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Discipline in the ClassroomDiscipline in the classroom is more than a set of rules or a code of conduct...

Volunteer TeachingWhat is volunteer teaching? Let’s take a look at it and its benefits...

Learning GrammarThere has been a long-running debate in the ESL language learning community about the role of 'grammar' in the classroom, and even about whether grammar belongs in the classroom at all...

Classroom Management Classroom management refers to the techniques teachers use to ensure that lessons run smoothly...

British english vs...

How teachers can increase their confidence in the classroomFor teachers just beginning the profession, one of the scariest thoughts is the idea of getting up in front of a class of students and holding their attention for any length of time...

Problems for learners in GermanyEnglish, being a West Germanic language, is similar to German in many ways...

Lesson PlanningJeremy Harmer wrote: “The best teachers are those who think carefully about what they are going to do in their classes and who plan how they are going to organise the teaching and learning...

Engage, Study, ActivateIn recent times, the devotion to particular methodologies and absolutism in terms of practice and following lesson plans exactly have been challenged by those who prefer flexibility due to the realities of the classroom, personalities of the teachers and the students, as well as learning types and circumstances of the learners...

Building Student ConfidenceBuilding student confidence is an extremely important part of teaching...

Research topicReading is an essential skill that students need in order to be successful in life yet it is a skill that can be rather challenging for learners to master...

Why complete a TEFL courseTEFL (Teaching english as a foreign language) I have lived in Spain for 18 years now, and until my son was born, I was forced to speak more spanish than my own native language...

english as a Global LanguageAn Internet search for the phrase, “teach english abroad,” will undoubtedly produce hundreds of results, from recruitment organizations willing to help eager job seekers find placement, to providers of online and classroom-based teaching certificates such as International TESOL Teacher Training and the like, all claiming connections to a plethora of teaching jobs in nearly every non-english-speaking country...

Classroom ManagementIn the 1970’s, classroom management was by definition separate from classroom instruction...

Classroom ManagementClassroom Management is an important part of the teaching process, making sure the students are comfortable with their surroundings, with the teacher able to manage the class in a friendly manner and making sure discipline is maintained...

Creating MaterialsCreating materials adds interest to lessons and helps teachers to think more creatively...

Teaching slang and idiomsEvery student takes a foreign language class for a different reason...

Learning difficultiesLearning disability is a classification including several disorders in which a person has difficulty in learning in a typical manner, usually caused by unknown factor or factors...

Problems facing students of ZimbabweZimbabwe, a colony of Britain until Independence in 1980, has three official languages – Shona, Ndebele and english...

Lesson Planning The objective in the classroom is for the students to successfully learn and the teacher to successfully teach...

Motivation in ClassMotivation is defined as the “desire or willingness to do something” (Oxford Dictionary)...

Motivation in the ClassroomMotivation in the classroom is an essential factor for classroom effectiveness and school improvement that involves “RESOURCES/TEACHERS/STUDENTS' ABILITY” Teacher motivation has to do with teachers' desire to participate in the education process by imparting knowledge to his/her students because he genuinely cares for his students...

Building Confidence in Students Confidence is something that is built not only in our daily lives at home, at work or with our friends but also in school...

Motivating studentsAs the earliest philosophers founded new and unique schools of thought, so must we as educators instill the urge to seek for truth and knowledge in students...

Role of a TeacherThe most precious material in the world is the mind of a learner The role of a teacher in the classroom as a leader is to lead learners and their families to success...

Pecularities of the english LanguageAn expert of english fluency must be able to command all the language’s dimensions, including even the most defeating of oddities...

ESA Method of TeachingAlternative teaching methods such as ESA being used in the classroom can be useful to the teacher and beneficial to the students...

The Role of the TeacherThe role of the teacher in the classroom is vitally important...

British vs American EnglishEnglish is typically considered one of the hardest languages to learn for foreigners...

Classroom Managment In this article I hope to clarify the meaning of ‘Classroom Management’...

Problems for learners in China The population of China is 1...

Phonetics - Phonology Phonetics is described as the physical property of speech sound, their production and their transcription into a written form, especially sounds that are created when we speak a language...

Volunteer TeachingGetting education is a huge part of a person’s life...

How teachers can increase their confidence in the classroomThere are two key factors that influence a teacher’s confidence in the classroom: Attitude and preparation...

Motivating StudentsMotivating students is arguably one of the most important elements of teaching, especially in the realm of teaching languages...

British english vs American EnglishThere are many different dialects of english spoken today, the two major groups being British english and American english...

Why Complete a TEFL courseI often dream about traveling the word and living in foreign locations with a simple lifestyle...

Why complete a TEFL courseOne can ask, what is a TEFL? TEFL stands for the Teaching of english as a Foreign Language...

english as a global languageDuring my trips around the world the question I’ve asked the most was ‘Do you speak english?’...

Phonetics PhonologyPhonology is the study of the sound patterns that occur within languages...