One of the most common and most effective ways of teaching English to children is through the use of topics and themes. These topics and themes may be part of the English syllabus or may cover a number of school subjects, in which

case they are called cross-curricular or interdisciplinary topics. They allow language to be taught within a context, which is familiar and meaningful to the children. 

How do you think about your young learners?

First things first, try to get into the mind of a child by imagining yourself when you were six years old. Connect to yourself as a young learner. Take a deep breath, close your eyes and picture yourself when you were six years old.

What was your typical day like? Who did you interact with most often? What activities did you do at home? Outside of home? What was your favourite part of the day? The least favourite part? Why?

Efi Pelekouda interviews Bessie Mitiskopoulou

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Bessie Mitsikopoulou is Associate Professor at the Faculty of English Language and Literature, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and Director of the Faculty's Centre of Self-Access Learning and Materials Development. Her research interests are in the areas of digital technologies in language education, educational linguistics and critical discourse analysis.

24 - 25 November, 2018

“Dare To Be Different: Learn, Develop, Succeed”

Final Programme

Poster

Tesol Greece

Ο «Εθνικός Διαγωνισμός Γαλλοφωνίας» είναι και πάλι εδώ! Ο διαγωνισμός που απευθύνεται σε μαθητές γαλλικής γλώσσας απ΄όλη την Ελλάδα (ομάδες 10 έως 27 μαθητών), ενισχύει, μεταξύ άλλων, τη δημιουργικότητα των μαθητών και αποτελεί μια εξαιρετική ευκαιρία εφαρμογής στην πράξη των γνώσεών τους στη γαλλική γλώσσα με διασκεδαστικό τρόπο, ακολουθώντας άλλες μεθόδους από εκείνες της παραδοσιακής διδασκαλίας.

Six benefits of using audio recordings with reading

Here are six reasons why your students should listen to the story as they read.

QUESTION:  I'm not sure what Learning-to-Learn Activities are. Who are they for and how do we use them in the classroom?

ANSWER: Learning-to-Learn (LTL) activities are activities we use to help our learners 'learn HOW to learn' independently,  as well as with the teacher.

There are many LTL activites for learners of all ages. Two of the most important, we would say, are Using the Monolingual Dictionary and Error Detection and Correction.

Project Image: 

Familiarizing learners with works of art is a great idea for a number of foreign language projects! We'd like to share a lesson that you can do with your B2 students, which can be a 'springboard' for a series of projects around Art, Music and Poetry.  

PART 1:  Show your students a print of Vincent Van Gogh's painting “Starry Night”. [Another option for elicitation is to show the interactive animation of this painting  by Petros Vrellis   http://vimeo.com/36466564 ]

ANSWER:  One of the best strategies for learners who may be reluctant or shy to speak is to get learners working in pairs to 'prepare' something to perform for you and the rest of the class. In pairs learners often mutually support each other's performance success.  You may wish to try this activity below with elementary+  learners of all ages.

ACTIVITY:     "Voices:  Inside and Out"  dialogue writing pair work activity.

LEVEL & AGE: All Levels from A2+, ages 10+

Q: My teachers and I are doing the best we can with distance learning.Our entire team is new at conducting online lessons with our learners.Until we master the use of a lot of the wonderful technology at our disposal,we would like some tips on how to make distance learning more inviting and engaging for our learners.