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Total Physical Response (TPR) is a methodology made famous by James Ashner. It’s teaching style based on kinestetic learning. Teachers speak and students respond in some manner physically.
We cover:
what TPR is
the theory behind TPR and what it’s supposed to do
how TPR can be used in your lessons
what are the main benefits, claims, […]
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This week’s show we welcome John Marks from www.eltgames.com and www.langwichscool.com and we discuss exam preparation courses.
In this show we discuss some ideas on how to organize and exam prep course, what are some key points to include, how to maintain motivation, some ideas for the interview sections and more.
Mark avoids teaching […]
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This week’s show is almost the end of our teaching methodolgies series. Today we offer … Suggestodepia
We cover:
what suggestopedia is
how does a suggestopedia lesson run
the principles of the method
what are the main benefits, claims, and criticisms of the method
We’d definitely like to hear what you think about the method. Post […]
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This week’s show is on using board games off the shelf. Ron and Mark offer some suggestions for how you can use board games in ESL classes and as communicative activities.
We cover:
games that are ready to go right of the shelf, like Scrabble, Pictionary, …
games you need to tweak a little, like […]
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This week Chris Cotter from Heads Up English.com is with us again. Heads Up English.com has some new lower intermediate exercises: speaking activities, listening activities, grammar worksheets and vocabulary exercises free for download! Please check out Heads Up English.com!
Mark starts the conversation off and offers quite a few ideas about […]
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We have a big show this week, so we get right into it.
Mark and Ron cover these points concerning the Silent Way methodology:
what is the Silent Way Method
key aspects of the Silent Method
how does the Silent Method work in class
using cuisenaire rods, colored blocks and instilling learner autonomy
criticism of the Silent Method […]
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Clive of ESL Podcards is with us again this week. He’s been working his site and enrolled in a new course. He’s learning about Content and Language Intergrated Learning (CLIL.) In the beginning Clive gives us a quick run down of what CLIL is.
Clive and Mark take a look […]
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THe show starts off with a brief look at the possible hazards associated with teaching ESL. Mark has a pretty interesting story from work this week.
This podcast we’re glad to welcome Patrick Bickford, from Englipedia. Patrick tells us a little about where he’s teaching, what he’s doing and about the […]
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The new school year has started in Taiwan and Ron is back to work.
Easter and St. Patrick’s Day are upon us this month and Mark has some new materials for these holidays if you’re interested.
Easter - flashcards, coloring, stickers, sticker charts, printable greeting cards, certificates, Easter bingo cards, an Easter board game […]
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Mark has a lot of news. Things are moving and shaking at MES-English with a new website that will bring a lot of flexibility to MES-English users and provide materials for teachers that may not have been MES-E users in the past. Tools for Educators.com!
Mark has been working for a month […]