Forum: General Chat 
Apr 7th, 2008, 01:07 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 7th, 2008, 12:42 am
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Views: 3,231  Re: New Teacher
From a practical standpoint, with an eye towards helping them get on well in their regular academic studies, you might:
1. Go over and practice with them all of the basic classroom language which...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 7th, 2008, 12:27 am
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Views: 3,032 Re: Your ESL skills
That’s very true.
I love how many (perhaps most?) longtime ESL teachers went into the field expecting to do it for only a year or two, but then found it so gratifying that they decided to make a...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 2nd, 2008, 11:03 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,032 Re: Your ESL skills
Don’t be too hard on yourself. Like any other endeavor, the art of teaching and a thorough knowledge of the science behind it take time and dedication to develop. And if you talk to anyone (who is...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 2nd, 2008, 03:16 am
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Views: 3,633 Re: Is non-biased ESL possible?
A world Standard English dialect that we all (even native English speakers from the various countries) learn, use and teach?
Theoretically possible.
Check out David Crystal’s “English as a Global...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 2nd, 2008, 02:28 am
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Views: 21,630 Re: Warm-ups for Adults
You might try simple personality tests like you find in some magazines. You know the ones...given such and such situation, would you A, B or C? And then it interprets their answers.
I find that...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 25th, 2008, 05:01 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,633 Re: Is non-biased ESL possible?
I think what Mark said was right on – you can’t truly separate culture from language...nor would you really want to. The fact that language and culture are so closely intertwined is exciting.
You...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 22nd, 2008, 07:10 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 22nd, 2008, 04:14 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 22nd, 2008, 04:08 pm
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Views: 29,460 Re: conversation help for teenagers
Are you giving them the language they need to discuss the topics you’re assigning them first?
With that age group and level especially, it’s a good idea to thoroughly prepare them before you...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 22nd, 2008, 01:05 pm
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Forum: General Chat
Mar 6th, 2008, 04:35 am
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Views: 7,514 Re: Interesting facts about graduation
I think you’re handling it the right way. It’s important to be respectful, and standing up conveys that well. I can’t imagine any rational person expecting you to do anything beyond that though.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 6th, 2008, 04:29 am
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Views: 2,560 Re: ESL English basics
I think ideally all 4 would be given adequate attention, but time constraints and priorities have to figure into any decision on curriculum.
One way to look at it is such an early and narrow focus...
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Forum: General Chat
Mar 3rd, 2008, 03:12 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 20,659 Re: Country Mouse or City Mouse?
Smaller cities are fun for a while. The slower pace of life and the abundant greenery are very comforting. And it’s often much easier to discipline yourself in your own language studies.
But big...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 26th, 2008, 11:59 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,368 Re: How to help a student overcome his anxiety?
Getting to the point where you have truly internalized language bits and skills so that you can employ them as necessary in a natural, non self-conscious way takes extensive and ongoing practice....
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 26th, 2008, 12:20 am
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Replies: 47
Views: 60,627 Re: What age group do you prefer?
It can seem that way sometimes, what with keeping the teacher talking time down and all that. Being that I’m such a curious person, I find it exciting to get a peek at how students look at different...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 23rd, 2008, 04:38 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 23rd, 2008, 04:15 am
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Views: 9,993 Re: English through communicative activities
An approach that almost guarantees a poignant, engaging course is to:
1) spend the first class truly getting to know your particular students and their current interests and concerns, and then
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 22nd, 2008, 12:32 am
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Replies: 47
Views: 60,627 Re: What age group do you prefer?
My favorite classes are with adults, either in general English courses where they are paying for the classes themselves, or in ESP courses in a corporate training setting.
In such classes, the...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 22nd, 2008, 12:17 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 21st, 2008, 02:58 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,385 Re: Would you apologize to your students?
Where the grammatical usage in textbooks is concerned, I think it also depends on where it was written, or rather, who wrote it.
I’ve certainly come across a number of textbooks written by...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Dec 21st, 2007, 01:00 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,775 Re: How to generate discussions in class
That’s a tough situation where there are no hard and fast answers. Sometimes you get lucky and have a group of students who are very willing to speak up in front of the class, and sometimes it’s a...
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Forum: Advertise Your Services
Dec 19th, 2007, 10:19 pm
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Views: 3,005 Role-Plays Galore
Find lots of engaging role-plays, discussions and activities for the communicative classroom at ESL Genius (http://www.eslgenius.com).
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