If you teach students who are fluent, or close to it, then you’ll need very different ESL activities than if…
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Top 16 ESL Activities for University Students and Adults
Get ready for some fun ESL activities for adults! The key to happy students and great classes is a wide…
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An ESL Listening Lesson Plan Template | Teaching English Listening
If you’re serious about helping students improve their English listening skills, you’ve come to the right place! I’m going to…
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Presentation Project Ideas | ESL Presentation Topics
Over the years teaching in a Korean university, I’ve had students do plenty of solo and group presentations. I love…
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How to Teach Relative Clauses: Games, Activities + More
You can usually find relative clauses in almost all high-beginner to advanced level textbooks. So, if you’re looking for some…
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ESL Halloween Activities: Top 8 to Try With your Classes
When you teach a language, you’re usually teaching a lot of vocabulary and grammar. Vocabulary are the words we use …
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University ESL Lesson Plans- What I Actually Do in Class
Okay, so you’ve got yourself a shiny new teaching job at a Korean uni. It’s now getting to crunch time….
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ESL Textbooks for Beginner University Students
Okay, so you’ve just been given a class to teach…and…you get to choose your own book. This can certainly be…
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Rote Memorization of Vocabulary | Teaching ESL Vocab
Think about your experiences with learning words in a new language? How did you do it? Many people just white…
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How to Teach English to University Students | ESL for Adults
The first week of classes in Korean universities have now finished and the introductory activities are done. It’s time to…
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Odd One Out | ESL Warm-Up Game | English Grammar
Are you the teacher who likes to jump right into the lesson and not waste time? That may work for…
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Physical Activity in the Classroom | TPR
Picture the scene…it’s Friday afternoon or Monday morning and your class is filled with sleepy, bored and tired students? What’s…
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How to Ask Questions | Help for Low Level ESL Students
Inability to Ask Questions: It’s a Big Problem! One of the biggest problems my lower-level students have is knowing how…
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39 ESL Warm-Up Activities | Fun ESL Warm-Up Games
Exciting news! I’ve just released a new book on Amazon, 39 ESL Warm-Ups: For Teenagers and Adults. Warm-Up Activities are awesome,…
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Teaching Writing to ESL Beginners: How to do it Well
Teaching Writing to ESL Beginners: A Tough Job Teaching beginners to write in English can be a very difficult job….
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ESL Board Games | A 4-Skills ESL Activity your Students Will Love
If you want to have a bit of fun in your classes and do some serious review, then you’ll need…
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English Reading Tips for ESL/EFL Learners | Teaching ESL Reading
If you’re looking for some English reading tips, you’ve come to the right place! We have three of our favourite…
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English Reading Tip for ESL/EFL Students: Use Context Clues
Types of Context Clues Here’s an English Reading Tip for you about using context clues. Sure, you can use your…
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English Listening Tip: Check out some Interesting Podcasts
Improve your English Listening Skills I love podcasts-you can almost always find me listening to one while I’m exercising, hanging…
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ESL Writing Tip: Always Proofread | Teaching English Writing
Do you want to know the biggest mistake people make when writing? Then keep on reading. And, the good news…
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Top 50 ESL Activities Superlist | Fun ESL Games and Activities
Who doesn’t need some fun, interesting activities and games for their English classes right? This is the ultimate list that…
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ESL News Articles: Some of the Best Resources for you Classes
Need some new ideas for teachers? Or, an ESL news article to start your lesson planning with? Then you’re most…
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121 Facebook Groups for ESL Teachers | Get Connected and Informed!
If you’re looking for Facebook Groups for ESL Teachers, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve compiled 121 of them…
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ESL Listening: How to Teach It | Teaching English Listening
ESL Listening: Love It! Back in the days when I used to teach in South Korean universities (not so long…
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ESL Teacher Burnout: Here’s How you Can Avoid It
Now, I realize the irony of this post on ESL teacher burnout. I, myself, am totally and completely burnt out…
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Top 10 Time-Savers When Teaching in a Korean University
Top 10 Time-Savers When Teaching in a Korean University Let’s be real. Teaching in a Korean university is probably the…
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Touchstone Final Exams | Touchstone ESL Exams
Touchstone Final Exam Tips I’m going to let you in on a little secret right now and tell you the…
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Comparative Adjectives: How to Teach Them, the Awesome Way
Powering Through Comparative Adjectives My last semester teaching at a Korean university is coming to a close and in my…
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An Online TEFL Course: Not the Most Terrible Idea
If you’re an English teacher you may be considering a TEFL course or some kind, or something like the CELTA….
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Grading Participation in Korean Universities
Grading Participation: I Refuse to Do It Grading participation in Korean universities-I did it for quite a few years but…
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