Category Archives: Using L1 in class

Experimental lessons

Posted on 03/03/2010 by alexcase

Was hoping some of you could help me brainstorm things that could be done for the Cambridge DELTA experimental practice lesson, as well as any other advice on being experimental that they may have. The main difficulty in the DELTA is that you need … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge Delta, CLIL, Community language learning, Dogme, Humanistic language teaching, NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), Suggestopedia, TEFL, The Callam Method, The Silent Way, Using L1 in class | 16 Comments

Using L1 in class (or not)

Posted on 28/12/2009 by alexcase

I basically don’t, but I have observed a few teachers who do so well (amongst the vast majority who do so badly) and look back on some of my own ways of avoiding it as a waste of time and … Continue reading →

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New TEFL articles and teaching ideas Dec 08

Posted on 20/12/2008 by alexcase

15 ways to learn students’ names LINK UPDATED 15 more fun ways to practice the Past PerfectLINK UPDATED 15 fun ways to practice third and mixed conditionalsLINK UPDATED 15 more ways of eliciting vocabulary LINK UPDATED 15 fun ways to practice will … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom dynamics, Classroom management, Conditionals, Eliciting, Future tenses, Grammar, Grammar games, Mixed conditionals, Pairwork and groupwork, Past perfect, past tenses, Speaking games, Teaching English Abroad, TEFL, TEFL games, Third conditional, Using L1 in class, Vocabulary, Will for predictions | Tagged | Leave a comment

New TEFL articles etc August 08

Posted on 01/09/2008 by alexcase

It was a quiet month (if you don’t count the sound of the cicadas), but that will just give you the chance to read all of them for once, starting with a new series of “well balanced…” articles on Usingenglish.com: … Continue reading →

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Busy making others busy

Posted on 28/03/2008 by alexcase

As a blogger and writer of articles on the internet whose technical knowledge stops at Word, as usual I feel half chuffed at churning out so many articles, including a good one here and there, and half guilty at creating … Continue reading →

Posted in BULATS, Business English and ESP, EFL exams, IELTS Speaking, links, Materials, Photocopiable worksheets, Pronunciation, pronunciation games, Second conditional, TEFL, TEFL career planning, TEFL games, TEFL reviews, TEFL workshops, TESOL, Using a whiteboard, Using L1 in class, Whiteboard games | Leave a comment

TEFL Why oh why oh why Part Two- Why L1 in class?

Posted on 24/03/2008 by alexcase

You finally come to the end of students staring at you blankly through the grammar explanation, and introducing pairwork brings on jokes, chat, imaginative use of language, and maybe even some flirting- unfortunately, little of any of it in English! … Continue reading →

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