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i was just joking about the "hating me for lack of exp." remark, and i would agree that flexibility must be one of a teacher's greatest strengths... i've tried teaching the same topic to two different classes of the same level using role playing - one thought it was a riot, he other couldnt be bothe...

wow, what can i say... that advice is like, genius. it can be applied to an infinite number of situations as well, not just travel... i'm gonna use this this week and see how she goes. thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyo...

anyone with post secondary education will probably hate me after this post, but i should point out (in all honesty) that i am 20 years old, have no university education whatsoever (although my english skills are good enough to have earned an Eng. 101 credit while in high school) and have absolutely ...

good call, i'm thinking about trying that out, although i think may need a few more weeks to make sure my better students are up to the enormous challenge that this poses :? my only fear is that in helping the worse students improve they will get as frustrated as i am right now.... on a somewhat rel...

thanks for the effort emel, but that info is completely useless to me. these are not bare beginners, they already have soem knowledge of english.... it is the CHINESE english teacher's job to instruct them in grammar and rules and such - i'm supposed to make it all magically come together and teach ...

kitty, i am a foreigner, and this is my first teaching assignment, so its been kind of difficult to just "wing it"... its easy enoughto say "teach them something used in daily life" and i have been trying to do that... LORD how i've tried... however my question is what are some ways of doing this th...

hi there, i am currently working at a middle/high school in china, teaching oral english to junior and senior students. i have encountered many challenges in this position, and because this is my first esl position and i have little experience, i was wondering if someone could help me out :roll: 1. ...

hi there, i am currently working at a middle/high school in china, teaching oral english to junior and senior students. i have encountered many challenges in this position, and because this is my first esl position and i have little experience, i was wondering if someone could help me out :roll: 1. ...