This is my 100th post on this blog, and I feel this is a good occasion to thank all the people who have visited this site and shown interest in what I have published here. I hope you have found it useful.
Methodology
100+ Must-See Video Sites For Educators
The chicken nugget experiment- a free downloadable lesson | elt-resourceful
Given the horsemeat scandal which is flying around Europe at the moment, here is a very topical downloadable lesson.
Article: What Are Language Learning Styles and How Can You Make Sure Your Students Have Them?
What Are Language Learning Styles and How Can You Make Sure Your Students Have Them?
http://busyteacher.org/14768-language-learning-styles-what-are-they.html
How to write a good essay
This is a video which explains how to write an essay one step at a time. Very useful for our students.
Why Can’t We All Just Interact? 4 Practical Tips for Encouraging a Quiet Class to Speak
Here is a very useful article which addresses a difficult classroom situation and gives us a series of strategies to resolve it. Sometimes it can be very hard to get students, especially adolescents, to participate in speaking activities. In this article we are given concrete approaches to motivate our students to speak. I hope you find it useful.
http://busyteacher.org/14769-how-to-encourage-quiet-class-to-speak-tips.html
A Model of Learning Objectives
Here’s a very interesting article revising Bloom’s Taxonomy for the digital age.
Top 10 Characteristics of Effective Vocabulary Instruction | Learning Unlimited | Research-based Literacy Strategies
Do You Recognize These 5 ESL Listening Mistakes?
5 Keys to Designing and Conducting Effective ESL Speaking Tests
Ideas for the creation of speaking tests to use in class:
http://busyteacher.org/14579-effective-esl-speaking-tests-5-keys-design.html
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