The English teachers voice

As a teacher trainer , I have visited innumerous schools and institutes over the years who hang onto the 20th century philosophy that “A quiet classroom is a successful classroom”. Well, I could not agree less. Activities such as games and challenges that inject enthusiasm into students is undoubtedly one of the keys to success. Today our students live in the age of the internet, computer games, smartphones, etc and virtually each and every one of them thrives on the challenges which these present. We as English teachers, if we are to generate enthusiasm in our classrooms, then we too must emulate the stimulation that they receive from these activities and use this as a basis for most of the activities that we use in our teaching methodology. When we can achieve a state in the classroom where students enjoy learning English, then our students will look forwards to coming to class and actively participating in every activity. Below I have listed some of the tried and tested games t...

They say that music soothes the savage beast, and for many teachers, this can sometimes be the primary purpose for playing music during their classes. Today though, whilst that expression may still bare some relevence of reality, music has developed over time into one of the primary methodological tools for language teaching . One of the biggest problems that teachers encounter today, no matter whether they are teaching children or adults, is being able to keep their students interested in what they have to teach them. Student are more savvy to the world, through technology they are constantly being challenged and entertained in increasingly differing ways and they demand that everything that they do provides them with a high degree of mental stimulation in order to fire up their imagination and enthusiasm. This fact requires teachers to become very creative in the methodology that they employ. The primary reason why music is such a successful teaching tool is its wide-ranging appeal...