As I was writing the first part of this two-part series about motivating your ESL students, I had an “explosion” of ideas. But a difficult week with (wouldn’t you know?) a very reluctant and attitude-filled student almost made me turn around and not write about it any more. After all, what kind of an expert […]
Before I even dive in, I have to say – I started writing this post and realized that there is SO MUCH I want to share with you on this topic. In order not to take up too much of your time, though, I have split it into two parts and the first one is […]
Language is made up of words and learning new words allows us to understand what people are saying. Therefore, vocabulary instruction is key. If you ever learned another language, you will know that in the beginning, the sounds and the words that are made up of them really do not make much sense or even […]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about online resources that work really well for my ESL students. They are a combination of websites and apps and some of them were better for printing worksheets while others presented ideas and different ways to teach vocabulary and concepts to my students. Today, I would […]
Teaching is an incredibly rewarding activity but at the same time it is no easy feat. I know, I didn’t say anything new here. Teaching ESL (or English to speakers of other languages), on the other hand, brings the rewarding and complex parts of our honorable profession to a whole new level. In simplified terms, […]
The new year has arrived and so have new ideas and inspiration. I am always on the quest to delve deeper into what it takes to learn a language and so I have decided to start a series of posts for those who are teachers of English learners as well as anyone interested in language. […]
This post contains affiliate links. Please refer to the side bar for more details. It’s funny how a teacher’s room is full of books and yet we still continue to look for that perfect lesson or idea. In this age of technology, I am truly thankful for Google and Pinterest, which give me plenty of […]
Hello, class. Today we are going to try and figure out why leaves change color in the fall. You will work with a partner and if you have any questions, you will first have to try and work them out in your group. I would like to point out, that once you are finished your […]
Today I stopped by a classroom to talk to a teacher about one of our students. As I entered the room, she was looking at an upcoming professional development schedule on her computer and shaking her head. “This is all good”, she said. “But I could really use some information on how to work with someone […]