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Reading Time: < 1 minute Dear Teacher, Teaching beginners can be a lot of fun, but as I talk to more and more teachers about how they teach, I’m uncovering some misconceptions. Here are 3 that I’ve uncovered that I hope can help you (or the teachers you work with): I shouldn’t focus on vocabulary right away It’s true that […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes As an EFL teacher, you certainly use the best textbook in the world. Your students understand new material in an instant and never need to practice or review foundational vocabulary, grammar, phonics or other skills. Your smart board works 100% of the time, without any hitches. Your school supplies you with oodles of supplemental material […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Words: 185 Reading Length: 1 minute If you are not in the mind frame of growth, now is the time to make that leap of faith as we start to climb the mountain towards the next level. Recently, I was asked why I am not grammar focused and my response was, English is more about […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fall is a time of harvest and feasts and festivals! So here’s a great list of books and games that use food as a theme! We hope you enjoy this YUMMY list! If you need more help learning how to use these books and games in your class, be sure to check out our WeChat […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Teaching a class with over 20 students can be daunting as well as energy sapping. However, with the correct strategies, it can be rewarding and provided the topic is engaging and stimulating, students will hardly ever get bored listening to the teacher and interacting with peers. Here are the strategies I have used. I can guarantee […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes When reading story books to students you might have noticed a few of them tune out and stop listening. Why? The pictures are colorful, the story is interesting, the English is easy… but they still aren’t listening. First, Try to connect the story to real life. Have them look around the room and find similar […]