I talk about how I’m doing debates with my college-level EFL classes. Please visit ESLetc.com for materials and other resources.

Two ESL / EFL discussion activities - the first deals with a video clip of students misbehaving in Beijing and the second addresses athlete salaries. I also talk about an upcoming job where I'll be doing a bit of teacher training. As always, materials are available at ESLetc.com.

I share an anti-plagiarism activity introduce several the ESL / EFL professional organizations that have special groups dedicated to global issues.

I review four global issues video games that could be used in the language classroom: Stop Disasters (natural disasters), What Would You Do? (AIDS / HIV prevention), Food Force (hunger and food aid) and Darfur is Dying (the genocide in Darfur). As always, links and materials are available at ESLetc.com.

A description of a project aimed at making an ESL / EFL program more environmentally responsible. Materials are provided at the website.

A couple of ESL / EFL activities related to money and advertising, and a bit of talk about consumerism and education in China. As always, materials are available at ESLetc.com.

I discuss how last week’s classes went, and I talk about what I’m doing this week, including a listening / discussion activity using headlines. As always, all links and materials are available at ESLetc.com.

I discuss my struggles with critical thinking in China and how I handled some awkward situations. I also talk about my lesson for this week, including activities on giving advice and sentence-level intonation. As always, links and materials are available at ESLetc.com.

A description of oral English week, a special week at my college in China where students have English class all day long. I talk about methods and exams, and try to give a feel for what my experience of teaching English in China has been. Please visit ESLetc.com for more information, and for related links.

Ideas, problems and activities for homework in ESL/EFL classes.