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Sally - thanks so much for taking the time to post your excellent advice. Oddly enough - the answer was staring me in the face all the time. Peer review! Why didnt i think of that?! It's simple for me, and beneficial to the students. Bank holiday today and tomorrow, but i will be using your suggesti...

Sorry - I'm in Thailand teaching Thai kids ESL 4 times per week. 25-30 to a class. Your post raises some great issues. My own personal opinion is that Thai kids and even adults are not encouraged to think freely and express ideas. Just my opinion - i'm not trying to start a debate. I have tried to e...

I teach ESL to 16 year olds. Some of the work we do is 'open question' type stuff. Some students have made me proud by writing a full page. However, whilst the meaning isnt obscured, it's often full of spelling and grammatical mistakes. Do i correct everything? I teach 3 classes of 30 students - 90 ...

By force of habit, the first word i write on the board will always have a capital letter. The students often assume that the word ALWAYS has a capital letter. e.g. Yesterday the dog ran to the park. The kids will later write something like; I ran to the park Yesterday. It's not so much of a problem ...