Absorb LMS: The Best Learning Management Systems (LMS) for 2015

Absorb LMS: The Best Learning Management Systems (LMS) for 2015

It’s Time for PechaKucha: Do it with Style | ELT-CATION

It’s Time for PechaKucha: Do it with Style | ELT-CATION

Tips for teaching groups of learners on Skype | British Council

Tips for teaching groups of learners on Skype | British Council

Quiet Students? 5 Ways to Get Them Speaking! - ELT Connect

Quiet Students? 5 Ways to Get Them Speaking! - ELT Connect

The Myth of the Good Student | teflgeek

The Myth of the Good Student | teflgeek

Group discussion skills | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

Group discussion skills | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

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One of the most important things for this skill is for students to learn when it is and isn’t appropriate to interrupt and how to do it. Very often students will talk over each other in an effort to get their point across and forget to listen.

To practise this, you can get your students to make a list in small groups of when it is and isn’t appropriate to interrupt other speakers. They should include things like ‘not appropriate during the middle of a point, if the speaker has not said very much previously, or when you are feeling angry and liable to say something you’ll regret’. It is appropriate when the speaker has been dominating the discussion for too long, what the speaker is saying is completely irrelevant to the topic, or you don’t understand the point he / she has made’.

Group discussion skills | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

Group discussion skills | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

These may vary from very informal chats about day-to-day things, to more serious topics, for example a discussion about a recent news story or a problem that needs to be solved.

COMMENT:
Who could say for sure what is actually "more serious a topic"? Is really a recent news story such one to "chats about day-to-day things"?

Animate Your Course Book with Engaging Activities | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

Animate Your Course Book with Engaging Activities | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

Lizzie Pinard - Course books in the language classroom: friend or foe? - teachingenglish.org.uk

English Only Please – 13 Methods for Monolingual Classes

English Only Please – 13 Methods for Monolingual Classes

... Dictionaries!In the last ten years, at least in my classroom, dictionary use (and I’m talking aboutbook dictionaries) has declined to virtually nil. I’ve tried and tried, but the students don’t seem to see the point. Their cellphone may have a dictionary on it (of which more in another article) or they might never have developed the habit of using one. Having one to hand helps to avoid diverting to L1 if the student doesn’t know a particular word. “Hang on... let me look it up,” could be an early phrase they learn. ...

... No TranslationA tendency for lower-level students is to translate new words for their friends. This isvery damaging to the learning process, in my experience, and sets a precedent that translation is the fastest, and therefore best way to learn a new word. I use the ‘green nose’ principle, or just look severely disappointed. Either gets the message across! ...

5 classic ice breakers you can use with all learners | Teach them English

5 classic ice breakers you can use with all learners | Teach them English

Discipline problems | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

Discipline problems | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

Getting the whole class talking < teachingenglish.org.uk

Getting the whole class talking < teachingenglish.org.uk

10 reasons to use games in language teaching | Teach them English

10 reasons to use games in language teaching | Teach them English

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Relationships by Larry Ferlazzo | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

Relationships by Larry Ferlazzo | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC