In case you are looking for a Christmas English lesson, click here, where my latest photocopiable activity is a jigsaw reading that explores the origins of the Father Christmas character. Students are involved not just in reading and regurgitating the texts, but they also have to interpret the data and share opinions. It’s great fun!…… Continue reading Will the real Father Christmas please stand up?
Buffalo pooh
It’s true. I’m a little bored this week… I found myself musing on one of the most interesting/idiotic (a surprisingly permeable boundary) conundrums in linguistics – what are the longest syntactically complex one-word sentences possible in English? In The Language Instinct (1994: 210), Stephen Pinker mentions the following interesting 8-word effort: Buffalo buffalo, Buffalo buffalo buffalo,…… Continue reading Buffalo pooh
ELT Journal Article: Affordance, learning opportunities and the lesson plan pro forma
My recent article for ELT Journal is available free online, here, as it was selected as Editor’s Choice article for July 2015. Oxford University Press also asked me to record a short introductory video, now posted on YouTube, where I can be seen doing my Tommy Cooper impression (not discussed in the article): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReNGZQ90YAo&list=FL_Ny_v5SlZ2aoD0Lljy0lng&index=1 If you…… Continue reading ELT Journal Article: Affordance, learning opportunities and the lesson plan pro forma
Three is the magic number: The TEFL paradigms quiz
How well do you know your ELT planning paradigms, mnemonics and abbreviations? And why do they always come in 3s? Complete this 9-item multiple-choice quiz to find out. When you have finished, click on PPP monster at the bottom of the page to find out more. Click FINISH to check your answers, then click on PPP monster to…… Continue reading Three is the magic number: The TEFL paradigms quiz
Lying is the best policy… to get learners speaking!
Jason Anderson – Talk at IATEFL Manchester, April 2015 Here Is a summary of the content of my talk. It includes an overview of different activities that involve lying or secret information (some of which are ‘standards’, and others are my own ideas), reasons why lying might be a useful function/skill to practice in the language…… Continue reading Lying is the best policy… to get learners speaking!
Speaking Games – A new publication by Jason Anderson
Speaking Games is a new photocopiable resource book for English teachers (Delta Publishing, 2014). Follow this link for more details or click on the book cover: http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/authors/jason-anderson/speaking-games Take a sneak preview of the first page of the Contents!
Speaking Games – Learning to play: Webinar
Webinar for Delta Publishing, 1st October 2014 Click here to watch the webinar on the DELTA Publishing website. As well as being great fun, I believe speaking games offer some of the best opportunities for ‘authentic’ language use in both adult and teenage classrooms, promoting real communication in interaction between learners, interaction with the teacher and…… Continue reading Speaking Games – Learning to play: Webinar
Have I got a dragons’ den for you?
Thanks for dropping in. On this page you’ll find resources and chat relating to my talk entitled: ‘Have I got a dragons’ den for you?’ in which we explore some ideas and tips for successfully adapting TV and radio shows for the EFL / ESOL classroom. If adapted suitably, they provide ideal formats for enjoyable speaking fluency…… Continue reading Have I got a dragons’ den for you?
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