Robert Perry Asks: I am an ESL lecturer in Korea. I have received very high evaluations from my students in the past but this last semester a few classes gave me some poor evaluations. These poor..
Re: Games and activities for 11-12 year olds who can`t read or write English by: Yanni Zack Nick, Here is my advice: First, talk to these students and find out what their interests are. Then, create games, i.e.bingo, concentration, Jeopardy around their interests as a way to motivate them..
Re: How to design reading comprehension questions and how to find articles for reading articles by: Dr.Yanni Zack Dear New2Teaching, In order to help your students develop their comprehension skills for the GRE Exam, I would recommend that you have them read different articles from the Newspaper (American..
How do I teacher ESL to adults who are not literate in their first language? by: Kelsi Hello from Portland, Oregon! Just curious about the best method to go about teaching adults to read & write in English when they are not literate in their native language. I'm starting a community..
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Helping ESL students take standardized tests by: Donna Hi, I have an ESL student who is trying to get into the nursing program. She is having difficulty scoring high enough on a standardized test in reading and writing. She did great on the math but her..
Re Teaching English at a Kindergarten by: Jack You could try games that at the same time they play and learn.
Re: Oh No- Cheating by: Dr. Yanni Zack- ESL Teaching Tips and Strategies Dear Rosalind, I can understand your frustration with the cheating that happened among your students. I know it is very difficult to deal with. I remember once where I had a similar situation..
Classroom discipline: short fuse by: SLL I'm new to teaching. Teaching in Korea kids could be very demanding and stressful. Keep asking myself: whether this job is the right one for me. Thank you.
Re: one on one tutoring by: Ariem Why do you run out of strategies? There are only a few of them. What you need to do is to make variations out of them. A simple change in your strategies would mean a lot of difference in the lesson...
Re: help needed by: Yanni Zack Mark, Before I can offer any advice, it is important to know and have more information. What grade level are you teaching? Children? Young Adults? Adults? What level? Beginners, Intermediate or..
English Broadcast/Video Lessons by: Alli Hi! This is my first time teaching ESL and I am working at an Elementary school in Korea. They would like me to do weekly "English Broadcasts" which would be a video of me doing a lesson on camera..
Re: Sentence Coherence Confusion by: Dr. Yanni Zack- ESL Teaching Tips and St Xiu, I like how you changed the paragraph to give it more clarity. You are correct that the original way it was written was quite confusing for the reader. However, the way you changed it into..
Drilling Colors by: John Lee Was wondering if you had any ideas for a group of children 7-9 year olds. I can only think of putting colors on a board and getting them to repeat. What do you think? Thank you in advance.
Reading for ESL/Non-ESL Mixed Classes by: William Bonderman Hello, I am a new first grade teacher from Boston, MA. For the first time I am teaching students who do not speak English as their primary language. At the same time, English is the primary language..
Thanks a bunch by: Rheno747 Thanks a bunch, Dr. Y. I'm sure I'll be returning with another question soon.
Re: When do i teach new vocab? by: teacherjuli I like to pre-teach vocabulary at the beginning of a lesson. I often do this with visuals. There are so many images available on the web - you can do a google search for images here:..
Re: teaching esl to asian children by: fyi Teaching ESL is tricky, but what I found was a good storybook was great. The kids may not understand the English, but they love the pictures. Once they are involved in the pictures, you can ask..
Re: speaking problem//Reply by: Turnoi Assalam aleikum, learning a foreign language and to become more or less proficient in it is like becoming a good football player in a team. To become a good football player of your team means that..
Re: yeah. by: Amanda R. Ali. That is an amazing idea! My husband and I host our first English corner tomorrow night and I am totally going to use it!
Farsi and ESL by: Robin Day I posted a Survival Farsi article here on eslteachersboard.com. Look in the lessons or articles section for Spring 2004.I can also put you in touch with an Iranian who speaks good English.
Re: I am a new teacher by: Yanni Zack I agree that it is important to use content from his interests and hobbies. You might want to consider using visuals, and then having him give you vocabulary from these visuals, or having him write a..
Re: Teaching ESL to High School Students by: Yanni Wendy, I would first of all ignore the other teachers comments. Are they your supervisor? If not, then the only one you need to get the confidence from for your teaching is the supervisor, and not..
Re: Very New to Teaching English by: Mark Tnank you very much sir for your help. I hope I will be able to keep their interest.