teaching esl

If you want to know what to do during that first ESL or EFL lesson, have a listen! Jackie and Jennifer share all of their tips and tricks for what to do during the first English class, along with some of their favourite ESL icebreaker activities. And, find out how to set yourself up for success during the rest of the semester. 

Find Out More:
ESL Icebreaker Activities
First ESL Lesson Ideas on YouTube
Jackie on TikTok
Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube)
ESL Vocabulary Activities for Kids  (on Amazon)
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The food unit is a classic in most ESL textbooks, especially for beginners and intermediates. However, talking about food and drinks can get a little bit boring for the students, and the teacher as well, so mix things up with some of these ESL food games and activities. They are perfect for ESL food lessons for kids as well as adults. Have some fun talking about food with English learners!

Find Out More:
More ESL Food and Drink Activities
Jackie on YouTube
Jackie on TikTok
Jackie on Pinterest
Teaching ESL for Dummies  (on Amazon)
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Do you want to level up your English teaching? I’m sure you do! Then keep on reading for my top 10 ESL teacher mistakes and how to avoid or fix them. Don't worry, it's actually not that difficult to avoid these common English teacher mistakes.

Find Out More:
Top 10 ESL Teacher Mistakes 
Jackie on YouTube
Jackie on TikTok
Jackie on Pinterest
Teaching ESL for Dummies  (on Amazon)
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Modals (may, can, might, should, etc.) is a common unit in many beginner and intermediate ESL textbooks. Find out all the tips, tricks, games and activities you need to help students master English modals in style, plus have a bit of fun in the process.

Find Out More:
ESL Modal Activities
Jackie on YouTube
Jackie on TikTok
Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube)
ESL Vocabulary Activities for Kids  (on Amazon)
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If you want to celebrate New Year's Eve or New Year's Day with your English learners, have a listen to this episode to do it in style! Jackie and Jennifer talk about all things cultural considerations, New Year ESL games and activities, fun holiday ideas for all teachers, and more.

Links:
More ESL New Year's Activities
Book: 63 ESL Holiday Games and Activities
Jackie on YouTube
ESL Speaking on Pinterest
Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube)
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Gregory Diehl joins the podcast to talk about his new book (Our Global Lingua Franca), which explores the cultural and economic importance of spreading English as a universal language. It's based on his experience having taught in more than a dozen countries and observing the persistent flaws that prevent the majority of learners from developing even conversational English fluency, let alone true fluency.

Gregory V. Diehl is a business and personal development author who writes for deep thinkers unsatisfied with ordinary approaches to important subjects. His work often deconstructs and challenges cultural narratives and practices.

When he’s not writing, he offers alternative education and mentorship informed by his wealth of diverse cultural experience across the globe. He has taught English and trained English teachers in more than a dozen countries around the world and continues to try to improve the English education system where he now lives in Armenia.

Links:
Book: Our Global Lingua Franca (on Amazon)
Jackie on YouTube
Jackie on Instagram
ESL Speaking on Pinterest
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Jackie and Jennifer talk about all things teaching when you're not at your best due to a physical problem, mental health issue, burnout, etc. We have lots of strategies and activity ideas to take the load off and help you teach effectively, but not in a tiring way. 

Have a listen and be sure to leave us a review. We'd really appreciate it!

Find Out More:
ESL/EFL Teaching Practice and Methodology (on Amazon)
Jackie on YouTube
ESL Speaking on Pinterest
Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube)
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Jackie and Jennifer talk about all things fostering independent English learners. What good is a language class if students can't go out into the real world and use that language? Not that much!

That's why we're all about encouraging our students in their journey towards independent learning as much as possible. Have a listen and find out some tips, tricks, homework and activity ideas.

Find Out More:
ESL/EFL Teaching Practice and Methodology (on Amazon)
Jackie on YouTube
ESL Speaking on Pinterest
Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube)
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If you teach English, then I'm sure you need more fun and engaging ESL games, activities, teaching tips and advice. Eric from Etacude English Teachers joins me and shares his ideas for Mother’s and Father’s Day lessons, along with plenty of tips, tricks, and solid advice for teaching in general. 

We talk about connecting with parents and also how to connect English to real life outside the classroom. Eric has lots of great ideas and is quite inspiring. His students are lucky to have him! 

We talk about making cards, writing letters, coupon books, biographies, and more. Have a listen and you're sure to find some inspiration for a Mother’s, Father’s or parent’s Day lesson plan. Thanks so much for joining us Eric and I hope that everyone listening finds this episode as helpful as I did. 

You can find Eric online here:
Etacude English Teachers (check out his popular live streams for English teachers on Sunday nights)
Instagram
Website

Podcast information and more resources:
101 ESL Activities for Kids (on Amazon)
ESL Speaking Activities
Jackie on YouTube
Jackie on TikTok
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Find out all the details you need to know about how to teach ESL listening, including a listening lesson plan template, tips & tricks, along with some of our go-to websites, games and activities. Level up your TEFL listening classes in style!

