What is the Lexical Approach Teaching Method? The Lexical Approach is a language teaching method prioritizes multi-word lexical phrases over individual words and grammar rules. It aims to develop learners’ ability to recognize and use…
What is DOGME? DOGME is a teacher-driven method, the idea that teachers should be given more space to teach with greater independence and imagination. A flexible approach to curriculum delivery – putting student-centred authentic learning…
Online Teaching – How to Use Edtech, Social Media, & MOOCs!
- August 8, 2024
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How to use social media as an educator? Online technology allows us to impact people by teaching more than ever before, but how do educators best use digital social media platforms, video and audio streaming…
Learning by Teaching (Lernen Durch Lehren) Teaching Method Explained w/ Example
- August 8, 2024
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What is Learning by Teaching (German: Lernen durch Lehren)? LDL is a method where pupils learn material and then explain it to others to deepens their comprehension. When students become the teacher, reflection and critical…
What is the Lecture Method? Lecturing is the formal, teacher-centric, oral presentation of information to a large group of learners. We look at the pros and cons of this approach to teaching as we analyze…
We look at 5 steps to give clearer classroom instructions proposed by Jim Scrivener in his book ‘Learning Teaching’. In language classes, teachers have to give instructions for activities in a new language even though…
ESA (Engage Study Activate) Teaching Method Explained w/ Example Class!
- April 24, 2023
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What is the Engage Study Activate teaching method? The Engage Study Activate (ESA) teaching method emphasizes active learning in a meaningful context. This method is based on the idea that students learn best when they…
Practice Presentation Production Example Class Observation
- April 17, 2023
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Language Teachers react to a demonstration of an Practice Presentation Production Method Lesson. We give our expert opinions on the teaching in this real example of a PPP class.
PPP (Practice Presentation Production) Method Explained w/ Example Class!
- April 17, 2023
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What is the Practice Presentation Production Teaching Method? The Practice-Presentation-Production (PPP) teaching method is a method for foreign language instruction that emphasizes the gradual development of language skills through a sequence of activities. This method…
Communicative Language Teaching Upper-Intermediate Class Observation
- April 10, 2023
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An example Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) class from Jeremy Harmer’s Book ‘The Practice of English Language Teaching’ with DVD Pack. We look at Allan’s Lesson (Intermediate) as he uses live listening to train students in listening skills. We give our expert opinion on the teaching in this demonstration CLT lesson.