Problems. What would we English teachers ever do without them? You might think, “Well, I certainly would like to live without any problems”: But would you really? Problems and difficulties in EFL and language teaching are notorious for forcing change, creative thinking and spurring new growth when we are impelled, as it were, into new directions and venues we’d not otherwise choose. Problems? Bring’em on.
Aug 29, 2008
Teacher Training 3504 Views
I hear of so many teachers that spend 60, 70, 80 hours a week working. I like my job. I love my students. I adore teaching, but we don't get paid enough to spend that kind of time on our career. And the best part is that you don't have to.
Aug 29, 2008
Study Skills 3440 Views
It's difficult to juggle a job, family life, and school. That's why it's extremely important to maximize your study time. Here are 7 keys to help you improve your study time and avoid distractions:
Aug 29, 2008
Speaking/Listening 3666 Views
Good note-taking accomplishes several objectives. First of all, it helps you study by helping you to remember what happened in class. But it also helps you to listen better and to focus more effectively. In addition, it helps you to organize the material and comprehend the message.
Aug 29, 2008
Classroom Management 5723 Views
One of the most important aspects of a teacher's job is to motivate students. In order for a student to be motivated, he or she must possess a desire to learn and be willing to aim this desire toward achieving academic goals. For successful student motivation to occur, a student must want to participate in the learning process.
Aug 29, 2008
Learning Methodology 7649 Views
Assigning homework serves various educational needs. It serves as an intellectual discipline, establishes study habits, eases time constraints on the amount of curricular material that can be covered in class, and supplements and reinforces work done in school. In addition, it fosters student initiative, independence, and responsibility and brings home and school closer together.
by C.J.\\\"Duke\\\"Trudelle
Aug 29, 2008
Teaching 3869 Views
Today it seems more and more like mainstream education is involved in appearance setting rather than educating our young people. I have seen instances of teaching a test rather than educating the young person as to life and the expectations that not everything will always be "Hunky Dory" and you can be whatever you want to be just because you want it. It seems like the time period of "Dr. Spock" is fast approaching it's demise and a major dose of reality is setting in.
Aug 29, 2008
Learning Methodology 3613 Views
Have you ever wondered how we learn? Why are some people able to achieve tremendous success while others receive mediocre results although both groups receive the same learning materials? Was it because these successful people are smarter or more talented than the rest of us?
by Christopher Merrifield
The principles of L2 teaching philosophy has greatly changed from the ancient principles of the Grammar-Translation approach historically used for teaching Greek and Latin. All the teaching philosophies and subsequent methodologies are reactions to this limited due to three major drawbacks
by Dr Ishtiaq Hussain,Dr Inamullah and Dr Naseer-ud-Din
Aug 31, 2008
Teaching Methodology 6021 Views
Teaching is always a dynamic activity. It unfolds a world of knowledge and information, experience and erudition (Chakrabarti, 1998). Effective teaching requires more than straightforward teaching methods. Teachers need to know their students well and be able to adapt their teaching styles to a particular classroom and to individual students. (Elliott et al, 2000).
