EVERYTHING EFL

Grammar stress?   Not sure how to teach it effectively?   Not enough time for meaningful practice because you've just spent half the lesson teaching ALL the rules?

This week, I chat with the ever-so-lovely ELT powerhouse Jo Gakonga.  We talk about the issues surrounding teaching and learning grammar, how you can teach it more effectively and with less stress, and more importantly, how your students can learn it in more meaningful way.  And as a bonus, grab your pen because we indulge in a game of lexical tennis, exchanging our ideas for fixed, useful and common phrases with everyone's favourite, the Present Perfect.  I also succeed in changing Jo's long-standing acronym for teaching grammar from CAMP to CAMPR.  Result!

Jo Gakonga is a freelance teacher educator, CELTA tutor and assessor and the founder of ELT-Training.com, a website with useful material for trainee, novice and more experienced English language teachers.

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Positivity is everything when learning.  It can open up so many doors: confidence-building, community building, promoting a healthy self-esteem........here are 10 super-easy, no-to-low prep ways for adding some positivity into your class.

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I can't believe it's been almost two, count 'em, two years, since I've taught in an actual classroom with actual students just (an officially designated number of) metres away.  Yes, things are a bit different: social distancing, no handouts, no mingling......but the principles of the first lesson (regardless of how you're teaching) are always the same: get to know your students.  Here's how I did it.  

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Presentations.  A word that often strikes fear into the heart of the most capable student.  I take you through the things I've learnt from experts and stuff I do when prepping my students for a presentation.  Do you really need to be this thorough?  I say yes.  Have a listen and see whether you agree with me.  I approach presentations from 3 angles: psychologically, visually and linguistically.

Credit and honourable mentions go to Ian Brownlee, Expert in Neuroscience-based Persuasive & influential Comm. skills / Lecturer in Practical Negotiation Skills and Christine Mullaney, Presentation, Voice & Mindful Communication Coach.  Find them both on Linked In.

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Ho Ho Ho!  I'm rereleasing my fabulous Christmas episode from 2021.  I'm joined by my lovely friend and teacher Sinead McMorrow, and we hope you can use some of these fun activities, some of them sent in by our lovely followers.   These activities are suitable for different levels, nationalities and mainstream schools. Dive in and have some festive fun in your classroom!  

Watch this episode on Youtube for subtitles: https://youtu.be/zHv9PhluzAA or IGTV: www.instagram.com/everything_efl_pod Sinead Morrow has been an EFL teacher for almost 15 years and a teacher trainer for about 10 years. She has recently made a foray into CLIL teaching and she likes it! 

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Christmas website: http://www.englishisapieceofcake.com/christmas-lesson-plan.html  Infographic pdf: http://www.englishisapieceofcake.com/support-files/christmas-lesson-plan.pdf   How to make a Snowflake lesson: https://www.marthastewart.com/266694/decorating-with-paper-snowflakes  A John Lewis Christmas lesson: https://allatc.wordpress.com/2018/12/ Songs:  When Santa Got Stuck up the Chimney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IcSuv9tZow  Merry Christmas Everyone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-PyWfVkjZc  Dominick the Donkey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca5wXojemRM  The 12 Days of Christmas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyEyMjdD2uk  Pentatonix Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UHmQANFtNs  Last Christmas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI  Baby, it's Cold Outside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rhvtzzmq-Y  https://ditchthattextbook.com/infographic/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-template/

Ever wondered why your projects with students fall a little flat? I give you some quick, practical advice on how to structure you projects and presentations with 4 easy steps to follow: pre-project tasks, delivering instructions, the project itself and the presentation, should you choose to follow up with one. Did I miss anything?

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So much vocabulary, so little time!  How can you mix it up and keep it interesting for your students when it's time to review all that stuff they've learnt?  And lets not forget about all that emergent language you've been taking note of.  Here are my top ten ways to review, reuse and recycle that language in subsequent lessons. Grab your pen and get ready for some old classics!

We should definitely review as much as possible.  Which one of these tips haven't you done in a while or ever?  Choose one, do it, tell me about it. 

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My guest this week is the wonderful Ola Kowalska.  Teacher, school owner, CELTA Trainer, mentor, business coach, mum and all-round superwoman, Ola gives you her top tips for breaking out and starting your own business. Whether you want to teach students or other teachers, her invaluable advice is a great starting point.

We chatted about pandemic-perspective changes, headspace, wanky business buzz phrases and those all-important tips. If you’re looking for a change, this episode is gold!

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Instagram: ola_kowalska_elt

Website: www.olakowalskaelt.com

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This week I am joined once again by the inspirational Anjalee Beverly (check out Episode 36 if you haven't already). She is all about building community in the class room before reallygetting down the nitty-gritty of teaching. Anjalee is a mainstream school teacher: how many of these ideas can you steal and adapt from this episode for your class?

1. Class Agreements

2. Affirmations

3. Community Circle

4. Surveys

5. Collective Breath

Episode Shownotes:

Anjalee Beverly is a twelfth year elementary education teacher who has recently moved to an International school in Cartajena, Colombia. Anjalees’ motto is trust before standards and she seeks to bring joy and rigor to every class session. She believes relationship building with students and their families is a crucial part of the learning process. Her ultimate goal as an educator is to teach her students to love themselves as they are and to find liberation through academic excellence. You can find her on instagram as Ms.Cleverly.Beverly or at www.mrscleverlybeverly.com

Recommended reading: Pushout: the Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools, Monique W Morris, The New Press

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In the second of the 'I'm on holiday so I've decided to give you a couple of different episodes' series, I delve into the infamous and sweeping romance that is New English File's Rob and Jenny.  I give you a run-down of the story told throughout the course book series and attempt to critically analyze their relationship. Warning: it ain't pretty. 

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