Pronunciation: the uninvited guest
“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.”Ludwig van Beethoven What do people love? That one’s easy. Music! The use of songs has been applied in language teaching [ … ]
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Using mini-books for active learning lessons
In this post I share ideas on how to create mini-books for teaching and learning purposes along with tutorials on how you can create them for your own classes. Why [ … ]
Online Speaking lesson creating trade cards
For my first online class, I planned a get to know each other session. This is a face-to-face Speaking for professional purposes class (public speaking) converted into an online one [ … ]
Sketchnoting: an active learning strategy
Including sketchnotes in my teaching The first time I heard about sketchnoting, I thought it was a great way to enhance notetaking. I was looking for new ways for students [ … ]
Teaching idea: using Play-Doh in my Higher Ed classes
The other day I was doing some shopping with my husband when I saw a bright and colorful pack of mini play-doh containers. My eyes lit up. I thought, “for [ … ]