One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “A few days ago I was walking to the center where I teach classes: some of them are for practicing speaking in English, both they and me. And some other classes are private, individual: the student and I work on the course books and notebooks of their school. These latter classes are for ...

One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “If your students have the words, they can have the communication they want to hold. No words and no grammar: no communication.Something you can do is providing your students with the words and grammar they need to give a message, like ‘It’s everyone’s duty to preserve our world’. For ...

Top Tips for Teaching Concepts:  The Park Words are more exhilarating when you animate them! ~ Marnee Hi Everyone, Do you want to know a secret for helping your child excel when participating in the classroom?  One trick is to ensure your child understands “concepts”. Concepts are words that provide key information that assist your [...]

I published the following post on a former blog of mine. It was composed on October 31, 2007. I have changed some words and expressions. This post may show some insight of the learner. I’ve left some peculiar style, on purpose. The teacher will try to promote in his/her student the attitude to learn vocabulary, by talking with him or her, so that ...

This is a comment I’ve just written, for British Council – BBC site, to answer a teacher who wants to receive ideas to teach the speaking skill. / Photo from learningsupport co uk (The comment has not been published yet: the staff is moderating whether being outlet on the site). Hello Maria Victoria, small9 and vlnraojagatha, You know ...

A comment of mine on British Council BBC website, published today June 9. The site can be found on www.teachingenglish.co.uk Hello cmftrier and everyone,In my degree of Philology of English we were taught the difference between errors and mistakes. It fits what some of you state.If it helps you out, my primeval goal in the classroom is ...

This is chapter 28 from my book on TEFL, TESL, ELL. Photo from www tribuneindia com 28. Cómo aprender palabras nuevas Leyendo. Entre otras fuentes, que ahora veremos. La lectura es una fuente de modos de decir peculiares del inglés, de palabras, de enriquecimiento. Van creando un depósito, del que el hablante no nativo extrae las palabras ...

One day teacher A said to teacher B, ''On posts approximately #106 through #120 I told you how you can present verbal tenses in your classes. Grammar is essential. It's like the skeleton of communication. No grammar, no communication. Our students need vocabulary too. My classes are extra-school. They have learned the grammar in the school, in ...

One day teacher B said to teacher A, “I have clearly realized that the teacher must effectively make every student participate. The teacher should rope all his students in the class-period, asking and addressing each student, both slower students and more advanced (or better-achievers) ones, combining simple questions and prompts with ...

One day teacher B said to teacher A, ''So, as a summary of what I try to do in my class-periods is aiming toward communication. Some teachers implement too much translation from English into Spanish, for example, with the text or stories that are in the students' coursebooks. Translating is ok, yet it's only one more activity, not the only one, ...