Tag: teaching tips

Reach To Teach November Blog Carnival: Teaching ESL can teach us a lot about ourselves as people. Here I discuss teaching abroad has taught me about myself and my personal life. Teaching English in Taiwan and Bali has given me two different ESL experiences that have taught me a lot about myself.

When we live in our hometown for too long we can reach a certain level of ‘stuckness’. We go to the same places, do the same things each weekend and don’t make much effort to meet new people because of our existing group of friends. We feel that we have enough friends, so why should…
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It seems obvious to most ESL teachers to approach language education by teaching the meanings of individual English words. After all, words make up the most basic unit of meaning. If letters are the atoms of communication, words are the countless combinations of them that make up so many new and differentiated molecular combinations.

Today we hear from our latest Reach To Teach Teacher Jared who is currently teaching in South Korea. He made the move from Miami to Korea and although he hasn’t been there for long, his experiences have shown him a lot about teaching English in South Korea. Read on to find out what he thinks of his time there.

Teaching pre-school and kindergarten is full of both rewards and challenges. Here are our top five tips for working with young learners.

An interview with a Reach to Teach teacher in South Korea. Raymond Revnyak joined the EPIK program in August 2011.

Here are a few ideas for ESL icebreaker activities and games that you can use the next time you’re staring at a classroom full of new faces.

With the English language constantly growing in international importance, qualified teachers are needed to provide a balanced and comprehensive ESL education. Here are 10 tips for teaching in ESL classrooms around the world.