Teaching students how to use video at home
One of the best ways to take advantage of video in the ESL classroom is to offer students a host of techniques that can be used outside...
Verbs in the Universe of Discourse: Training video 00, Introduction
Hey all. So, still in the process of migrating material onto the blog from older attempts at the blog on other sites. On the other hand,...
English pronunciation for the ESL learner
By using a comprehensive approach towards teaching English pronunciation, the teacher can create a basis for many of the tasks in the ESL...
Listening to the Universe of Discourse: 03
So, let’s take an example I gave on that forum mentioned a couple of posts ago: the word “hello”. Most of our students will be quite...
Studying Online: Obstacles and Motivation
When you begin an online course, you often start with high spirits and a lot of enthusiasm. Perhaps the course will help you move up in...
Sentence structure and substitution techniques in language learning
Most languages have a basic structure that can be recognized, learned and taken advantage of when learning to speak them. This structure...
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...
Is it really harder for adults?
The ways in which we learn languages are always at debate within the linguistic community. Some of the ideas put forth become...
Adult learners in the ESL classroom
An adult learner of ESL will be in the classroom for a variety of reasons. In order to make the learning experience the most fulfilling...
How traditional memorization and recitation techniques help students develop strong cognitive abilit
Hey all. This is an “article” I wrote years ago for a content farm. The title was given (I certainly didn’t make it up!). The style was...