Category Archives: Pairwork and groupwork

PPP RIP? Part One

Posted on 23/08/2007 by alexcase

Thanks to Appy Linguist for mentioning the PPP approach while talking about the CELTA because I’ve been meaning to write about it for a while. The question is: should teachers still be trained to teach PPP and it’s offshoot (or … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative teaching techniques, CELTA, Grammar, Grammar games, Lesson planning, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, Pairwork and groupwork, PPP (Presentation practice production), Speaking, Staging, Teacher training, Teaching low levels, TEFL, TEFL certificate, TEFL games, TEFL qualifications, Test teach test | 5 Comments

TEFL writing- done and done!

Posted on 17/08/2007 by alexcase

How to make writing fun seems to be a “popular” problem, so here is a list of links I promised someone on the TEFL.net forums: All good TEFLtastic writing fun: Writing games and worksheets Many apologies that most of it … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative teaching techniques, Business English and ESP, EFL exams, Email, Error correction, False friends, IELTS, links, Pairwork and groupwork, Paragraphing, Punctuation, TEFL, TEFL games, Telephoning, TESOL, Travel and tourism, Writing games | Leave a comment

Why are there so many bad English teachers in Japan?

Posted on 10/08/2007 by alexcase

After training, recruiting, observing and chatting with English teachers and students in Turkey, Thailand, Spain, Italy, the UK (meaning teachers and students from everywhere) and spending 4 years in Japan, I have come to the conclusion that the average level of … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom management, Learner motivation, Learner training, Pairwork and groupwork, Phonemic script, Pronunciation, Teacher training, Teaching English in Japan, TEFL, TESOL | 4 Comments

Read article + talk about article = learn a language

Posted on 07/08/2007 by alexcase

This is the one simple recipe that teachers all over Japan are using to raise the level of their students’ English: Take one copy of the Japan Times that you were going to read anyway Cut out one topical and/ or cultural article … Continue reading →

Posted in Business English and ESP, Classroom management, EFL exams, Learner motivation, Lesson planning, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, Mixed ability classes, Pairwork and groupwork, Phonemic script, Social English, Speaking, Staging, TEFL | 3 Comments

Those pesky emails are now done!

Posted on 07/08/2007 by alexcase

Trying to find fun stuff to practice emailling in class is one of the banes* of my life, so I think I deserve a little smugness on having come up with a new idea on how to do so. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Business English and ESP, Cultural differences/ cultural training, Email, Error correction, Lesson planning, Pairwork and groupwork, Paragraphing, TEFL, TEFL games, Writing games | 2 Comments

Pairwork: "It started with a kiss…"*

Posted on 06/08/2007 by alexcase

In a moment of inspiration fueled by low tolerance to the stimulating effects of real British “builders’ tea”, have come up with: The pairwork magic formula I have yet to teach a class that wouldn’t do and enjoy pairwork eventually. … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom dynamics, Classroom management, First conditional, Grammar games, Learner motivation, Lesson planning, links, Mixed ability classes, Pairwork and groupwork, Problem students, Speaking, Staging, Teaching low levels, Teaching teenagers, TEFL, TEFL blogs | Leave a comment

New evidence of my humungous IQ

Posted on 26/06/2007 by alexcase

New research suggests that elder siblings have a higher IQ than younger ones. Will be letting my three younger sisters know that several times an hour when I go back for a week to the UK, although obviously not revealing the fact … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom management, Mixed ability classes, Pairwork and groupwork, TESOL | Leave a comment