Category Archives: Teaching mixed level classes

New TEFL articles etc April 2009

Posted on 23/04/2009 by alexcase

No messing, no pointless attempts at humour (for once), just links to more serious stuff I’ve been publishing elsewhere: 15 ways of combining listening and reading – LINK FIXED 15 fun activities for practising a, an and the – LINK FIXED The … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom management, Classroom routines, Determiners and articles, Ending lessons, Grammar, Grammar games, Interactive whiteboard, Learner motivation, links, Listening, Mixed ability classes, pre-school/ kindergarten/ very young learners, Reading, reported speech, Skills, Staging, Teaching mixed level classes, Teaching young learners, Technology, TEFL, TEFL games, Using a whiteboard, Usingenglish | 6 Comments

New TEFL articles September 08 Part Two

Posted on 30/09/2008 by alexcase

As this batch is nowhere near the size of September Part One, let’s start by padding out a little with a link to an interesting newspaper article on speed dating adapted for language learning, shall we? Right, as that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Adapting textbooks, Body language in the classroom, Classroom management, Classroom routines, Eliciting, ELT publishing, Lesson planning, links, Teaching mixed level classes, TEFL games, textbooks, Usingenglish | Tagged | Comments Off on New TEFL articles September 08 Part Two

Unautomating teaching with Summerhill English Schools

Posted on 02/12/2007 by alexcase

Following my own advice for automated teachers, I’ve been trying to use my search for something to write about Japan and or teaching English on my blog as a way of expanding my horizons rather than shrinking them. Recent semi-successful … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative teaching techniques, Classroom dynamics, Classroom management, Discipline in the classroom, Humanistic language teaching, Learner training, links, Mixed ability classes, Pairwork and groupwork, Problem students, Teaching methods and methodologies, Teaching mixed level classes, Teaching teenagers, Teaching young learners, TEFL, TESOL | 1 Comment

The Alternative TEFL jargon dictionary Part Six

Posted on 30/09/2007 by alexcase

After rather a long break, the Alternative TEFL Jargon Dictionary is back! Defective modals– This somewhat negative expression for modals that do not have a seperate past or future form (e.g. must) is now being replaced by the expression “modal … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom management, Future tenses, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, past tenses, PPP (Presentation practice production), Present simple for routines etc., slang, Teaching mixed level classes, TESOL, Vocabulary, Writing | Tagged , | 1 Comment