Naturally, every instructor has his/her God-given voice. This voice is what instructors use in conversing with people in their everyday life activities. They are known and identified by such voices. This natural voice must not be confused with speaking with the naturalness which has been endorsed by many public speakers as one of the efficient speaking habits. This naturalness is contrasted with a public speaker being nervous, shaky or straining the voice as a result of shyness or unpreparedness of his/her lesson delivery. Thus, it is essential to be natural in this context as an instructor. However, the natural voice is the tone, manner and voice expression that an instructor uses in his/her everyday conversations. It is usually characterized by low-toned speech, not meant for a large group. Some instructors naturally speak in a relatively fast manner. Others unnecessarily use jargons or mannerisms while speaking. Still, some instructors naturally stammer while speaking. Also, some ...

Contract and Relief Teachers and Their Responsibilities, Some Advice for the Head of Department
Relief and contract teachers often come into a school which is completely new to them in every respect. So, as head of department, it was my responsibility to induct them into my department. One of my initiatives soon after I was appointed was to create a department handbook to record our policy and procedures. This handbook was updated each year with each teacher being given an updated version annually. This handbook was also part of my induction program for relief and contract teachers.
This article contains the information in that handbook for the benefit of relief Teachers and temporary teachers on short contracts.
"During your stay with us you are considered part of our team and are accordingly required to adhere to the professional duties of teachers at this department as outlined below:
1. Times of Duty
Our working conditions require us all to be at school no later than 8.35am. ...

Research teaches us that in order for reading to be beneficial to a reader that it must be embraced as a meaning-making process. This suggests that the act of reading involves deriving understanding from the text. Since reading and writing are reciprocal processes, it can be assumed that just as meaning is gathered from reading that some benefit should be gathered from writing. This indeed is true. Writing can be considered an informational-constructive process because the writer's endeavor should always be to construct and deliver information in a matter that can be successfully transferred to their audience. In order for this to occur, writing instruction should be geared towards ensuring that students write with clarity, cohesiveness, and "sharability".
So, let's begin by exploring clarity. The term clarity, in this sense, suggests that the writer demonstrates the ability to deliver a transparent message to his or her audience. Many times when guiding our developing writers through ...

Thinking and choosing the right career option just after passing 12th is a scary idea in itself. If you have an adventurous soul, and a passion for travelling, chances are that you can land yourself as an aspiring EFL/ESL teacher. Choosing a career in teaching can be very rewarding, but choosing to be an ESL teacher is a different game altogether and has its own exclusive appeal. One of the major attractions is the skyrocketing demand for ESL teachers all over the world. According to the British council, it is estimated that more than 1 billion people are currently learning English world-wide as it is gaining popularity as the new international medium.
TEFL not only provide one with a scope to travel the world, but also moulds into a different person who is more ready than ever to adapt to any given situation or place. It will only widen your knowledge and broaden your horizons. A TEFL course can pave a great way to travel the world and the exciting part is that the travels are funded ...

~~Routines
Routines are very useful in classrooms and apply to both adults’ and children’s classes. These routines include:
 Following the same format in each lesson
 Learners always do the same action upon starting or finishing an activity e.g. putting their hands on their head, saying ‘finished!’
 Always carrying out tasks in the same format. E.g. The teacher does the activity by themselves or with one learner, then two learners do the activity (with prompts form the teacher), finally the class do the activity.
 Consistent application of classroom rules.
 Reacting to children in a consistent manner. i.e. do not accept on type of behavior one week and then suddenly react very strongly the next week.
 Introduce, check and practice new language in a complete fashion.
Advantages of routines in the classroom:
 Learners know what is happening at any stage of the lesson
 It can help with classroom management. Young learners know what will happen at different stages of the lesson ...