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Sinopse
Discussions on lesson planning, materials development and other issues related to English language teaching. I am currently teaching EFL in a Chinese college.
Episódios
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Introduction
19/11/2021Introduction and discussion of my first few weeks of teaching English at a college in China.
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Planning a Project-Based Course
19/11/2021Thoughts on planning a language course from a project-based point of view. With materials.
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Making an English Program More Environmentally Responsible
19/11/2021A description of a project aimed at making an ESL / EFL program more environmentally responsible. Materials are provided at the website.
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Making an English Program More Environmentally Responsible (part 2)
19/11/2021Activities that were made as part of making an ESL / EFL program more environmentally responsible. Materials are provided at the website.
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Motivating Students
19/11/2021I talk about some of the problems I'm having motivating my students and some of my ideas for improving this next semester. I also discuss my students' final projects and plagiarism.
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An Anti-Plagiarism Activity, Professional Organizations and Other Links
19/11/2021I share an anti-plagiarism activity introduce several the ESL / EFL professional organizations that have special groups dedicated to global issues.
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A Discussion Activity and an Individual Action Project
19/11/2021A great and low-prep discussion / debate activity and a project that encourages student to engage in direct action on an issue to which they feel personally connected. Materials available at ESLetc.com.
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Boycott Activity (Discussion, Reading, Using the Internet)
19/11/2021This activity includes discussion questions and offers students a chance to practice doing basic Internet research. As always, materials are available at ESLetc.com.
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Advertising / Money Discussion Activities, Consumerism and Education in China
19/11/2021A couple of ESL / EFL activities related to money and advertising, and a bit of talk about consumerism and education in China. As always, materials are available at ESLetc.com.
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Two Discussion Activities (Students Misbehaving and Athlete Salaries), Teaching Teachers
19/11/2021Two ESL / EFL discussion activities - the first deals with a video clip of students misbehaving in Beijing and the second addresses athlete salaries. I also talk about an upcoming job where I'll be doing a bit of teacher training. As always, materials are available at ESLetc.com.
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Oral English Week
19/11/2021A description of oral English week, a special week at my college in China where students have English class all day long. I talk about methods and exams, and try to give a feel for what my experience of teaching English in China has been. Please visit ESLetc.com for more information, and for related links.
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The New Semester, Website Updates and a New Discussion Activity
19/11/2021My plans for the upcoming semester, new content at ESLetc.com, four useful email lists and an interesting discussion activity based on the short play "21 Lies I Will Tell My Children. As always, all links and materials are available at ESLetc.com.
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The First Day of Class
19/11/2021I outline my plans for the first day of the new semester teaching English at a college in China. I also mention a couple new email lists. As always, all links and materials are available at ESLetc.com.
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Ideas for Large Classes and Different Ways to Approach Content
19/11/2021I answer a listener's request for some ideas on getting larger classes to speak and talk about my current class. Specifically, I describe how I'm asking students to do a variety of tasks with the same (or similar) content in order to help their acquisition of vocab and sentence patterns. Please visit ESLetc.com for materials and related links.
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Headline Activity and My Week 3 Lesson Plan
19/11/2021I discuss how last weeks classes went, and I talk about what Im doing this week, including a listening / discussion activity using headlines. As always, all links and materials are available at ESLetc.com.
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Critical Thinking, Giving Advice and Intonation
19/11/2021I discuss my struggles with critical thinking in China and how I handled some awkward situations. I also talk about my lesson for this week, including activities on giving advice and sentence-level intonation. As always, links and materials are available at ESLetc.com.
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Four Reviews of Global Issues Video Games
19/11/2021I review four global issues video games that could be used in the language classroom: Stop Disasters (natural disasters), What Would You Do? (AIDS / HIV prevention), Food Force (hunger and food aid) and Darfur is Dying (the genocide in Darfur). As always, links and materials are available at ESLetc.com.
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K12 Online Conference and Issues in Chinese Education
19/11/2021This week, I talk about the K12 Online Conference, primarily giving some of my thoughts on the pre-conference keynote. Keynote speaker David Warlick talks about how Web 2.0-type technology is changing how we should approach our students, and I reflect on how this applies to language teaching. I also make some comments about the state of education in China in light of the points mentioned in the keynote speech. Links and materials are available at ESLetc.com.