English Teaching Today
Suggest some ways in which the teacher can help to raise student motivation.
- By taking every opportunity to show them how important it is for them to know English.
- By fostering their self-image as successful language learners.
- By ensuring that classroom activities are interesting.
Can you give a few fun ways to review vocabulary?
- How many can you remember? Competition
- Bingo
-Hot Seat
- Compose sentences/a story
Can you give some ideas for fun listening activities for students?
- Bingo
-Draw what I say
-Listen to a story
-Watch a video and check for understanding
What is the difference between ESL and EFL?
ESL is the teaching of English to students living in an English speaking country who do not speak English
EFL is the teaching of English to students living in a non-English speaking country
How many times (approximately) do you need to re-encounter a new item in order to be sure of remembering it?
Give a few ideas of how to practice speaking
Role-Playing
Readers Cafe
Tongue Twisters
Chants/Songs
Why has the importance of informal writing increased?
It has increased mainly due to the widespread use of email, online chat, blogging, texting (SMS), and social networking tools such as Facebook ad Twitter.
How much (%) of the vocabulary of a text does the reader need to know in order to understand it?
95%-98%
Give some reasons why we may not want to work out of the book all the time?
Tasks could be at the wrong level
Not engaging for students
Monotinous
Doesn't teach speaking or listening well