ESL EFL Students – TURN AROUND YOUR TEACHING

English Language Learning, ESL EFL Students, Information Processing, Memory, Second Language Learning Difficulties, Struggling Students, Teaching Resources, Uncategorized

Teachers! Stop Yourselves and Your Students From Feeling Like This

English language students staring back at you with blank faces when you mention previously 'taught' material doesn't give you the best feeling for the rest of your well-planned lesson. According to your class register, these students were definitely present in physical form last week. Apparently, their thoughts were elsewhere. Perhaps they were daydreaming about skydiving … Continue reading Teachers! Stop Yourselves and Your Students From Feeling Like This

English Language Learning, ESL EFL Students, Grammar, Online Studying, Online Teaching

The Ultimate Online Grammar Resource: Used It Yet?

This grammar resource is a gift for teachers and students working and studying online. They can have this treasure chest of information open in their browsers for quick access to examples and explanations.

English Language Learning, ESL EFL Students, Grammar, Struggling Students

Teachers: Are You Using This Simple, Effective Grammar Technique?

There are various ways of presenting English grammar. If students aren't responding to the techniques used, teachers perhaps need to think, let's simplify it. What would help them? There are 12 major verb tenses in the English language (always under discussion). They can be confusing to learn and their names difficult to remember: Present Simple, … Continue reading Teachers: Are You Using This Simple, Effective Grammar Technique?

Anxiety, English Language Learning, ESL EFL Students, Second Language Learning, Struggling Students

Teachers: Are You Giving The Right Kind Of Praise?

Many factors can affect foreign and second language learning one of those is low self-esteem. English language teachers can boost self-confidence in their classrooms with the right kind of praise.

EFL ESL Teachers / Professionals, English Language Learning, ESL EFL Students, Foreign Language Learning Difficulties, Information Processing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Learning Difficulties, Short-term working memory, Struggling Students

Teachers: Are Your Demands Overloading Your Students?

For English language teachers, it is important to know when planning lessons that the temporary storage space available in the short-term working memory system is limited.

English Language Learning, ESL EFL Students, Foreign Language Learning Difficulties, Second Language Learning, Teachers

Teachers: Here’s What You Should Know About ‘Poor Memory’

Sometimes, our ESL EFL students' vacant looks appear because the classwork being reviewed was never perceived or processed adequately in the first place.

English Language Learning, ESL EFL Students, Language Learning Aptitude, Language Theories, Learning Disabilties / Disorders, Teachers

Language Aptitude: Do you have it?

There is the idea that some students may possess an 'aptitude for learning languages'. The idea of the existence of a 'language learning aptitude' does not mean an individual can or cannot learn a foreign language. It is assumed that most people, who do not have specific language disabilities, can learn a language if they … Continue reading Language Aptitude: Do you have it?

EFL ESL Teachers / Professionals, ESL EFL Students, Language Learning Difficulties, Learning Disabilties / Disorders, Linguistic Coding Differences Hypothesis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Learning Difficulties, Struggling Students

Are First Language Difficulties Causing Second Language Learning Struggles?

If a student seems to be having difficulties with their English language studies, you may have to investigate the cause in order to provide a solution. Check whether your students had difficulties acquiring any of the language skills in their L1 and if they still have difficulties.

English Language Learning, ESL EFL Students, Language Theories, Second Language Learning, Struggling Students

Teachers: How Many Ways Can You Write The Sound /sh/?

How many ways can you represent the sound /sh/ in written form. When students seem to be struggling or progressing slowly, perhaps check the depth or transparency of the target language.

EFL ESL Teachers / Professionals, ESL EFL Students, Foreign Language Learning Difficulties, Language Learning Difficulties, Language Theories, Learning Disabilties / Disorders, Linguistic Coding Differences Hypothesis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Learning Difficulties

Struggling Students? Four Little-Known Theories Explain Why

There are always a number of students in foreign language classes that can't seem to keep up with the pace of the other students. The following four theories may help teachers pinpoint the root of their ESL / EFL students' difficulties.