#teaching esl

[intheyellowandgreen]

Luna???? how dare you????? im crying ??????

#teaching esl #esl teacher korea #teaching in korea #my last week

[writterings]

fuck man i dont wanna work today i wanna like. idk clean my bedroom or smth.

#the struggles of working from home means great ease in most cases but you ust fight the temptation to procastinate bc ur on the clock and #shit has deadlines #anyways tho my nonprofit was able to donate 34.5k to colleges all around the state so they can start initiatives to feed homeless people a #and do environemtnal clean ups and get transportation for thier students to volunteer at food pantries!!! #and one college is actually using the funds to rent a space so their students can volunteer to teach ESL high school students english #yeha

[langernameohnebedeutung]

I love that Villanelle can switch on a convincing native-speaker accent if she feels like it -

but most of the time...she just. doesn't

#I too have a normal baseline accent vs my showing off/teaching fancy accent vs my 'intentionally movie-villain bad German accent' #finally some authentic fluent esl speaker representation #killing eve #fandom

[isopode]

what is miku doing in my english grammar book.....😭😭

#this book has THE strangest sample texts i've seen in any ESL class #at least it makes the awfully boring & basic theory slightly less painful to go thru #at some point it was talking abt the 2016 election and fake news abt a sex exploitation ring #like??? HELLO??? this book is trying to teach me like. verb tenses n shit #stuff i learned when i was 12 #max.txt

[vickblom]

💫The Best of Both Worlds: Astrology in the Classroom (Pt. 1) 🏫

If you ever want to see absolute chaos in a classroom, do a basic (sun signs only) astrology lesson. Then, ask your students to guess what you are at the very end.

I teach senior high school/pre-university, and it was a very needed break! My students had an excuse to talk about personal topics ahead of a busy exam season.

In my EFL (English) and FLE (français) classes, astrology was their most memorable lesson this school year. No one remembered the signs in a foreign language, though!! It might take some time as this was more of a fun lesson.

When I asked my students and colleagues to guess my sign, they said:

Aries student: "You're the lion, your hair is like one."

Pisces student: "You're the water pot. All the other teachers are!!" (Half of the teachers in my department are Aquarius folks)

Virgo language teacher: "Definitely a Scorpio." (His Venus and Mars are conjunct in Scorpio)

Several Aquarius language teachers in unison over donuts: "Libra?"

Scorpio language teacher after the Aquarius language teachers: "Beer? Wine? Snacks? Those are signs, right?"

Oldest Aquarius language teacher: "Psychic? Psycho? Crazy? Isn't there something that starts with C?"

Capricorn colleague: "The wife sign? My future wife?"

Taurus history teacher: "A dictator? What is that dude's sign? You know, the violent one? Are you vodka or soju?"

Cancer PE teacher: "Pretty? The big fish? Pie? You are pretty pie?"

Out of a few hundred students and several dozen colleagues, no one got my sign right!! 😢 However, they got my Venus, Mercury, Mars, and other aspects. Perhaps it's because I'm at the other end of the world from my birthplace.

Soon, I'll post more about my EFL/FLE classes and experiences. I teach in a country that doesn't use English often and is at a significant crossroads with AI and language education.

If you want any classroom resources for this kind of lesson, just message me!

#education #teaching #teachers of tumblr #esl #efl #tefl #fle #english teacher #french teacher #astrology tumblr #classroom #astrology #lesson #astrology community #astro community #reflection #high school teacher #astroblr #astrology signs #astrology lessons #language #language teaching

[mosqitofood]

Resources

Radio Garden : Radio stations all over the world

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Pharmacy Tech Review: Your study buddy for Pharmacy tech certification

Dave’s ESL Cafe : Find ESL & EFL teaching opportunities available around the world

#radio #resources #bookmark #links #books #medicine #free books #textbooks #medical book #pharmacology #pharmacy tech #pharmacy technician #esl #teaching #efl

[hecckyeah]

calling all my lovely ESL friends!!!

I'm currently tutoring a younger teenager in English, and he's doing great with spelling and pronunciation, but struggles with sentence structure/grammar/etc. I told him to start reading some English books and that we would then discuss them and I'd have him write some short (very short) essays on them to work through his thoughts on paper.

