Articles for Teachers

How to Take Advantage of Mobile Technologies for Classroom Learning -- Anne Sampson

Today’s students are digital natives who are more likely to get engaged and prosper if given the chance to use mobile technology for learning. So if you’ve been thinking about implementing it in ...

Online Learning: Advantages and Disadvantages -- Joanne

The advancement of technology has made a lot of things that are previously impossible, possible. It has made communication and information very accessible for everyone. Technology continues to shape ...

Encouraging Students to Speak: Tips for ESL Teachers -- Zoe Anderson

Learning to speak English can be intimidating. No one knows this better than ESL teachers. Dealing with learners who are reluctant to speak because they are shy or self-conscious can be a challenge. ...

How to teach bilingual students successfully? -- Isabel Wiliams

An effective bilingual education is in its nature multidimensional and flexible in classroom instruction, organization the creation of a program aimed to reach specific objectives. Teachers facing ...

The Affective Filter -- Keith Brooks

Years ago I was teaching English in Korea when I noticed one student was staring at me like a deer staring into headlights. I was sure she was lost in the lesson. I then noticed her grades were ...

How to get a better English Teaching job -- Lily Ryan

One thing is certain – the current recession climate will only serve students of English to tighten their belts and reconsider private tutoring or taking language classes at all. Many companies ...

Teaching Reading -- Keith Brooks

Years ago I was teaching in Cambodia. During my morning prep time with several teachers it was revealed one teacher (not in the room at the time) was asking other teachers on how to teach reading. ...

"My Students are too Stupid to Learn" -- Keith

I never get angrier when I hear a teacher say this. Students are not too stupid to learn. The teachers, who say this, look at you and say that they (the students) just look at them with a blank ...

Interactive Classroom Activities -- Luciansw

Students learn through their participation in the attainment of knowledge by gathering information and processing it by solving problems and articulating what they have discovered. Each activity ...

Teaching Languages with Laughter -- Jessica

I first discovered laughter in 2008. I was in Oklahoma and saw a sign for Laughter Yoga, I went to a session and knew it would become a part of my life. As I traveled the world, I never forgot ...