Category Archives: Teaching teenagers

Teaching quote of the day

Posted on 24/07/2007 by alexcase

“…teachers who have been told that their students are ‘high achievers’ (even if they are not) tend to get the kind of results associated with high achievement”. Scott Thornbury in An A-Z of ELT (Macmillan)- a very readable and accessible book … Continue reading →

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Face2Face with teenagers

Posted on 25/06/2007 by alexcase

Still not loving teaching the 18-20 year olds. Passing on my wisdom is all very well, but I prefer to have some passed back my way too. At least I’m having to research some stuff about Oz (where most of them … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge University Press, General English textbooks, IELTS, Marshall Cavendish, Teaching teenagers, textbooks | 2 Comments

Trains on time but weather delayed

Posted on 24/06/2007 by alexcase

The rainy season (tsuyu) is completely screwed this year. In fact, every year since I got to Japan I’ve been told that “The weather this year is strange”, same as “The cherry blossom this year is early/late”. This may well … Continue reading →

Posted in Adapting textbooks, Classroom dynamics, Classroom management, Classroom routines, English for study abroad, Teaching Japanese primary school children, Teaching young learners | Comments Off on Trains on time but weather delayed

X in the classroom

Posted on 19/06/2007 by alexcase

Teaching (college student) teenagers again despite my best efforts to avoid it, there is one factor in the classroom that stands out more than other kinds of classes and, subtly or sometimes not so subtly, affects the classroom dynamic of … Continue reading →

Posted in English for study abroad, IELTS, Lesson observations, Needs analysis, slang, Teaching shy students, Teaching teenagers, TEFL, TESOL | 20 Comments

The Meaning of Scotland

Posted on 18/06/2007 by alexcase

Great question in my senmongakko (private college) class today: “Teacher, I still don’t understand what Scotland means” I chose to take that as a geographical and political question rather than a philosophical one (Does anyone really, deep down, understand what Scotland … Continue reading →

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