Stories are effective educational tools because they are believable, memorable and entertaining. Children usually enjoy listening to, reading and telling stories so the use of storytelling creates a good learning environment. The Benefits of Using Stories in Teaching Children According to (Ellis and Brewster, 1991, p.1) in The Storytelling Handbook : Stories are motivating and […]
Category: TEFL to Young Learners
When and Why to Use the Mother Tongue in EFL Classes
Do you think we should exclude the mother tongue from our English teaching completely? Do you think the mother tongue is useful on occasion, only if we cannot use English or it is a useful and effective resource that we should use frequently to facilitate the learning of English? Definition of the Mother Tongue It […]
9 Tips & Steps to Teach Young Learners More Effectively
Characteristics of Young Learners Young learners are children who are developing quickly as individuals. learn in a variety of ways, for example, by watching, by listening, by imitating, by doing things. are not able to understand grammatical rules and explanations about language. try to make sense of situations by making use of non-verbal clues. talk […]