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If I get the chance next sememster, I will transform one of my classes into a Harry Potter class. Here's the plan: 1. Students are required to read the first two Harry Potter books in English. They'll keep a new vocabulary notebook to record new words they learn from the books. 2. In each class I wi...

Of course there are many ways to structure such a class.... here's another idea: 30 Minutes of Storytelling to introduce vocab and grammar (see http://www.blaineraytprs.com ). 20 minutes of reading together from authentic materials (newspaper articles, whatever) and discussing the article. 10 minute...

How about focusing on using movies and audiobooks. A great way to do this would be to first read a section of the movies script (or English subtitles... pausing to slow it down. Then play the corresponding scene(s) several times. Again, you could pause at times to explain what's happening, ask quest...

On the subject of the future of classroom teaching.... here's an idea. A school-bar combination (for adults obviously). God, where is it written that a school must be a stuffy, bleak, dehumanized warehouse? Are flourescent lights, cramped desks, tan carpet, and whiteboards mandated by the UN? If I h...