This is a video created for an assignment in my Internet in Education course at the University of South Florida. This is meant as a sample of what it might look like to create video modules for a hypothetical online course for Indonesian students wanting to learn English. This is not a real online course.
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Warm-up Activity using For & Since
I use this activity as a warm-up when talking about the present perfect and using “for” and “since.” This works well as a follow up review activity for lower level classes or a refresher for those who are more advanced. Briefly explain why we use both “for” and “since” in the present perfect. For: a… Continue reading
Survival (teaching the infinitive)
I absolutely love this lesson because it is a great way to get students working together and having fun while getting the hang of an important grammar point. The infinitive form of verbs. to + verb to cut, to start, to help, to protect etc. I also like this lesson because it’s easily adaptable to… Continue reading
ESL Lesson Plan: Relative Pronouns (no preparation)
This is an activity I like to use when teaching relative pronouns. It can be adapted to any age group or level just by changing the difficulty of the examples and expectations of the students. The best part is it requires NO materials or preparation and is great when you need to come up with… Continue reading
ESL Activity: Superlative Olympics
Objective: This is a great activity to get the students engaged through interaction and competition. Let’s face it, there is very little interesting about grammar so I’m always trying to figure out a way to get them to understand the topic with out realizing they are learning. It’s called the Superlative Olympics but you can… Continue reading
ESL Activity: Have you ever…? (Present Perfect)
It seems like I’m teaching the past perfect every week in at least one of my classes. Since I love to incorporate geography into my lessons it can often be interesting to find out where students have been and also get to talk about my travels with them. Here are the rules: Set up: You… Continue reading
A look back on 2011 and ahead to 2012
The last couple of years have been some of the best of my life so far. 2010 saw the completion of my BA from University, my 30th birthday and the breaking free of a job I didn’t like but kept at for the entire decade. I managed to complete my degree in the amount of… Continue reading
North Sumatra Road Trip
In about 7 hours me and a couple of mates are going to head south out of Medan for Lake Toba for a week-long road trip through North Sumatra. I plan on leaving the laptop at home. The camera will be with me but it’s unlikely I’ll be making any posts before I come back.… Continue reading
ESL Game: Scattergories
This is one of my favorite games from back home. If it is fun for 20 and 30 somethings to do on a Friday night it’s sure to hold the interest of ESL students. I’m still trying to find ways to make a variant of the game myself but the version I play in the… Continue reading
Halloween activity for ESL classrooms
The Horror: Scary Movie Night Halloween is my first major holiday as an ESL teacher. The student’s knowledge of the holiday is limited as Indonesia doesn’t celebrate it and only English language schools hold any sort of activity for the holiday. My school did a horror movie night for the students. I was quite surprised… Continue reading