Basically my question is, what helped you the most in learning English? Were there specific books you liked or movies you watched a lot, or something else that you relied on or that was a turning point in the learning process?

Open to any/all insight and recommendations!

#esl #english as a second language #this is my first time teaching ESL honestly #I've tutored reading and writing in the past but those were peers in college who knew the language #i already picked out a book or two for him to read but i know he needs more than that! #and his school workbooks and curriculum are meh at best #anyway! #:)

[intheyellowandgreen]

me: okay so what happens at the end of The Great Gilly Hopkins? Seungjun : Gilly stabs her grandmother and goes back to Trotter me: whAT?!

#teaching esl #esl teacher korea

[mha-vilain-au]

Izuku: *approaching a new recruit Ochaco* Hey are you OK ? You set up with the team ?

Ochaco: *nervous* I-I'm fine, but I think Medusa doesn't like me very much.

Izuku: Really ? Why ?

Ochaco: Well he continues to glare at me and we never actually talk ! He just stands here staring and sometimes he even randomly claps his hands next to me for no reason ! He scares me a little.

Izuku:...

Izuku: Ochaco, Medusa is fucking mute. He just tries to get your attention.

Ochaco:...

Ochaco: Oh.

#Ochaco the accidental bigot #Medusa aka the mute that no one ever bother to teach sign language until know: how do I communicate 🕴️ #Well it's not quite true I mean at the time Ochaco joins the LOV he would have already known perfectly JSL and maybe still working on ESL #BUT it's also very funny to imagine that Medusa had managed to navigate between the LOV for a couple of years without knowing how * #*to properly communicate with anyone #I just noticed I made a ton of faults in the tags but I just don't mind anymore #Fix it in your head 🤡 #mha vilain au #my hero academia #mha vilain au incorrect quotes #mha incorrect quotes #mha izuku #villain izuku #mha denki #villain denki #mha ochaco #traitor ochaco

[tatis9]

Speaking a second language

Speaking a second language is worrying/apologizing for any minimal gramatical mistake, the total opposite from a native speaker. 

Speaking a second language is having favorite words in each language (because they are more complete/precise or for an emotional connection).

Speaking a second language is having a mind switch when you're talking, your attitude change and even your voice (and I swear is not faking, just happens naturally).

Speaking a second language is getting so excited when you have the chance to talk in the language you don't use frequently (your target language or your mother tongue).

Speaking a second language is understanding more than others the beauty and grace of your own language.

#second language #english as foreign language #english as second language #teaching english #learning english #latino #latina #bilingual #bilinguist #bilingual culture #polyglot #loving languages #language #english #english language #myself #esl

[deardiary17]

I could not walk past the opportunity of adding this meme:

#esl #Justin Timberlake #look at me teaching the youth the pop culture of the years before #english as a foreign language #it's gonna be me #it's gonna be may #*nsync

[miss-shirley]

12.01.23 - Day 9/103

Just one picture today because I literally keep forgetting to take pictures during the day so it's just different angles of the same things 😂

marked more of my students' presentations

picked up a parcel

lesson prep for tomorrow

It's slow and steady progress with everything atm which is fine. One day at a time!! 🪴

#100 days of productivity #day 9/103 #studyblr #teaching #esl teaching #miss-shirley gets organised

[bonbonmacaron]

How do I explain why it’s “It’s the busy diggers” and not “They are the busy diggers”?

#ESL #teaching #grammar #english #langblr

[whatnowblondie]

It’s felt so weird and wrong to continue working when all I can think about is Palestine. This week I looked in my students’ eyes and thought about the Palestinian children who are injured, starving, terrified, dead.

The only thing that kept me from breaking down is the fact that my students are healthy and safe. They’re here, and I have a job to do for them. I’m so grateful for them. I’m so grateful for my job.

