqt73 Teach English online from anywhere you want: https://bit.ly/3ltqEPL
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Multiple Tenses: Boon or Bane for ESL Students - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Tenses- Usually it creates tense for many ESL students during communication. It defines and differentiates the situation by time. Is time important in communication? Yes, it is. The wrong usage of tenses changes the exact meaning of the situation, what the speaker is trying to convey. So focusing tenses in grammar is more essential than others. Still, the proper usage of tenses is a complicated and confusing task for many high-level students in competitive exams. Then, what about the ESL students?
Teaching tenses:
Single tense at a time:
Multiple tenses at a time:
Why it is difficult?
Suggestions for teachers:
Teaching activities for multiple tenses:
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Praising Students: Is it Necessary for ESL Settings? - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
I am a teacher in a training center for young learners in China, Beijing. Our school has a praise system, to be more precise our school has its own money that students can use to buy some toys from our school's shop. To get this money students should listen to the teacher, do their homework, and pass the tests. The teachers can give them money even for each lesson if they want. And it is really useful to maintain discipline in the classroom. It's the first reason why we should praise the students. The second reason is that if you praise the students it increases their self-esteem and they are more likely to enjoy their course and be motivated during it.
Speaking from my experience, I praise the students in several ways:
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Creating Individualized Learning Plans for ESL Students - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Understanding the Importance of Individualized Learning Plans
Assessing ESL Students' Needs and Abilities
Tailoring Lesson Plans to Individual Learning Styles
Incorporating Technology in Individualized Learning Plans
Providing Differentiated Instruction for ESL Students
Monitoring Progress and Adjusting Learning Plans Accordingly
Building Confidence and Motivation in ESL Learners
Collaborating with Colleagues and Parents for Support
Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Learning Plans
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Individualized Learning Plans
Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) are crucial in ESL education to cater to the diverse needs and abilities of students. By customizing learning goals and strategies, teachers can effectively support each student's language... [Read more]
Stories for ESL Students of Different Age Groups - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Stories expose the students to more language, they engage and motivate the learner, they can be used to teach the structure of a language and the concepts about print which may be different between cultures. Stories with images can also help the students anchor their knowledge about the text. Listening to stories also helps the students hear accents and how words are pronounced. However, it is important to choose the correct book or story for the students you are working with. If familiar storylines are chosen the student is more likely to understand the story. It is also important to take into consideration the interests of the students and to find text on those topics.
Stories for Children
Books for Teens
Printed Materials for Adults
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ESL speaking practice exercises - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT TEFL & TESOL
1. Importance of Speaking Practice in ESL
2. Effective ESL Speaking Practice Exercises
3. Incorporating Speaking Practice into ESL Lessons
4. Online Resources for ESL Speaking Practice
Speaking practice is a crucial component of learning English as a second language (ESL). It helps students improve their pronunciation, fluency, and confidence in using the language. Regular speaking practice also enhances listening skills and overall communication abilities. By engaging in speaking exercises, ESL learners can overcome language barriers and become more proficient in real-life communication situations.
There are various speaking practice exercises that ESL teachers can incorporate into their lessons to help students improve their speaking skills. Role-plays, debates, discussions, and... [Read more]
