How to Build Rapport With Students – in an ESL Classroom
Do you remember your high school years? For many of us, the events that stick out weren’t that important in the big scheme of things – just some kind of nonsense that went on every single day. Even if you played no part in the drama, you wanted the inside scoop – who...
List of Teacher Goals – Five Objectives to Focus on to be a Successful TESOL Teacher
Anyone who gets into English Language Teaching doesn’t do it for the money. There are lots of jobs out there that pay a lot, lot more. So why do we do it? For a lot of instructors, teaching ESL students isn’t just a job, it’s a vocation, a calling. We’re not just...
TESOL Resources – Supplementary Materials
In the vast majority of ESL/EFL schools you’ll teach at and classrooms you’ll teach in, there will be a syllabus or curriculum to follow with at least one key textbook. And this textbook will provide the bulk of the learning materials you’ll use to instruct your...
Teaching ESL – Common Mistakes That English Language Teachers Make And How To Avoid Them
No English language teacher gets into this profession for the money. Every language teacher I’ve ever met gets job satisfaction from seeing their students succeed, rather than through fancy perks and golden parachutes. But even the most dedicated and empathetic...
Fluency vs Accuracy in English Language Teaching
In staffrooms all over the world, English language teachers debate how they can best help their students to acquire English proficiency. How can I create a great lesson plan? What’s the best way to motivate students? How much homework is the right amount and what kind...
Methods and Approaches of English Language Teaching
With all of the different options available, it can be confusing for English language teachers to decide on which teaching methodology or approach to use in the classroom. It can even get even more confusing in trying to understand the difference between a method and...
What is Task-based Learning?
Task-based Learning (TBL), or from the teaching perspective Task-based Teaching (TBT), is a methodology that rectifies a common, yet serious problem in today’s English language teaching classrooms. Many English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign...
How to be an excellent English language teacher
Being a good English language teacher starts with passion – a passion for the importance of learning, and being enthusiastic about sharing that passion in the classroom. It’s about having a sense of achievement when you can help your students achieve their English...