After you have been teaching for the whole school year, you have the right to decide to enjoy some relaxing days away from paper and pens. Teaching is very stressful especially if you are in your first-year teaching. So, you should learn to cope with this stress. Taking regular physical exercise such as cycling among […]
Why Teaching Speaking is a Challenge and How to Overcome it?!
Speaking is “the process of building and sharing meaning through the use of verbal and non-verbal symbols, in a variety of contexts”. It is a crucial part of foreign language learning and teaching. Despite its importance, for many years, teaching speaking has been undervalued and English language teachers have continued to teach speaking just as […]
6 Principles for Teaching Speaking in EFL Classes
For most EFL learners, the English lesson is their only opportunity to practice English. Once they leave the class, they have no opportunity to speak or communicate in English. That’s why the teacher should dedicate enough time during the class to teach and develop their speaking skills giving them as much time as possible to […]
How to Prepare For a One-Way Video Interview
Guest Post by Emily Heaslip Originally Published on January 15, 2019, on Vervoe Blog The one-way video interview is on the rise: companies like Apple, Twitter, Google, and many more use a one-way video interview at some point in their hiring process. Some estimates have seen a nearly 30% increase in the use of pre-recorded interviews in the last […]
The 10 Qualifications That Will Ensure You Get an ELT Job
There are a number of training courses and qualifications that you can take, either to be able to gain an ELT job or to develop your ELT knowledge and experience. 1. Certificate in TESOL or TEFL The Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and The Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign […]
How I Correct My Students’ Errors with These Effective Ways
I correct my students when they can’t find the right way to proceed. When they are searching for the right word, phrase, or grammar, I make my mind to help them. After several students have made the same mistake, I make a note of it and plan an activity for a later lesson. I don’t […]
10 Alternative Career Paths out of ELT
Some teachers of English love being in the classroom and working with students, so they spend their whole lives teaching while there are some teachers taught English for a while and then changed their careers making use of the skills that being a teacher helps them to acquire. There are also some teachers who wanted […]
How to Teach Students to Self-Edit Their Writing
Students who learn to write for communicating meaning at first may not be aware of what editing is, so the teacher should take the time to explain the process of editing to them telling that the piece of writing doesn’t have to be perfect from the start and that it is possible for all writers […]
4 FAQs on Teaching Writing to ESL/EFL Learners and Their Answers
1. Why do You Think EFL Writing is Difficult for Students? Many students have a belief that it’s too difficult for them to write in a foreign language, so they try to avoid writing activities and some students may be discouraged to write because they face some difficulties such as: Lack of motivation. Fear of […]
Understanding Teaching Early Writing Check
In general, the teacher should go through the following three stages when teaching writing to ESL/EFL adult learners: 1. Pre-Writing Stage: Introduce the topic, discuss a picture, a table or any other prompt for writing. Provide ideas, words, and patterns to help students in writing. Explain the task itself specifying certain organization of the composed […]