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13 September

How to Improve your Teaching

  • Posted by Brian
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Many languages of the world are regular in the way that they are structured. This makes English grammar very difficult for thousands of students whose first language follows a consistent grammatical pattern. Although there is nothing anyone can do about …

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09 July

Get Kids Interested and Excited About Learning English

  • Posted by Brian
  • Categories Childrem, Teaching Tips

English Foreign Language classes can accelerate learning if they offer exciting stories for the children to enjoy. People of all ages need to be interested in what they are studying. If you think of your own experience you’ll remember times …

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30 August

Building English Language Confidence in Children

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Let’s assume you’re teaching rhyming words to your Children’s ESL  EFL class. Some of the children are interested in your rhyming words lesson but others aren’t participating. Perhaps they are shy, frightened or unfamiliar with some of the sounds. It’s …

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18 March

Teaching the Simple Present Tense with the Negative

  • Posted by Brian
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When ESL beginners learn to answer questions with positive answers they progress without too much difficulty. The negative answers, however, are more complex because the pattern is different with the use of “to be” and “to do”. Generally the structure …

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10 September

Suggestions for Maintaining Interest and Control in English Second Language Classrooms

  • Posted by Brian
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Experienced teachers know that control is key to success with  many different types of classes. It seems that each group develops a personality of its own. Some groups have their energy needs under control – they are ready and eager …

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01 February

An ESL Teaching Activity – What’s going on?

  • Posted by DG01
  • Categories Activities, Blog, Students Activities, Teaching Tips

In teaching ESL classes in different countries, we found that students enjoyed working in small groups. Usually, they needed something to spark their imaginations, so that they could try out their English skills. We found that picture activities are good …

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10 June

Starting an ESL Beginners’ Class

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When beginning students enroll in an ESL class, they are likely to come in with quite a bit of anxiety. They want to learn English, but many of them will be worried that it will be too difficult, or that …

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03 June

Keeping your ESL Class Alive – tips for ESL Teachers

  • Posted by DG01
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When you are teaching an ESL class, have you ever stopped and looked at the students’ faces? What do you see? Are the students sitting up, eager to see what comes next, or are they all slouched down with a …

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24 May

Tips for Accommodating Advanced Students in ESL Classrooms

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Most classes have several students who are more advanced than the others. They learn easily, their assignments are finished quickly, and they can be a behavior problem if they are bored. Teachers are required to meet the needs of children …

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19 May

ESL Students and Their Accents

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It is important to remember that everyone has an accent. If we travel from the West Coast of Canada to Toronto, we immediately notice the difference in the people’s accents. If we travel on to Newfoundland, there are some remote …

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