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One fun activity that I've used with 5th and 6th graders was giving them a situation (surprise birthday party, sleep over, day at the mall, etc.) and asking them to elaborate on it and include themselves in this story/situation. They would create the storyline and include themselves (time, day, plac...

Digital texts are a great thing to use in today's classrooms. We have to face it, this generation of students is very technology savvy and oriented. It's only going to increase with time and the next generations to come. While I don't think that we should eliminate the use of textbooks any time soon...

Ok, so let's face it, motivating teenagers in high school is not a piece of cake. They're teenagers after all; what they care or are concerned about is their social life and not anything to do with school or a class room. Because of this, it is important for teachers to try new things to get them mo...

Personally, I totally believe in the efficiency of intensive English programs. It makes all the difference. I was a student teacher who taught and observed English as a second language in an intensive English classroom. I arrived a little after the beginning of the school year and was amazed at the ...

I, personally, think that watching English movies or English television programs is an excellent and fun way to learn English as a second language. Movies tend to draw you into them and people genuinely want to understand what's going on in them. This forces them to try and concentrate really hard. ...