Classroom language links

I gave a Classroom Language course a few months ago, which is meant to give non-native speaking teachers more confidence in using English in the classroom. The same information could also be useful for native speakers who need to simplify their language or make sure that the incidental language is controlled enough to be learnt by the students. I also just had my review of the book for such courses Practical Classroom English published in ELT Journal, so that officially makes me an ELTJ-accredited expert (they give you a medal and teach you a secret handshake). Luckily for you, I have also published lots on the subject on sites that don’t cost you about a hundred quid a year.

The links below are a mix of ones on Usingenglish.com (including the brand new Teacher Training Handouts page- a first on the Net, I believe) and ones here on TEFL.net, plus I’ve stuck in any other good links I’ve found. Once I’ve used this post to remember what I’ve already written, there’ll also be plenty more in the next couple of months.

Photocopiable teacher training worksheets

Pronunciation peer correction

Classroom language random pelmanism

Classroom language reversi

Classroom language problems and solutions

Classroom language pictionary/ miming game

Classroom language add errors pairwork game

Identify starting and finishing language game

Ranking classroom language

Simplifying classroom language

Lists of useful language (usually with discussion questions and full examples of explanations of relevant classroom activities)

Useful language for moving the class around

Useful classroom language for finishing classes

Useful classroom language for doing listenings

Useful classroom language when you are using the board

Useful classroom language for starting lessons

Classroom language for students (a good way of teachers making sure the students understand and so bringing more English into the classroom)

Classroom language present continuous sounds

Articles on teacher talk/ classroom language

Classifying classroom questions

15 more ways of classifying classroom questions

15 ways of simplifying your classroom language

15 more ways of simplifying your classroom language

15 more ways to make sure that your students understand you

Even more ways of avoiding classroom misunderstandings

15 classroom language games

A well balanced use of L1 in class

Why your students speak L1 in class

A workshop plan of classroom language, including two of the tasks in the top section and

- yet more links including lists of classroom language with translation

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As well as the links on the last page above, I also used three great books on this that I can only hope to get near the standard of (but at least my stuff in free and Googlable…)

Practical Classroom English (OUP)

with its very useful and free supplementary exercises available online here

English for Primary Teachers

Teaching English through English

If anyone else has any links, lists that they would like me to publish or requests for my next article on the subject, comments please below:

Tags: classroom language, teacher talk

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