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- Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:59 am
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: Online Materials for IELTS / Academic English
- Replies: 1
- Views: 17617
Re: Online Materials for IELTS / Academic English
Your site looks great. Students in my creative writing class often ask me for tips to tackle IELTS writing prompts. Now I can direct them to your website. Thanks for sharing!
- Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:28 pm
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: Short easy books for adult learners?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 13602
Re: Short easy books for adult learners?
If you are looking for a Canadian classic, then you should definitely include The Handmaid's Tale. Though it is roughly around 300 pages, it could be a thought provoking book for adult learners. I remember how many of my student's expressed their strong opinions about the book through argumentative ...
- Wed Oct 30, 2019 5:03 am
- Forum: Material Writing
- Topic: Tips for ELT writers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 22205
Re: Tips for ELT writers
Be it any kinda of writing, proofreading and citations are important. Since we refer to research papers and other online materials while writing, it makes sense to run our write ups through plagiarism checkers to avoid content duplication.
- Wed Aug 28, 2019 1:50 am
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: List of great web activities & games
- Replies: 70
- Views: 174165
Re: List of great web activities & games
Check out this free writing tool that identifies errors in writing and suggests ways to improve writing.
- Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:41 pm
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: What is the best reading strategy?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6748
Re: What is the best reading strategy?
I would suggest to make them read articles and books of their interest. I once thought a Chinese shop owner to read by tapping into her interest of establishing a business in Canada. We read several business development related articles and she made great progress in a matter of few days.
- Wed Mar 27, 2019 7:13 am
- Forum: Material Writing
- Topic: how to improve the students' interest
- Replies: 11
- Views: 20549
Re: how to improve the students' interest
Being a science teacher, I know how hard it can be to get your students interested in the lesson. Generally, I mould my teaching methods according to the demographics of my class ie age, grade, gender, interests etc. Recently, I had an opportunity to teach in an all girls school, so I used stories a...
- Thu Dec 27, 2018 5:52 am
- Forum: Bilingual Education
- Topic: Learning in two languages
- Replies: 3
- Views: 17654
Re: Learning in two languages
Bilingual education is common in many parts of the world. In the Netherlands kids learn in Dutch up until the end of primary education and then learn English. I've spoken to a few and they are fine. With English entertainment making inroads into all non-English speaking countries, it's not uncommon ...
- Thu Dec 27, 2018 5:34 am
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: Learning English grammar
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16026
Re: Learning English grammar
This is a topic which has no one correct answer. Language is first and foremost for communication. As the written language has progressed rules have been put in place to reduce ambiguity in language. One of the best ways to learn a language is via immersion. Canada, around Montreal, teaches kids via...
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 10:36 am
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: ESL for Math Teachers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7760
Re: ESL for Math Teachers
If you are looking for Math textbooks with simple English, you should check this list: http://www.openculture.com/free-math-textbooks
- Tue Sep 11, 2018 11:21 am
- Forum: English for Specific Purposes
- Topic: Medical Language textbook - anatomy AND grammar?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 15966
You could try finding such a text in one of the Nursing books in here.
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:33 am
- Forum: Material Writing
- Topic: how to use internet to improve students ` writing ability
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16475
One of the best ways to improve a student's writing is by pointing out the mistakes in their writing through writing tools like Grammarly, 123helpme writing tool etc.
- Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:15 am
- Forum: Literature
- Topic: Plagiarism Education
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5776
Plagiarism resources
I found this link that lists websites and articles that talk about plagiarism in great lengths. It is a good read for students to learn about plagiarism in detail.
- Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:45 am
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: A Vocabulary Game App
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7599
Good app
It is a good app for developing vocabulary while having fun with words. Check out this game that I found recently that is great for learning new words - http://www.cram.com/flashcards/games/je ... ds-9349473
- Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:31 am
- Forum: Elementary Education
- Topic: Where to buy great flashcards
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7790
Re: Where to buy great flashcards
Hi there, I've been searching for flashcards for some time now to teach my elementary students . I found this website www.yo-yee.com . The images looking great. They also have free downloads and free flashcard lesson plans. Does anybody know another website what has similar variety ? Please no sugg...
- Fri Feb 24, 2017 1:15 pm
- Forum: Literature
- Topic: Recommendations for High School ESL Literature Textbooks?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8581
Try using Bartleby.com for accessing free high school textbooks.