#palestine #teaching #esl

[kohakhearts]

last day of work for this semester and one of my students (keep in mind this is an two-month-long once-a-week weekend program lol) gave me a gift with a little tag that says “to taylor <3 the best teacher” and its very cute… completely blindsided me bc this kid hadn’t given any indication she Liked me (usually its not hard to tell but i guess its easier when you see them every day vs once a week) but it made my day. ik the 11-14 age range can be brutal for many but god they can be so sweet too

#taylor.txt #i know student gifts arent like uncommon in any setting but im never expecting them yknow #cause at a certain age especially it starts being like…students dont give you gifts bc their parents make them #they do it bc they liked you enough to actually want to. and so it often comes with a heartfel little note or letter too #but not always…especially since this is an esl setting so in this case it’s not that easy #anyway i only got one hour of sleep so maybe im feeling a little sappy who knows #i just wasnt expecting it and once again i am thinking how sad it is that middle schoolers get such a bad rap #i used to think id never want to teach in middle school..and then all my internships had me working with eighth graders :p

[letterslaura]

Writing as an articulating axis and practices involving Educational Technologies

Coucou everyone! 

Today we are going to tackle a very important topic: developing writing skills in school. 

What memories do you have of writing practices in school? In my case, it was always fun and natural, just because I was so eager to practice my writing skills, but we know that this may not be the reality for most children. When I was in school, the methods were pretty strict and mechanical, with very little room for imagination. In Portuguese we were taught (a lot of) fixed rules, systems, genres (not the cool ones) and structures, everything for the sake of Enem’s essay. In the English classes things were not so different. In a room full of people, with a diversity of confidence and enthusiasm, imagine trying to apply the same monotonous pattern. What could it lead to? This rigid approach to writing can turn it into a monster for students, a real struggle, especially when in another language. It should not be like this. Students should be encouraged  to see writing as a simple skill that helps us convey messages in the best possible way. And they should know that they are all capable of learning it!

Now, let’s move away from the past and take a look at what schools are teaching today. From the Common National Curriculum Base (BNCC), we can grasp how things should be done inside the classroom. Regarding writing practices in primary education, the BNCC states that writing is an essential competency that crosses many areas, not being restricted to language itself. In other words, writing practices in school should not focus only on language or on grammatical rules. Instead, it should aid students express their ideas and communicate adequately in the other disciplines as well. Could you spot the difference from the previous approach? I was so thrilled to read about how much has changed!

Further on, the BNCC stresses the relevance of integrating educational technologies into the writing practices, such as softwares, collaborative platforms, multimedia resources, etc. Thankfully, there are plenty of resources at our disposal and they can greatly enhance the teaching learning experience. This integration opens up a world of possibilities.

After that, according to Liberali, “social activities in second language teaching focuses the study on activities where the students interact with each other in determined and historically dependent cultural contexts.” (LIBERALI, 2009, p. 12). Educational technologies are able to facilitate social interactions with speakers of the target language (in this case, English) and there lie glorious opportunities to teach writing practices smoothly. 

One of my favorite writing activities (if not my favorite) was a movie review requested in the third period of the English discipline. Learning every aspect of an adjective was never so fun! In my opinion, it is a brilliant idea, since there are many interesting literary and linguistic aspects to be explored in a movie review and it can be done with just the amount of difficulty you want. How cool would it have been to write a review of "Finding Nemo" back in the day?

Movie reviews are also easily relatable, as everyone has a favorite movie, making it much easier for the students to connect and really engage with the proposal. To make the experience even more realistic, if the students' age group allow, it is also possible to introduce the Letterboxd website, according to the students' age group. In this site, they can read reviews of the movies they like and maybe even post their own later. In order to enrich the activity a little more, there can also be held peer reviews and presentations.

Another idea is to explore the world of comics! What Brazilian kid does not know Monica's Gang? Comics are very appealing for primary students, it is usually a genre that they are comfortable with and it really stimulates creativity. You can begin with reading and understanding the components of comic books, leaving the writing to the end. By creating setting and characters first, the story will be less difficult to write. It is important to get to know your students in order to pinpoint what activity would be a better fit to them.

Finally, there are plenty of writing resources online, which can be used to help students in their process. My favorites include: Thesaurus, Cambridge Dictionary, Collins Dictionary, Linguee and Grammarly. These tools can give a little extra confidence to those embarking on the adventure of writing in another language.

Now that you know a little more about writing practices and educational technologies, make sure to leave a comment below with your own experiences. I want to know all about it! 

XOXO

Laura

#education #teaching #learnin #writing #brazil #esl #english #portuguese #school #text