Let’s explore how to connect exam prep to students’ interests by embedding authentic, engaging topics that inspire curiosity and creativity.
Author: Joan Kang Shin
Dr. Joan Kang Shin is a Professor of Education at George Mason University and the Associate Dean for Faculty Success in the College of Education and Human Development. Dr. Shin specializes in teaching ESL/EFL/EAL to young learners and teenagers and has provided professional development programs and workshops to English language teachers in over 100 countries around the world. She is a Series Editor of National Geographic Learning’s young learner programs Welcome to Our World, Our World, and Explore Our World, as well as the teen program Impact, and an author of the professional development title Teaching Young Learners English.
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Motivating Teen English Learners: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Grammar
Teenagers can be efficient language learners. They have the cognitive ability to understand grammar abstractly, yet they still retain their childlike playfulness. Although they can understand grammar rules, teenagers need more than just grammar-based exercises in order to be able to use grammar to communicate effectively in English. They need
Ask Our Experts: Tips for Teaching Teen English Learners with Dr. Joan Kang Shin
If you teach teen English learners, you probably have many questions – about keeping their attention in class, helping them engage with the course material, or even showing them that learning English is worthwhile! Last year, educators from around the world shared their questions about teaching teens with us, and
Use Projects, and Let Your Young Learners Surprise You
Project work can be the perfect multisensory learning experience to give students the opportunity to make things with their own hands and experience the language and content in a meaningful context. Children are active learners and learn best through concrete tasks and hands-on activities. They learn by doing and will