For new teachers one of the more intimidating aspects of teaching can be the thought of controlling a group of young learners. What if they cry, scream, throw a tantrum? What if they don’t listen to me? What if they constantly talk in their L1? These are [...]
18 Teachers to 18 Streams The summer months in Fuzhou can get extremely warm. Temperatures reach 30oC + (86F) regularly and even get closer to 40oC (104F) at times. Most of the time this is just about bearable. All of the York teachers here live in air conditioned [...]
Total Physical Response (TPR) (James Asher) This was developed by Asher who observed children learning their first language from their parents. He noticed some general patterns; children learnt language often as a result of listening which is reinforced by associating an action to a command or instruction that is heard and also [...]
