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If you are lucky enough to have a classroom full of computers with Internet access then exploit it. Your young learners will probably know as much as you do about computers. They may even teach you a thing or two! Here are a few tips for activities using computers with learners.
| Teaching teens
Cartoons and comic strips can be used from beginner level to advanced level for a variety of language and discussion activities. They are powerful teaching tools and can, among other things, tell a complex story in a few images; provide comment and provoke thought on events and issues in the news; comment on and illustrate a whole range of issues like racism, teenage relationships, sexism, ageism, and family relationships. Here are a range of activities for using cartoons and comic strips with your learners.
| Teaching adults
Technology is a short series of activities designed to provide students with essential vocabulary and listening practice to help them communicate in English about technology. There is a short listening practice based around a monologue about technology and the speaker's feeling about using technology. Learners practise listening skills, expand on their vocabulary and develop speaking skills.
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| | | | Development
How can linguistic diversity be leveraged while teaching English, and what best practices allow teachers to incorporate the languages of their students into their daily professional practices? Watch recordings of three 15-minute presentations on the theme of English in Multilingualism by Li Wei (Inquiry), Joseph Lo Bianco (Equity) and Robinah Kyeyune (Professionalism).
| Events
Our featured blog of the month award for January 2017 goes to Mike Astbury and his post Five simple games for teaching vocabulary. Mike offers five adaptable, easy-to-prepare vocabulary games for the classroom. This month's shortlist features advice for students who don't do well in listening tests, a game for practising the present perfect, a vocabulary revision team game and ideas for encouraging cooperative learning.
| Magazine
Much has been written about Teacher Action Research. Personally, I just view it as a teacher systematically putting a simplified version of the Scientific Method to use in his/her classroom: formulate a hypothesis, experiment, analyze the data collected from the experiment, form a conclusion. Of course, teachers - and everybody else - apply this method constantly, ranging from how we shoot basketballs to how we bake a cake. Read Larry Ferlazzo's blog post about the value and importance of action research for teachers.
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