How to keep discipline in a language classroom?
The issue of discipline has been discussed by many researchers and a lot of ideas has been presented on the phenomena. However, the list is not limited and every teacher will face the problem...
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Reducing L1 in the English classroom
L1 vs. L2 in the classroom Should there be L1 in the English classroom? It’s an age-old debate. Deller (2003) believes that it is useful for students to use L1 in the classroom in...
Who is afraid of poetry in the CLIL classroom?
In 2007, Carter stated that “literature has begun to assume a higher profile in contexts of second language acquisition” (p. 10). This assertion was made at the time CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)...
Measuring progress in academic ESL classes
Language teachers often discuss the difficulty of measuring how well their students are doing. A typical comment goes something like, “When you’re testing in a history class (or biology, or law, etc.) it’s easy....
Assessment in the multi-level classroom
Testing and assessment are important in any classroom. In addition to the obvious goal of finding out if students have learned what is required for the end of term or year, assessment also gives...
Getting English language students to practice outside of class
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” – Aristotle For many teachers the extension of language learning outside the classroom can really benefit their...
Making crossword puzzles with Hot Potatoes in 10 simple steps
Let’s start with the program itself – Hot Potatoes is freeware and you can download it from: https://hotpot.uvic.ca/. The software includes six applications that allow you to create different types of interactive tasks (e.g....
Coming of age as a teacher
I envy new teachers! When you are a new teacher, everything you do is new. While ‘learning the ropes’, you constantly take risks and experiment, evaluate and take decisions. There are so many surprises:...
Lesson Plan – My last holiday
Temat lekcji: My last holiday. Past Simple – affirmatives and negatives – grammar practice.Czas przeszły prosty – zdania twierdzące oraz przeczenia. Cel ogólny: Poprawne budowanie zdań twierdzących oraz przeczeń w czasie Past Simple. Cele...
Cultural focus – The British
Cultural focus – The British Level(s): (B1) Intermediate/ (B2) Upper-Intermediate Aimed at: Teenagers/young adults/adults Aims: Speaking/ Vocabulary in the context of stereotypes about the British and Britain and British cultural symbols/Authentic reading Materials: Handouts...
