Speaky Planet 7 Must-Listen Podcasts for English Language Teachers Podcasts are a great resource for English language teachers interested in professional development. Teacher trainers on TESOL courses and by Directors of Studies can use podcasts as part of their CPD (Continuous Professional Development) programme for their teaching team. What are Podcasts? Podcasts are audio files, which can be uploaded to your phone, tablet, mp3 player, laptop or desktop computer and listened to at any time. They are basically radio programmes which can be listened to at home, at work, in the office, on public transport, in the car, in the gym, or while going for a walk or a run. There are a number of podcasts available for English language teachers, for novice teaching and experienced professionals, and I will list a number of them in this post. Some of them are only about teaching English while others deal with the broader fields of SLA (second language acquisition) and language teacher education. 7 Great Podcasts for English Language Teachers The TEFL Show teaching
Teacher/Pathfinder Educational Village Digital Play In the University of Bristol’s Education Endowment Foundation‘s recent study on Neuroscience and Education, (Howard-Jones, 2014), there is an interesting section on Learning Games. Classroom practice and neuroscientific research The review ”considers the extent to which insights from the sciences of mind and brain influence, or are close to influencing classroom practice”, summarising “existing evidence about approaches and interventions that are based, or claim to be based, on neuroscience evidence.” The report categorises the approaches into 1) those which are likely to have a positive impact on attainment, 2) those which need further testing to determine the likely impact on attainment, and 3) those which do not seem to have a promising impact on attainment. Further research required What is known about Learning Games Popular games stimulate the brain’s reward systemThe brain’s reward response can positively influence the rate we learn
Starfall's Learn to Read with phonics English for Kids, ESL, EFL Kids, Young Learners and Beginners Resources - eslkidslab.com Tips for Getting Students to Play Games and Learn This Summer In many countries, students are taking a break for the summer. Yes, we want our students to enjoy their time away from classes, however, we don’t want them to lose the language they’ve acquired. Learning a language requires continuous practice and the best practice is always outside the classroom within a context. One way to motivate students to practice their English in a fun way is to get them to do it while they play! I can guarantee you that every one of your students will find time to play this summer, online and offline! Find Out Your Students’ Gaming Habits Use one of your class discussions to explore your students’ gaming habits. Engage Parents Conduct a parent workshop to teach parents how to help their children play the games and reinforce the language at home. Encourage Game Play for Young Learners Parents are very important in motivating very young children to play games. Encourage Game Play for Teens Encourage Game Play for Adults Adults also play games. Other related articles:
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ESL Games and Game Board The ESL game boards found on this page are in the form of Microsoft Word documents. It may take a few second to open. Just click, print, and photocopy. A great motivating TEFL activity. Word Skills: Review synonyms, antonyms, beginning sounds, ending sounds, middle sounds, and rhymes. Guess What: Practise the word skill of saying what things are using relative clauses such as a person who, a place where, a time when, and a thing that. Super Quiz Games: Jeaopardy-style quiz games that teachers can customize with a click! Elementary School Science: Comprehension and vocabulary questions for grade 2-4 elementary school science. What Do You Want to Do: Teach concepts vocabulary about things that kids typically want like to do such as playing a game or doing a puzzle. Content Questions: Kids answer content questions like What do seeds need to grow? Opposites: A great vocabulary review for about 60 common opposite pairs. Categories Intermediate: Students name 3 examples of a category.
Listen to English - learn English! - The podcast website for people learning English Calendar: Days and Months Collect all kinds of calendar even if they are old to help out during the lesson. Use a real calendar to show the day and months of the year. The calendar helps understand numbers up to 31. Have them say their birthday and look up the date in the calendar and say what day it is on the present year. I made cards to help ordering the months of the year and the days of the week. Link : Game: Go to Month. Teacher: January! Question and answer cards. Activity 1-You can place the question cards in a bag or facedown in a pile on your desk. Activity 2- Divide the class into groups . Teacher: the first letter is J and the last letter is Y. The students look through the cards and guess the word. Students should learn the ordinal numbers for telling dates. Also use the ordinal numbers cards to order the days and the month such as, 1st day of school is Monday, the first month is January.