5 tips to give feedback to students
What kind of feedback do you give your learners? Does it improve their grades or overall ability?Giving feedback to students...
Month: June 2021
Ain’t misbehavin’: alternatives to behaviour charts
Behaviour charts, those seemingly essential weapons in the toolkit of teachers of young learners, come in many forms – from...
Extensive listening through film 2
In ELT, listening and reading as language learning or language practice activities are thought of as both very distinct but...
Scrapbook: Unusual holidays
Here in the UK, we are, as I write, just beginning to talk about the possibility of holidays again, and...
The afflictions of ELT: four teacher maladies and their symptoms
Those who work in TEFL for an extended period are liable to suffer from a variety of afflictions. In this...
It Works in Practice 135
REPORTED SPEECH ACTIVITIESKatarzyna Kępińska, Wrocław, PolandHere are three activities involving reported speech that I use with my students:1 Job interviewWrite...
A FEAST for exams: a formula for familiarising students with exam content
At the beginning of any exam course, I like to let my students know exactly what it is they are...
Reviews 135
Helbling Graded ReadersFor full details of individual titles, see www.helblinglanguages.com.There seems to have been an upsurge in interest in extended...
Grammar detectives: creating a ‘Personal Grammar Book’
Teaching grammar to young beginners (aged 10–12) is an ongoing challenge for English teachers. The concept that ‘forms convey meanings’...
Weathering the storm: teachers surviving rough seas
There is an African saying that asserts that a smooth sea never makes a skilled sailor. Thanks to Covid-19, the...