I am utterly bewildered and overwhelmed. I am struggling my way around the book exhibition at an ELT conference. What a bombardment of books! ‘How do teachers even begin to choose?’ I ask myself.

A few years ago I had a break from ELT and had some catching up to do. As I read through the ELT journals I am struck by the multitude of exciting ideas on offer and the wealth of ‘good practice’ available. And I ask myself that same question again: How do we teachers even begin to make choices about what to do in the classroom?

Début février 2014, j’ai participé en tant qu’invité au Séminaire annuel sur le Centre européen pour les langues vivantes (CELV) qui a eu lieu au CIEP à Paris.

Some background

I’d like to start by asking you to consider four quotations:

Μα τι λέμε τώρα; Μαθαίνεται ή φαντασία; Ας ξεκινήσουμε ανάποδα: Υπάρχει σήμερα ανάγκη για εκπαίδευση στην Φαντασία; Τα τελευταία χρόνια ακούμε και διαβάζουμε όλο και πιο συχνά για τις δεξιότητες του 21ου αιώνα, κάτι που μας ωθεί να συνειδητοποιήσουμε όλο και πιο έντονα ότι το εκπαιδευτικό σύστημα όπως υφίσταται, ευτυχώς με κάποιες φωτεινές εξαιρέσεις,  απλά δεν είναι προετοιμασμένο να υποστηρίξει την επόμενη γενιά Ηγετών.

16 Mαρτίου 2020

Εκ μέρους του Δ.Σ. της TESOL Greece,  σας ενημερώνουμε για τη σύσταση του νέου Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου για το έτος 2020-2021. Με την ευκαιρία αυτή, θέλουμε να σας ευχαριστήσουμε για τη στήριξη και συνεργασία σας με την επιστημονική μας ένωση.  

Σας πληροφορούμε ότι το 42o ετήσιο διεθνές συνέδριο της TESOL Greece θα γίνει στις 6 - 7 Μαρτίου 2021.

PRESS RELEASE

Spring ‘22 Virtual International Publishers Exhibition

One thing these past two years have made us realise is the great potentials technology is serving us. People managed to preserve communication under rough conditions and restrictions and that is an asset we simply can not ignore.

On the 7th and 8th of May, the Spring 22 Virtual IPE will open its virtual gates from 10:00 to 18:00 (EEST - Athens Greece Time Zone) connecting the Foreign Language professionals globally.

A GAMIFICATION TWEAK  [INTERMITTENT REWARDS  II]

[Psychology for Educators]

 As the saying goes: ‘If it works, don’t fix it!’. Imagine you have a game you have used countless times in class. It’s a very simple vocabulary revision quiz. You divide your class into two (or more) groups and then you read out the clues: ‘What do you call someone who is always on time?’ The first person to raise their hand and answer correctly scores two points for the group. It’s simple, it’s easy and it’s great fun. Why change anything?

Answer: Absolutely. A chant with movement, using a TPR (Total Physical Response) routine, which helps the children learn the chant much more easily, but at the same time, gives them the opportunity to stand up, move and stretch.

The Chant:

“Can you tell me what you are?”

I’m a bird.

I’m a star.

I’m a frog.

I’m a cat.

Can you tell me

what you are?

QUESTION:  I've been thinking that I depend a lot  on working through course material (the coursebook primarily and its components as well).  Often times on the first day of class not all teenage learners have their books with them.  I usually plan to use many of the 'Getting to Know You' activities that I have learned from your seminars.  Any other ideas?

Answer:  "An Image is Worth Hundreds of Words" is an imagination exercise designed to help learners express themselves through images as an initial step to brainstorming ideas and specific topic-related vocabulary items.

INSTRUCTIONS: