Teaching ESL

This is a guest post from Jessica Robinson. You can find more of Jessica’s writing at The Speaking Polymath. Here, she introduces some fantastic methods for classroom management. Many thanks, Jessica!     Every classroom has some noisy and disruptive students. Classroom management is essentially the process of preventing disruptive behaviors from students so that …

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There are thousands of great topics to talk about in your English speaking class. Equally, there are a number of topics you absolutely should not talk about in your English class. The problem is that it is a speaking class — so people want to talk. And eventually, some uncomfortable topics may come up — …

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This week we are sharing with you an article written by Laura Garbers of CraftResumes.   Those who have never tried teaching don’t know how hard it can be. Sure, it looks like a piece of cake for those who complain about how teachers are only used to follow the curriculum and involve no creativity in …

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I hate learning English! This is a very common complaint from English and ESL students around the world. Through no fault of their own, English became the main global language of the world. And now they have to learn it. With 350 million native English speakers and 430 million people speaking English as a second …

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The idea of going outside and leaving the classroom fills most ESL students with excitement. Especially if they are bored teenagers that are stuck in class day after day and yearning to get out into the fresh air. Same for young children who find it difficult to sit still for longer than ten minutes. Even …

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You ever had that student? That one student that just wants to make your life a living hell for the next forty minutes? I have had many. The class clown to the little princess to that weird kid who doesn’t say a word to anyone at all. They come in all shapes and sizes. More …

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One of the benefits of teaching in an ESL class is that you can do many different activities in the classroom. There are hundreds of games and physical activities available for you to use in every single lesson that you do. In fact, this is the perfect way to start all of your ESL classes. …

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Do you talk too much in your English class? Are you the kind of teacher who cannot resist telling the student every facet of your life? How you had some trouble getting to class today, because of all this traffic. Or maybe you answer questions for them, because why not? They know the answer anyway …

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As the man said, preparation is everything. And this applies no greater than to teaching English. If you are new to teaching English, you should have the words prepare everything tattooed on your forehead. That way you will never go into a class unprepared or with no lesson plan at all. Just think of this: …

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So you’re all set and ready for the big plane journey abroad. You’ve got your ticket, applied for the perfect English teaching job overseas and been accepted. Got your visa, got that weird feeling in the pit of your stomach — a combination of excitement and absolute dread. But it’s happening. You are going. But …

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