December, 2009
“Mos u nxeh” in the English Classroom
This activity used by a Lincoln instructor to practice the present tense with children was the winner for December’s lesson plan contest. Here is the teacher’s description: First, I draw … Continue reading
Runner-up in the Best Lesson Plan Contest
Level: Advanced Business English 1. Role Play – Job InterviewGoals: Develop interviewing skills, increase self-confidence Three students volunteered to be members of the interviewing board and came up with a … Continue reading
Runner-up in the Best Lesson Plan Contest
Activity Title: Karl Popper/ British Parliamentary DebatesLevel : Passages 1 Unit 7 The information ageGoals:1-To develop fluency and grammar accuracy in real public speaking debates 2- to link linguistic patterns … Continue reading
International Conferences
Here are some links about IATEFL and TESOL that we will use during class today: IATEFL http://www.iatefl.org/http://www.iatefl.org/harrogate-2010/44th-annual-conference-harrogate-2010http://www.iatefl.org/scholarships/ TESOL http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/convention2010/http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp?CID=125&DID=1595http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/bin.asp?CID=258&DID=12596&DOC=FILE.PDF
What I use in my classroom
I think that all these task-based activities are useful and interesting to use in class because students and the teacher, too ,can benefit a lot from them. I have tried … Continue reading
What I am going to use in my classes this week !
I was thinking to use the jigsaw activity in my starter class and the interview with my adult 1 class.The starter class like a lot games but let’s hope and … Continue reading
My article !
My article is about Role Playing !As we know role play ,group work and other activities encourage the participation of all the students, improve accuracy and fluency in oral presantations … Continue reading
My Article
My article is about Updating Knowledge for Professional Developmentin EFL Teaching. Through this article, I want to highlight the importance of updating professional skills in teacher development and provide teachers … Continue reading
Interviews
This week I used an interview with my students at the University of Tirana. I had students work in pairs to prepare and role-play an interview using the present perfect. … Continue reading
What i use in my classes!
The activities that i have used are the jigsaw and the interviews.I mainly use the jigsaw with young learners and children. They really like it and they see it like … Continue reading