Although Enderun Colleges is best known as the premier institution in the Philippines for culinary arts training (thanks to the school’s partnership with the internationally renowned chef École Ducasse) and hospitality management training (thanks to its partnership with the well-respected hospitality school Les Roches in Crans-Montana, Switzerland), Enderun is also recognized for its state-of-the-art programs…
In my last post 3 Memory Activities for Your One-on-One Class, I shared some challengingly fun and engaging activities you can use for your one-on-one students. Here I’m going to talk about three memory activities for your group classes, whether your classes are in person or online. By “group class”, I mean four or more…
Do you want ESL games and activities that are fun and entertaining, require little to no preparation, and challenge students in a way that gets them highly engaged in the classroom? Why not try incorporating memory games into your lessons? After all, students learn best when they’re enjoying themselves and playing an active role in…
Whether you’re teaching expository, descriptive, narrative, or persuasive writing, the challenges are relatively similar. You’re there not only to teach students writing skills so that they can succeed in school and at the workplace, but also to ensure that they’re enjoying the writing process. It’s a well-known fact, after all, that students learn best when…
The CEFR is a standard for measuring language proficiency. It helps language teachers accurately gauge students’ English levels as well as their own.
I am an introvert, and I am a teacher. As paradoxical as that may sound, introverted teachers enjoy a wealth of benefits that many extroverted teachers may not have, such as the ability to easily connect with quiet, introverted students and the kind of creativity that comes from planning lessons in their “caves of solitude.”…
Having spent countless hours in the ESL classroom as a teacher, I have learned the importance of modeling for students, especially for those at the beginner level. So, what exactly is “modeling”? Yes, it is most commonly known as the work of a fashion model, but, in the ESL classroom, it is known as a…
With the Western world’s growing political, economic, and cultural influence on the rest of society, it should come as no surprise that English is increasing in usage as a global lingua franca. According to Mark Robson (2013), Director of English and Exams at the British Council, 1.75 billion people around the world speak English at a “useful”…
Whether you are teaching a 1:1 writing class or a group conversation class, you have come to class with a plan, also known as a “lesson plan,” a guide for what you will teach your students and how you will teach them. Although the rigidity of your lesson plan’s structure may depend on a host…