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Hello all! Of course you have to introduce yourself to your new students at the beginning of the school year. It is the first impression your students will get from you and it is most of the time the one they will remember. The way you introduce yourself will impact on the first perception your stud...

Hello all, I also like to present short clips in class to my students. Last September I was teaching to two advances ESL classes, and my students were constantly asking me to present short clips such as Youtube video. At first I did not want to use these kind of video with them, but after a serious ...

According to me, using project in class is an excellent way to teach English. However, when you are planning your project, you have to take into account the level of your students. Working with projects can be really motivated for the students, however like every other kind of activities, if it’s to...

I also had this worries when I had taught to elementary students. At least it is a good sign that the students are motivated and wanted to participate. As another writer wrote in a previous posting, I also used the “popsicle sticks” strategy. I wrote every student’s names on one stick and when I nee...

I almost get my degree to be an ESL teacher at the high school level. Your question is pretty interesting and I already had similar interrogations in mind. During my last practicum I asked my associate teacher what does he think about the importance of teaching grammar; “how much should we emphasize...