Articles tagged ‘Correction’
Correction Using Hand Signals Gets A Thumbs Down From Me
By Katie | July 7th, 2007 |
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This is one technique which I just can’t use with a straight face. I’m not saying hand signals are bad, but I worry that students won’t get them and furthermore will find them patronizing, Also, it just seems silly.
In theory, the idea of using a gesture to indicate a mistake – [...]
Grammar Ethics: To Correct Or Not To Correct?
By Katie | July 6th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
There are lots of theories on correction in the classroom…but what about correction outside the classroom? Should you, for example, correct your boss’ grammar mistake? Does the context or the mistake make a difference?
MSN recently featured an investigation into grammar ethics, and reported that SPOGG, the Society For the Protection of Good Grammar, officially [...]
The CELTA And Grammar
By Katie | July 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
TEFL trainees are often understandably nervous about grammar. Will you learn grammar in the CELTA or another TEFL certification course?
It’s hard to generalize, blah blah blah as usual, but my answer – based on my CELTA course – is no, you won’t learn it but you will be expected to inform yourself to a [...]
From An ELT Notebook: The Last Five Minutes
By Katie | June 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
An ELT Notebook recently featured an article about “the last five minutes” which had some useful tips for wrapping up class. The suggestions ranged from correction – possibly drilling a point that brings trouble, to revision and general feedback (incorporating both a positive and a “to be improved” element).
I think these are good tips [...]
Recording Your Students…
By Katie | May 9th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
…secretly, and in case they are suspicious, why else? Of course I jest, I’m taking about recording your students to help improve their English.
I’ve done it like this: students work in groups to produce a presentation of some kind – I specifically remember using this with Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate’s holiday lesson (Module 6?). [...]
Smashing Careless Mistakes With Grammarman
By Katie | March 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Next time a student of my will make a careless mistake (like “Can you learn me how to speak English well?” or “Slovak is a Slovenian language.”) I would show them Grammarman 4:
All kidding next to, (really now), dealing with careless mistakes in class is hard. You often have to know your students [...]
Teaching Advanced Classes
By Katie | February 27th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Teaching advanced classes was awful for me when I first started; you can prepare a lesson and try to anticipate questions, but if you’re a native speaker and haven’t studied the grammar in the way your students have, it can be hard to offer up good explanations right off the bat (not to mention off [...]
Around The Web On TEFL: February 19
By Katie | February 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Get the latest “Another Day In The Life Of…” a kids teacher in Thailand, courtesy of An ELT Notebook.
From Georgia, a new foreign language may be added to the roster in: American Sign Language.
Uh oh. Something is going on with Global Education Corporation? The TEFL Institute? Who? in Chicago.
Ahhh…from Kenya: Language is essentially an [...]
One-To-One Tips For TEFLers
By Katie | February 6th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Many TEFL courses deal mainly with teaching groups. This is most often the most useful focus, but it means that if confronted with a one-to-one student early on, you might draw a blank. Here are a few tips I’ve picked up along the way:
It’s very important to build a good rapport. [...]
Book Review: Everything Is Illuminated, By Jonathan Safran Foer
By Katie | January 8th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
There are only a few fictional books which seem connected to EFL; Everything Is Illuminated is not only an enjoyable read for English teachers (and, well, everyone else), but is an excellen piece of literature in its own, non-EFL-related right.
A couple of different characters and stories converge here: the story of Jonathan, a young [...]
