Learning And Teaching English
If there is any word or a phrase that decides whether your lesson was a success or not, it is student engagement. Why would one sum-up all your effort in this short phrase, student engagement? You are a great teacher. You plan excellent lessons, and your school administration is quite satisfied with your teaching skills … Read more
Do you know what ‘good setting description’ reads like? Pick a book and spot where the author has described the place, the time period, the environment, and the surroundings where the actions take place. For a moment ask yourself, “What has the author done here to make this story interesting?” “Why am I able to … Read more
Have you ever read a story that doesn’t show the place and time where the actions of the story take place? Think about it for some time? No, right? Setting is an important element of literature. Among the three main elements of a story: character, plot and setting, setting is usually overlooked by many writers. … Read more
Students often find it easy to describe a character using a list of adjectives, and they usually do so in a straight-forward manner (Using Direct Characterization). This is easy – just look at the character’s picture or visualize one and list down how the character looks from head to toe. Right? Is that all about … Read more
The successful conclusion to our Bitmoji Characterization Activity was a great start of our descriptive writing unit. My students were ready to explore their peers’ various character traits after they had completed Direct Characterization Activity. So, here is one of my favourite characterization lessons that enables my students to write interesting character descriptions as they … Read more
I have to say that I have never underestimated my students’ tech-savviness. I did have many moments during our face-to-face classes when I would get stuck with technology, and two or three of my ‘tech-savvy’ students would instantly offer their assistance. That says a lot about today’s millennials. While our students are becoming more tech-savvy … Read more
Teaching or learning vocabulary using technology and websites has never been so magical until this Covid19 forced all the schools around the globe to transition to online teaching. It was just a matter of a few weeks and I could see my Twitter notifications flood my Inbox with innumerable inspiring ideas for online teaching/ online … Read more
In my previous post, I highlighted certain aspects of vocabulary teaching and learning and in today’s post, I am sharing my key lessons which I learned about vocabulary teaching and learning for eight years. Before you jump right in, I’d like to mention the research work of Charlene Cobb and Camille Blachowicz in their book … Read more
Vocabulary teaching methods have been researched and debated over a lot in the past. However, language experts believe that certain vocabulary teaching methods prove successful more than others. “While without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.” ~ David Wilkins, British linguist Why Teach Vocabulary? Having a rich vocabulary repository … Read more