How to create a useful language learning journal
A language learning journal is a study tool that is often helpful in developing habits and keeping record of your achievements while...
Dealing with poor behavior in your classroom
Though there are many behavior challenges teachers have to face in the classroom, three stand out in my classes that I have often had to...
Techniques for building trust and understanding with ESL learners
Okay, I’m being a bit lazy, but I like this one too. I promise to review these to see if I can make them more fun to read; as they are,...
Basic Class Structure: The Space
I remember a friend going through teacher training for a particular chain of ESL Academies one summer. This chain had recognized the...
Basic Class Structure: The Class Activity
That chart above is not the definitive class structure; it is the class structure that I used in Interpretive ESL classes. It is not the...
Warming Up: Your Mouths / Warming Up: Your Minds
I’ve combined these two themes mainly because they are pretty simple, each of them, to discuss. In addition, I believe that they should...
Keep it Simple, It’s for You to Share with Them
Hey all. I’ve a number of posts in “draft”, meaning I’ve prepared the titles for the posts, knowing what I need to write, and when I’ve...
Warming Up: Your Bodies
Do read (or reread!) my post on who I learned to teach from. That post will prepare you for the basic concept of this post. When I first...
