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Creative Ways to Teach English Virtually – Teachers in Waterbury are trying to be more resourceful and creative when it comes to educating children who do not speak English as a first language.

There are more than 2,800 English learners in the district, according to school officials. Spanish and Albanian are the other dominant languages in the city.

Teaching and learning are a fast changing form. Technology has opened doors of learning wide, and as a result the classroom, the learners, and the instructors are all changed beings today. It cannot be denied that learners today differ in competence and motivation levels at all learning platforms, be it a classroom or an eLearning module.

The exposure to newer technologies has led to a gap between the levels of teaching or instruction that a learner expects and what the instructor is able to impart. In such an environment it becomes difficult to attract and sustain the learner’s interest in the subject matter. Traditional classroom teaching requires a board for the teachers to demonstrate.

Other teaching aids like charts, graphs, or flash cards are also used. Keeping these time tested dictates in mind, the virtual classroom has been created, using the internet or intranet as the link. This “classroom” is similar to a traditional classroom of schools and colleges.

The difference is in its methodology of imparting the same course of teaching; while the teacher probably still uses a board (a digital whiteboard, in this case), he or she has the choice of using a number of aids to make the lesson more lively and interactive.

Learn more about this topic by reading on NBC.

After reading “Creative Ways to Teach English Virtually” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

With many students working on computers from home, teachers are learning new ways to teach their classes. I recently spoke with some English teachers about how they are meeting these demands. The teachers seemed to agree on three issues they now face: how to hold the attention of their students; persuading students to talk in English; and getting them to work with their classmates while being in different places. Learn more about this topic by reading on LearningEnglishVoaNews.

MUCH emphasis is given to the teaching and learning of English as a second language in line with the government’s vision of achieving a fully industrialised nation.

Nevertheless, the English language subject is not given much emphasis by most school students as it is not compulsory to pass the paper in major examinations.

To a large extent, emphasis is given to the reading and written form of the language because of the examination-oriented education system.

Learn more about this topic by reading on TheStar.

After reading “ESL teachers connecting online” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

Throughout the history of teaching languages a number of different teaching approaches and methodologies have been tried and tested with some being more popular and effective than others. If you’re just beginning your TEFL career, it would be beneficial to be familiar with a few of these. Learn more about this topic by reading on Intesol.

Almost one in 10 trainee teachers fails to meet literacy and numeracy standards required for graduation, prompting an internal government report to call for the tests to be held at the beginning of the degree so students don’t waste their time.

Learn more about this topic by reading on TheSydneyMorningHerald.

After reading “ESL teachers connecting online” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

If you’re American, you’re likely monolingual, terrible at geography, and only work hard if there’s a prize to be won.  If you ask most Europeans about their impressions of a U.S. education, they’re likely to think of theatrical hallway scenes out of Disney’s “High School Musical,” or bossy football players and cheerleaders on the prowl for nerds to stuff into lockers between classes.

Learn more about this topic by reading on BeLatina.

After reading “ESL teachers connecting online” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

The problems surrounding the nation’s language policy have lingered for decades. The endless debates continue, over the teaching of English, the positions of vernacular schools and of Bahasa Malaysia; the question of national patriotism and the rising unemployability of university graduates. Learn more about this topic by reading on FreeMalaysiaToday.

Parents want advice from teachers on how to raise their children, inquiry to hear

Changes in parent expectations, a technological revolution and big jumps in the number of students with complex needs have completely altered the nature of teaching over the past 15 years. Learn more about this topic by reading on The Sydney Morning Herald.

After reading “Learning an L2 in a troubled world” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.

What’s Trending in TEFL

So much teaching of all descriptions has gone online since the start of the Covid pandemic but in the world of TEFL, the use of digital media and tools has been around for a while now and these are not the only innovations. Here is a digest of some of the things that are new in TEFL in the last few months, a range of tools, tech and other developments for all ages and learning levels.  Learn more about this topic by reading on BusinessDeccan.

As Robert McDougal has explained to us in the past, there are a variety of methods for educating foreign language speakers on the intricacies of learning how to understand, read, write, and speak the English language. There are even more approaches to ESL education, and as Robert McDougal has previously explained, the viability of the method depends on the type of learner the student happens to be.

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After reading “Learning an L2 in a troubled world” you can check important issues for ESL teachers on the section PDFs, and visit my YouTube channel.