Find Out More:
ESL Listening Games and Activities
Jackie on YouTube
Jackie on TikTok
Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube)
ESL listening Activities for Teenagers and Adults (on Amazon)
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Do you want more engaging and interactive ESL speaking games and activities for children? Of course! Drop in on a conversation between Jackie and Jennifer as they share their favourite ones with you. 

Find Out More:
Jackie on TikTok
Teach Travel Learn (on YouTube)
ESL Speaking Games for Kids
101 ESL Activities for Kids (on Amazon)
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Do you struggle when it comes to teaching pronunciation and aren't sure how to go about it? Not sure which errors to correct? Want to help students with pron but aren't sure how? Skip right over those pronunciation exercses in the textbook (like Jackie)? We have the answers!

Join Jackie as she talks to Catherine Steele from English Pronunciation for Success as she gives her top tips for teaching pron to English learners.

Learn more:
Top 7 Reasons Why North American English Speakers Can't Understand You
Catherine Steele on LinkedIn
Jackie Bolen on Instagram
Let's Talk TEFL Details

Jackie and Jennifer talk fun games to play in class! Learn how to have interesting, engaging ESL/EFL lessons for kids, teenagers or adults with these games and activities. 

Find out More:
27 Fun Games to Play in Class (Blog Post)
39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities for Kids (on Amazon)
Find Jennifer at: https://www.teachtravellearn.com/
Podcast info: https://www.eslactivity.org/podcast/

Check out Jennifer and Michelle's chat about teaching in Korea, Toronto, and online. Michelle specializes in SAT prep for non-native English speakers.

Find Michelle at:
International Tester (her website)
Teachers Pay Teachers
Instagram

Also, be sure to check out:
Jennifer at: https://www.teachtravellearn.com/
Jackie at: YouTube
Podcast info: https://www.eslactivity.org/podcast/

Find out all the tips and tricks you need for teaching ESL speaking, including speaking activities, general tips and an ESL speaking lesson plan template. Teach English speaking in a student-centred style to all ages and levels with these ideas from Jackie and Jennifer.

Some of our favourite ESL speaking activities include:

Board Games
Surveys

Also, be sure to check out:
39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities for Adults (on Amazon)
39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities for Kids (on Amazon)
Find Jennifer at: https://www.teachtravellearn.com/
Podcast info: https://www.eslactivity.org/podcast/

Jackie and Jennifer talk about everything ESL reading, including general tips, activities, along with an ESL reading lesson plan template. Teaching English reading to all levels and ages in style with these tips and tricks! And of course, don't forget to have a look at Breaking News English, the gold mine for everything teaching ESL/EFL reading. 

Check out the following resources:

ESL Reading Games and Activities (blog article)
ESL Reading Activities for Teenagers and Adults (book on Amazon)
ESL Reading Activities for Kids (book on Amazon)

Find Jennifer at: https://www.teachtravellearn.com/
Find Jackie at: https://www.amazon.com/Jackie-Bolen/e/B00PHYOM5I/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
Podcast info: https://www.eslactivity.org/podcast/

Forgetting materials at home. The photocopier is broken. You get a new class 5 minutes before it's supposed to start. The material is too difficult or too easy.

These are common things that happen to all English teachers but the good news is that it doesn't have to mean disaster. There are some simple solutions to these difficult ESL teaching situations.

Find out what to do in all these emergency English teaching situations, keep your cool and make it appear like nothing is wrong at all!

Need some last-minute, no-prep, no materials ESL games and activities to have up your sleeve? This is the book that you're going to want to check out this book on Amazon: English Teacher Emergency.

Find Jennifer at: https://www.teachtravellearn.com/
Find Jackie at: https://www.amazon.com/Jackie-Bolen/e/B00PHYOM5I/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
Podcast info: https://www.eslactivity.org/podcast/

Join Jackie and William as they talk about teaching English in the Middle East, including job opportunities, qualifications required, and what it's like to actually live there.

Find Jennifer at: https://www.teachtravellearn.com/
Find Jackie at: https://www.amazon.com/Jackie-Bolen/e/B00PHYOM5I/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
Podcast info: https://www.eslactivity.org/podcast/

Join Jackie and Jennifer as they share some very practical tips for making ESL/EFL classrooms more student-centred (as opposed to more teacher-centred) And find out why this even matters in the first place.

Find Jennifer at: https://www.teachtravellearn.com/
Find Jackie at: https://www.amazon.com/Jackie-Bolen/e/B00PHYOM5I/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
Podcast info: https://www.eslactivity.org/podcast/