Catering to adult ESL learners

Tell about a favorite book to share or teach.  Provide at least one example of an extension or cross curricular lesson.  When teaching students for whom English is a second language, it can be helpful to get them reading (if reading is their thing).  Either reading aloud, or reading for pleasure on their own time. …

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Finding a Professional Mentor

During my second of three years of teaching in Guatemala, I was fortunate enough to have two great mentors, in the form of my department head and my coordinator.  My department head was able to give very pointed, specific advice and best practices related to my content area, while my coordinator drew on over 20 …

Lessons from Year 1: Learn to Compromise

During my first year in the teaching field, as I learned a new culture and language and took in new surroundings, I also learned and grew a lot as a teacher.  This week I will be sharing some of these lessons learned while teaching ESL in South Korea. Part of working on a team, and …

Lessons from Year 1: Get Involved

During my first year in the teaching field, as I learned a new culture and language and took in new surroundings, I also learned and grew a lot as a teacher.  This week I will be sharing some of these lessons learned while teaching ESL in South Korea. During my time in this teaching position, …

Lessons from Year 1: Working as a Team

During my first year in the teaching field, as I learned a new culture and language and took in new surroundings, I also learned and grew a lot as a teacher.  This week I will be sharing some of these lessons learned while teaching ESL in South Korea. Working as a team is very important. …

Lessons from Year 1: Be Organized

During my first year in the teaching field, as I learned a new culture and language and took in new surroundings, I also learned and grew a lot as a teacher.  This week I will be sharing some of these lessons learned while teaching ESL in South Korea. Staying organized is so important no matter …

How to Start a Conversation Club

Upon graduating in 2011 with an education degree, I packed my bags and headed off to the beautiful country of South Korea to teach English for a year.  This was a great first teaching job in many ways.  The curriculum was very rote, and was taught to the teachers within a two week orientation program. …

Get Students Talking with ESL Clubs

Fresh out of university, I traveled to South Korea to teach at a foreign language institute giving English classes.  This was a great first teaching job in many ways.  The curriculum was very rote, and was taught to the teachers within a two week orientation program.  Since the classes taught were strictly conversation, no writing …

Beyond Grammar and Rules: Conversing in English

During my first year in the lovely and admirable profession of teaching, I worked abroad at a foreign language institute in South Korea.  This was a great first teaching job in many ways.  The curriculum was very rote, and was taught to the teachers within a two week orientation program.  Since the classes taught were …