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From what I have seen in my practicum in elementary school, kids like being at the front of the classroom. Once the teacher did a mimic game and they really enjoyed it. They had to mimic a vocabulary word that had been taught, for example animals. You can also do it with verbs such as "walk", "climb...

I think it's impossible to teach only with material found on the web and not handing in hard copies of the texts and the activity sheets. Is there any school where all the classes are equiped with computers for every students? No! However, what can be done is having students consult the teacher's bl...

It's true that secondary students may be harder to motivate than elementary students. In my opinion, one good strategy would be to have a routine using things they like and are interested about. For example, you could start the class by asking them to talk about a movie they recently saw, or talk ab...

In reply to Claudie, I have to say that when I was in primary school I was in an Intensive English Program. At that time we called it "bain linguistic". I think it still exists and it was at the school named "École L'Accueil", in St-Émile. The program was starting in grade 4. I remember that English...

In my opinion, English schools should be open to everyone, no matter if your parents speak English or not. Since speaking English is becoming a must, mostly in tourism and business affairs, we should give every chances to the new generation to perform their English skills. And I'm thinking that it w...