Text Chat Activities – Book Review
If you have been teaching for a while, you most likely have come across student material that is quite outdated. They often list technology, movie, and song references from days long past. They are boring and almost guaranteed to fail in getting the attention of your students. So when I came across Text Chat Activities: […]
700 Classroom Activities – Book Review
The title “700 Classroom Activities” says it all. It is chock full with activities that will make your lessons fun, engaging, and exciting for your students. The book is divided into four parts: Part 1: Conversations Part 2: Functions Part 3: Grammar Part 4: Vocabulary The activities in each section of 700 Classroom Activities are arranged alphabetically, so using the book […]
Learning Teaching: The Essential Guide for EL Teaching – Book Review
Learning Teaching: The Essential Guide to English Language Teaching has been around for more than 20 years and is still one of the most popular TEFL books. There is a DVD included with all the sample lessons as well as demonstrations of the teaching techniques taught in the book. Chapter 1 is mostly aimed at teachers just […]
The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide – Review
The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide is full of practical strategies that can be immediately implemented in the classroom. Experienced English teachers will benefit from this book as much as people who are just starting out. It is well organized. The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide includes much relevant information about teaching English as a second/foreign language. Part 1 starts with the […]
TEFL For Dummies – Book Review
TEFL for Dummies is a comprehensive, well written book. If you are familiar with other books in the “for Dummies” series, you know that they are not really dumbed down books. I consider them typically well written and organized with useful information on the book’s subject. TEFL for Dummies is mainly written for people who are starting […]