Category Archives: Teaching methods and methodologies

You can't Beat that sh*t! Oh, okay, turns out you can…

Posted on 04/09/2007 by alexcase

So, Takeshi Kitano wins another film award at an arty festival, along no doubt with a whole load of other unwatchable crap. There are a few specifically Beat Takeshi points worth making here, such as: if the judges just watched some … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogme, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, TBA (Task Based Approach), TEFL Heroes- Michael Lewis, TEFL heroes- Scott Thornbury, TESOL, textbooks, The lexical approach | Leave a comment

TEFL fun and games Part one- Guess me!

Posted on 03/09/2007 by alexcase

Mondays are not a day for pontificating, and anyway I’m a bit ponficated out at the moment, so here are some fun and games instead- This is one that fits into my ultimate TEFL desert island survival game kit. It … Continue reading →

Posted in adjective plus preposition, Adjectives, Grammar, Grammar games, Mixed conditionals, Photocopiable worksheets, PPP (Presentation practice production), Present perfect, Second conditional, Staging, TEFL, TEFL games, Third conditional | Leave a comment

Teaching quote of the day

Posted on 24/08/2007 by alexcase

“(Rod Ellis) recommends holding off teaching grammar to beginning students because the early stages of acquisition are primarily lexically rather than grammatically based and because of the evidence from immersion programs that learners are able to acquire word order and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative teaching techniques, ELT publishing, General English textbooks, Grammar, Lesson planning, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, Teaching low levels, TEFL, textbooks, The lexical approach | Tagged | Leave a comment

PPP RIP? Part Two

Posted on 23/08/2007 by alexcase

Carrying on looking at whether teachers should still teach PPP and therefore whether teacher training courses like the CELTA should still cover it, lets look at some criticisms people could level and/ or have levelled at this approach: There is … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative teaching techniques, CELTA, Lesson planning, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, PPP (Presentation practice production), TBA (Task Based Approach), Teacher training, TEFL, TEFL certificate, TEFL qualifications, Test teach test | 25 Comments

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