Oxford University Press - English Language Teaching Global Blog DESCRIBING WORDS - Find Adjectives to Describe Things How to Teach English Online and One-on-One Like a Pro – The Busy Teacher Store Tips and tricks you need to translate your ESL class teaching skills into online and one-on-one lessons, for success in these new ESL fields. Two things are changing the educational landscape drastically and quickly Those two things are the integration of the Internet in learning and the desire for one-on-one lessons. 175 step-by-step instructions for teaching in cutting edge ESL environments50 tips and tricks for learning about and mastering one-on-one lessons115 tips for teaching ESL like a pro to students successfully online A great experience for both you and your students While you may feel overwhelmed by the unknown when facing a totally new teaching environment, our books are designed to help you especially in those situations. When will I get it? This is a PDF e-book, so you won't have to wait days for delivery.
Mindfulness for teachers: A pilot study to assess effects on stress, burnout and teaching efficacy Resources for Teaching English Online Want to start teaching English or any language online?Here are all the resources that you need to be a freelance teacher. I’ll update this page often and include my posts and other links. If you feel that there is something else that can be added then please get in contact. Note that most of these links will be affiliate links. Resources for starting your own website So, you’re going to need a website in order to make your own presence known. Godaddy – I use Godaddy for all of my domain names. Bluehost – Most of my websites are hosted with Bluehost. SiteGround – A little bit more expensive than Bluehost but the support and reliability are top notch. ThemeForest – Having a great looking theme is really important, and my favorite place to find the best themes is ThemeForest. Plugins – My favorite plugins to use for my WordPress sites. Video Equipment Click here to see what I use to create my YouTube videos. (Be sure to read the description as I highlight who each camera is for)
Current trends in ELT (UK) Around 25 years ago, when I worked at International House London, I used to teach a course called ‘Current Trends in ELT’. I no longer have records of the time so I can’t be 100% sure what was included in the course, but task-based learning, the ‘Lexical Approach’, the use of corpora, English as a Lingua Franca, learner autonomy / centredness, reflective practice and technology (CALL and CD-ROMs) were all probably part of it. I see that IH London still offers this course (next available course in January 2021) and I am struck by how similar the list of contents is. Only ‘emerging language’, CLIL, DOGME and motivation are clearly different from the menu of 25 years ago. The term ‘current trends’ has always been a good hook to sell a product. You could be forgiven for wondering what is especially innovative about many of the ELTon award-winners, or indeed, why neophilia actually matters at all. The most immediate and unsurprising observation is that technology is ubiquitous. Macro trends
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19 Successful Online English Teachers Share Their Tips and Resources for Planning Online Lessons Thanks to everyone who contributed! I receive A LOT of emails from online teachers (and online teachers to be) about planning; namely, what they should include in their lessons and what resources they should use. As there are many areas of English and different teaching methods, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. What I do and what I use might not work for you and your learners. However, there are some common practices and amazing resources that you can use in your online lessons. And as a way of celebrating the incredible teachers who create their own content so that we can use it with our students, I have put together this super post. I asked 19 online teachers for a tip or an app when it comes to lesson planning, and for them to share their resource. As well as being a handy guide for you, this might also inspire you too to create content for your learners (if you’re not doing this already). (At the bottom of the post there is a chance for you to add your own resources.) Gabby Wallace
Teaching Online by Nicky Hockly and Lindsay Clandfield To celebrate the launch of their new book, Teaching Online, Nicky Hockly and Lindsay Clandfield share their 5 favourite activities for teaching English online. We find that EFL teachers are increasingly expected to offer elements of their courses online, but very often are not sure where to start, or how to teach online. That´s why we wrote Teaching Online – to provide teachers with exactly this sort of guidance. The book has advice about online tools to use, what part(s) of your course you could offer online, and above all, a great set of activities you can use to teach online. 1 My window, my world This is a getting-to-know-you activity. It’s a great way to get a window into what the other people on your course are like. *If you are using a VLE (virtual learning environment) then you will be able to set up different discussion forums for activities 2 Five clicks away This is a great reading activity that really can only be done online. 3 Follow that story! Here’s another reading activity.