How to Create an (Almost) Perfect ESL Lesson Plan from Scratch ATTN: Newbie ESL teachers. I have a story for you that should sound familiar. My first six months teaching English in Korea were a disaster. I had no training, and no idea what I was doing. A blank sheet of paper had to become 45 minutes of constructive ESL teaching. After a lot of trial and error, I finally figured out a simple recipe to create ESL lesson plans that work. How to Create an (Almost) Perfect ESL Lesson Plan from Scratch The challenges of ESL lesson planning While beginning to teach English in Korea, I only kept my job because of my incredibly patient co-teachers. What made it so hard? With no educational training, I was expected to teach English to Korean middle school students without a book. If any of this sounds familiar, then this blog is for you. Questions to ask before making a lesson plan Give these questions some thought before you outline your ESL lesson plan. 1. 2. 3. The 6 crucial stages of ESL lesson planning Step 1: Decide on your lesson plan objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
‘Can you teach well without a sound knowledge of educational theory? The answer is no’ On what evidence did George Bernard Shaw base his infamous slur "Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach"? In the case of teaching teachers, this simply isn’t my experience. Excellent classroom teachers take up teacher education positions in universities as a positive mid-career choice. It enables them to focus on developing teaching and the curriculum within their chosen subject specialism to a very high level. In a published pamphlet, Professor Chris Winch and I argue that the structure of teacher training may be contributing to teacher education’s image problem, so it needs a radical rethink. Instead, we are concerned that teachers also need to know and understand educational theory if they are to teach well, and this aspect of their professional knowledge is insufficiently developed at present. Teachers need to know and understand established theories that have stood the test of time about how children learn, and apply them successfully to their practice. This is so sad.
10 Creative Ways to Use Popular Movies in Fun ESL Lessons Bored of book work? Tired of teacher-talking? Want something exciting for your students? Then watch a movie! Now, I know what some of you might be thinking: Isn’t watching a movie a cop-out? It’s tempting to think that putting on a movie is simply a great excuse for the teacher to sit at the back of the room, dim the lights and fall asleep clutching the remote. Creating a lesson around a popular movie is a sure-fire way to have fun, engage your English learners and gain some much coveted popularity! How Does Watching a Movie Help ESL Students? There are countless ways in which movies can support your lesson. For example, they can be used to: Reinforce a grammar pointListen for gistPractice vocabularyDiscuss and debateRole play Movies are a brilliant way for students to hear up-to-date authentic speech and be exposed to various accents. To help your ESL students improve their English using any movie or short film, try out the following activities! 5 Great ESL Movie Comprehension Activities 1. 2.
How can film help you teach or learn English? What can film and video add to the learning experience? Kieran Donaghy, who won the British Council’s TeachingEnglish blog award tells us why film is such a good resource and recommends some useful websites, in one of our top five articles of all time, illustrated by artist Jamie Johnson. Language teachers have been using films in their classes for decades, and there are a number of reasons why film is an excellent teaching and learning tool. Learning from films is motivating and enjoyable Motivation is one of the most important factors in determining successful second-language acquisition. Film provides authentic and varied language Another benefit of using film is that it provides a source of authentic and varied language. Film gives a visual context The visuality of film makes it an invaluable language teaching tool, enabling learners to understand more by interpreting the language in a full visual context. Variety and flexibility Lesson plans Allat C Lessonstream Viral ELT Film English
IDroo Online Collaboration Tools: A Critical Examination: Twiddla Analysis Collaboration tool Analysis Who are they and what do they do? Twiddla is a real-time based collaboration tool that allows many people the opportunity to gather at one time and communicate via text or video in order to make suggestions for changes on websites, documents, or images. The programmers who created this tool actually designed it for themselves with the idea of having a way to share ideas in real-time in a whiteboard like setting. This tool was the first of its kind, as the programmers were forced to create this tool for their job needs. Who is this application for? Twiddla is for anyone looking for suggestions on work in progress. What functions and tools can this application perform? Twiddla has many useful functions, surrounding 5 main focuses. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Twiddla combines chat and voice to allow users to make the most of the collaborative process. The best part about Twiddla is that it does not require any downloads or specific web browser. How does this application work? 1.
12 Recommended Web Extensions for English Language Learners | American TESOL Institute Teach your students how to use a web browser (Chrome, Firefox, or Safari) to empower their language learning. Extensions appear at the top of a browser usually to the right (left for Safari) of the omnibar. These tiny icons when clicked allow students to interact and engage with any website. Each extension is packed with incredible features and allow students to do things, such as hear websites read aloud, translate websites, define words, create flashcards with new vocabulary, take quizzes, bookmark the website, annotate the website, and so much more. Find free extensions by searching the web browser’s store. For Chrome, click the Window tab then Extensions. Read & Write– One of the best apps for students that has many features, such as reading aloud whole texts or selections while highlighting the words, defining words with text and picture dictionaries, speech to text, suggestion of the next word to write, and much more.Ginger– Helps with writing.
Voscreen: teaching with video clips I might be a bit late to the Voscreen party as I’ve discovered this free platform a couple of months ago. I’ve been experimenting with it quite a bit and I’d like to share my 10 ideas about using it with English learners in and out of the classroom. What is Voscreen? Voscreen is a free platform (you need to sign up / log in with your Facebook account which takes 5 seconds) offering a variety of very short video clips which come from TV series, movies, songs, you name it. In each short clip, a phrase is said. As you enter the website, you select your native language, watch the clip, and then choose the accurate translation to the short phrase uttered in the clip. There are 5 levels of difficulty to choose from, as well as a number of grammar categories to browse through (Present Simple, Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs, Passive Voice etc.). Using Voscreen with students #1 Paraphrasing (levels intermediate and higher) Voscreen lends itself perfectly to practice paraphrasing. Example: #6 Why?
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Audacity download How to Create Videos: The Equipment and Tools You Need | Teaching ESL Online With my YouTube Channels, social media profiles, and online courses, I’ve made around 200 videos over the last 12 months. And in this post, I’m going to talk about the equipment and tools I use, along with alternatives to suit every budget. A big part of my process recently has been to make it as easy as possible to start shooting a video; I have put my DSLR camera and lavalier mic away for the time being. And because of this, along with speeding up the post-production process, I’ve brought down the time it takes to create a video for my English learners (from the initial idea to the uploaded video and post) from around 6-8 hours to about 1-2 hours. So, with that in mind, let’s look at what you’ll need to create videos, what I use, and the alternatives out there. Camera Options Most people already have a perfectly fine camera for shooting high quality video: a smartphone. Using Your Smartphone If you do use your phone, then there are a couple of things you need to think about: Webcam Lighting