Best Methods to Improve Conversational English

Posted April 3

One of the factors that indicate success in ESL classrooms is the proficiency of students in oral communication. Whether the ESL class is for basic, intermediate or advanced learners, the ability of students to articulate simple to complex ideas in English can be verified, assessed, and improved usi...

How to Infuse Energy into Your English Language Class

Posted February 18

Well-motivated students learn better. This fact has been well-established for years and has compelled educators to develop different motivational techniques to improve learning outcomes in classrooms. If this is the case in a typical classroom dynamic, it is the same or even more so in the teaching ...

Improving Student-Teacher Interaction in a Language Class

Posted February 8

In a classroom environment, the teacher's primary role is to impart information and orchestrate experiences that enable students to develop new skills or improve existing competencies. Additionally, teachers also have the responsibility to assess whether students are learning as intended based on&nb...

ELL Learning Methodologies

Posted January 28

Learning is the process of acquiring any information that modifies a person's behavior, values and knowledge base. An ongoing process that starts as early as the fetal stages in humans, learning occurs in many forms including instinctive, experiential, conscious, and purposed learning. Personal expe...

ESL Lesson Plans: Types and Purpose

Posted December 24, 2011

All ESL teachers--regardless of training, experience, or competency--need a carefully drawn lesson plan in order to assist their students in attaining learning objectives, both on a daily basis as well as the long-term. Having a lesson plan is like having a complete and clear visualization of how a ...