Podcasts can be an effective tool for promoting learner autonomy and self-efficacy in a second language classroom. It gives the
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Category: Teaching Strategies
Using Project-Based Learning to Foster Meaningful Communication and Inspire Creativity in a Second Language Classroom
As a language teacher, you might notice that some students have trouble engaging in meaningful communication and struggle to express
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Jigsaw Reading Ideas To Try In Your Second Language Classroom
One of my favorite reading activities is Jigsaw. It is a cooperative learning strategy that involves dividing a text into
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Fun Ideas For Implementing In A Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Classroom
Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is a teaching approach that focuses on using language for real-life communication. CLT emphasizes the development
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Fun Icebreakers for the first day of class
Icebreakers are activities that do not only help students ease into the classroom environment, but they also make for a
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Fun Classroom Tasks To Involve Students In Their Learning
It’s not unusual for students to help around class, whether it is to dole out worksheets to things such as
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Great End-Of-Semester Final Project Ideas
Are you tired of asking students for a final presentation or a summary of an assignment? It’s not only you.
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Fun Ways To Teach Vocabulary In A Second Language Classroom
Vocabulary is crucial to students’ success in a second language classroom. It is a predictor of long-term achievement in background
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How To End Your Lesson With Exit Tickets
Ok, class is done. You finished your topics, the lesson plan has been done to bits. We all learned a
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What is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
The term “Communicative Language Teaching” (CLT) means different things to different teachers. Communicative language teaching, or the communicative approach, may
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