Quick Ways To Help Beginners Who Struggle To Write English

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Students may have some difficulties when learning to write English at first. The following list summarizes the main challenges that students will face with their early writing in English. Writing from left to right. Moving their hands and pens or pencils in a different direction. Writing on the...
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How To Reduce Students’ Writing Anxiety

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Many learners experience some kind of anxiety in relation to writing. This anxiety about writing is not necessarily all negative. A certain amount of anxiety may indicate that the learners are concerned about doing well and this may provide some motivation for their performance. But too much anxiety...
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10 Activities For Using Video Clips In EFL Classes

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A video clip is a combination of visual and audio clues, so they are effective in language learning because they convey authentic emotion, ideas, and opinions through both words and gestures. Our understanding of a situation comes from being able to interpret these visual and audio clues. If...
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Why Writing Effective Test Items Is A Challenge

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It is not easy to construct a good test to measure what you want. Writing good effective test items is a difficult job as it needs much practice and experience. These items must achieve many things to be considered good ones. The following are some. Functions of the...
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How To Avoid Negative Effects Of Tests On Students

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Some educators argue against using tests. They say students study for tests only at the end of the semester. Students also tend to study when the school year is about to finish, while not working throughout the course. Once the test has finished, students forget all that had...
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Writing Effective Test Questions: The Definitive Guide

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What This eBook Is About? It is a practical guide to constructing effective test questions. It provides teachers with step-by-step instructions they need to go deeper, further and faster toward making a success in preparing effective classroom exams with ease and comfort. Why I’ve Created It? I created...
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Six Tips To Encourage Students To Speak Out In English

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1. Give Clear Goals and Instructions. Inform your students with the main goal of speaking and the importance of developing speaking skills. Model speaking with one of your best students so everyone can see what to say. Students also need to know how to say something. Without understanding...
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What’s The Best Predictor Of Success?

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Guest Post By Emily Heaslip  Originally appeared on Vervoe.com. Soft skills are in-demand in nearly every company and every industry. A Wall Street Journal survey of 900 executives found that 92% said soft skills were equally important or more important than technical skills. But 89% of those surveyed said...
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How To Prepare Learners For ESL/EFL Exams

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Most students who are studying English have to take an exam at the end of their course. Others are planning to take a public examination. They want to get a certificate which demonstrates their level of English. Whenever there is an exam, the teacher should consider doing the next things...
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