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Five practical ideas for starting English lessons with Zoom

4 June 2020 John Hughes Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens, Young Learners 14 comments

Like so many teachers, I recently started delivering my English lessons on Zoom. On reflection, I’ve been pleasantly surprised that so many of the things I do in a normal face-to-face lesson are easily transferable to a platform like Zoom. I can present language by screensharing or using the whiteboard,

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Exploiting video for authentic English

26 May 2020 John Hughes Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens 2 comments

So far in this series of articles on using video in the classroom, I’ve focused on ways to plan a video lesson and how to make the activities more collaborative. In this post, I’d like to look at the impact authentic video can have on a lesson when we teach

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A 7-Step Framework for Vocabulary Study while Reading

19 May 2020 Chris Street Teaching Adults One comment

Research suggests that reading can be one of the best tools to boost a language learner’s vocabulary. The following 7-step guide provides some tips to help students maximize their vocabulary gains while reading independently. 1. Read something interesting and at the right level. The first step is to make sure

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Connecting your Online Classroom to the Real World

14 May 2020 Caroline McKinnon Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens Leave a comment

In this blog post, Caroline McKinnon, a teacher in the United States, describes how she connects her online classroom to the real world. Let us know how you are connecting your online classroom to the real world in the comments section below. — Last week, I took my class on

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Vox Pops Videos

12 May 2020 John Hughes Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens One comment

The term ‘Vox Pops’ comes from the Latin meaning ‘voice of the people’ but in modern day English we use it to refer to videos made from short clips of everyday people being interviewed. It’s one of my favorite type of videos to include with course books because I like

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Teaching Speaking Online

8 April 2020 Hugh Dellar Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens 6 comments

This blog post features some personal reflections on teaching English online from Outcomes author, Hugh Dellar. Like many of you out there, I’ve found myself doing a fair bit of online teaching recently and I won’t lie – I much prefer face-to-face. I miss the way I can read a room full

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10 Tips for Successful Online Lessons

3 April 2020 Alex Warren Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens, Young Learners 5 comments

10 Tips for Successful Online Lessons Teaching online for the first time might seem a bit intimidating, much like the first time we do anything. Remember the first time you had to teach your own class? How did you feel then? Excited and a bit anxious, I suspect. But guess

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Building a Supportive Online Community

2 April 2020 Joan Kang Shin and Jered Borup Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens, Young Learners 2 comments

Breaking Through the Screen: A Dozen Tips for Engaging Students in Online English Language Learning Tips #10-13 Learning online can leave your students feeling isolated and unsupported. While you and your students can’t be in the same room, you can still foster a supportive learning community with and between students.

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Making Your Screen Come Alive

24 March 2020 Joan Kang Shin and Jered Borup Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens, Young Learners 4 comments

Breaking Through the Screen: A Dozen Tips for Engaging Students in Online English Language Learning Tips #7-9 How can you keep your students engaged as they sit in front of a computer or tablet screen or even a small mobile device? How can you encourage them to use and practice

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Engaging Students in Meaningful Learning Activities

16 March 2020 Joan Kang Shin and Jered Borup Teaching Adults, Teaching Teens, Young Learners 7 comments

In this In Focus Blog Post, Dr. Joan Kang Shin and Dr. Jered Borup share their first six tips for engaging students in meaningful learning activities. Stay tuned for the next six tips, coming soon! Tips #1-6 Are you looking for new ways to engage your students online in meaningful

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