Stories from the Front Lines of EFL December 27, 2011 Teaching in a Small Village in Poland (by Anita Kwiatkowska) In September 2003 I got a phone call from my former primary school teacher offering me a part time job in the old primary school I started my education in. I felt extremely excited!... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Activities / Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know December 24, 2011 EFL Teacher’s Kit for Surviving Kids (by Shelly Sanchez Terrell) When I first began teaching very young English language learners in Germany, I went a bit insane! Kids climbed the walls literally and flew the paper airplanes I had actually thought would be a... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stories from the Front Lines of EFL December 20, 2011 I’ll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours (by Steven Herder) Committed to Learning After 20 years in the EFL classroom, I still learn new things all the time. Certainly, here in Japan, the students are completely different than they were back in 1989; in... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know December 12, 2011 Bring Language to Life in Your Classroom (by Karen Frazier-Tsai) Whenever I teach, I do all I can to present language so that it comes to life for the students. As an English teacher, I instantly become an actor in order to convey meaning... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Technology for Teaching and Learning December 10, 2011 Tools for 21st Century Teachers (by Nour Alkhalidy) Living in a complex, rapid, digital environment, and having a digital-savvy generation that has grown up in this environment, requires us as educators to be aware of changes and challenges and to bring new... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Technology for Teaching and Learning November 17, 2011 A Global Classroom is Born (by Deb Frazier) A Global Classroom Is Born! Will your class be a member? Our Beginnings The Global Classroom was born in the minds of Deb Frazier’s (@frazierde) young students: Our first grade class [in Ohio, USA]... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know November 6, 2011 Teaching High Level Kids (by Randy Poehlman) Teaching high-level children can be a challenging endeavor, fraught with various drawbacks and difficulties for a teacher. Students who are returning from an English speaking country, who have become bilingual through intensive children’s language... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stories from the Front Lines of EFL October 23, 2011 The Treasures of Teaching (by Joanne Sato) Hi. I’m a British woman who has been living and teaching in Japan for thirteen years. I have lived in Fukushima (yes, THAT Fukushima) city for the last ten of those and work at... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know October 20, 2011 Choice in the EFL Classroom (by Vicky Saumell) I have been teaching teens for 20 years and finding effective strategies to motivate them is something that I have always been interested in since it has really helped me with my teen classes.... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Reflection October 16, 2011 The Blasted Oak (by Torn Halves) This is the story of a sensitive soul who decided to teach English as a foreign language. Like other such souls she was acutely aware that the world is not as it ought to... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket