Articles tagged ‘Movies’
Movies In The TEFL Classroom: Write The Dialog Activity
By Katie | June 30th, 2007 |
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“That cake you brought to the staffroom…it was delicious.”
“Why, thank you. It’s my mother’s recipe.”
“I’ll have to get it from you.”
One of my favorite add-ons to a film lesson – and this tends to work best with very high level students, or when you have a lot of time – is to let students [...]
Film As Extended Listening?
By Katie | June 30th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Some teachers warn against using film (only) as extended listening: is this a valid criticism?
Students do tend to be enthusiastic about film, but if all it really provides is listening practice, there are plenty of good reasons to avoid it in favor of more communicative activities – or to make an effort to incorporate not [...]
Shrek At Grammarmancomic
By Katie | June 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The latest addition at Grammarmancomic is that of the Shrek Resource Pack, created by the same force as Grammarman (Brian Boyd), and it goes along with the original Shrek movie; it appears on the site now to coincide with the release of Shrek 3. I’ve personally used the Shrek Resource Pack in class and [...]
English Forever? And Esperanto
By Katie | May 5th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Will English ever lose its role as the language of international communication? I had to leave my crystal ball behind the last time I moved, but my guess is, short of a number of major changes, not in the forseeable future. The author of this article gives some reasons why. One possibility [...]
Around The Web On TEFL: April 30
By Katie | April 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Read about some research suggesting that English language learners retain new vocabulary faster than those who already know English.
EFL Geek has some tips for showing movies in class.
Some Indian officers are off to Afghanistan to teach English as well as map-reading.
Check out one teacher’s new guide to reading news on the Internet, with high frequency [...]
TEFL Logue Review: Babel
By Katie | April 17th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
After reading (some time ago) ESL Pundit’s post about Babel, which won a Golden Globe for Best Drama, and hearing the comments of others (also some time ago), I finally got ahold of this film.
I’ll be honest: I don’t see myself as having the artistic bent which I like to think others who write [...]
Video: Grammarman One
By Katie | February 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Bad grammar never takes a holiday! Luckily, there is Grammarman:
For those who haven’t caught on yet, Grammarman is the creation of Brian Boyd, an EFL teacher in Thailand, who is also the creator of a pretty cool set of activities to accompany the movie Shrek.
Grammarman currently has four video episodes, but nearly thirty in [...]
Five Things You Didn’t Know About
By Katie | January 18th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
…me.
There is an online game of tag going on, and the TEFL Logue is it, courtesy of Sue of An ELT Notebook.
Read on to find out five facts about me and then to see which five bloggers I tag. I’m quick on my feet, so watch out!
I was the quiet student who rarely spoke [...]
TEFL Classroom Activities: You Must Believe
By Katie | December 24th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
One of the best pieces of advice I received – and honestly I think I already knew it in a sense, but hearing it helped confirm it – was “For something to work in class, you have to believe in it.”
An activity that an Oxford University Press book says is great and the other teachers [...]
Teaching Listening: What To Do About Boring CDs And Cassettes
By Katie | December 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
There’s been a good deal of debate (well, okay, some) in the EFL world about listening in class: how can teachers incorporate more modern methods of listening, like podcasts or authentic audio material, into the curriculum, and should they dispense with the outdated book-accompanying CD’s or cassettes altogether?
Authentic audio materials, such as songs, films, or [...]
