Part 2 in our series looks at how to select what language to focus on, and how to make learners aware of 'noticing'.
Beyond Comprehension Part 1 – Getting Students to Take Notice
Noticing is a key step in creating autonomous learners. And whilst it does come naturally to some people, it certainly does not to most.
Be More Phil
How showing genuine interest in your students' lives can make all the difference
Miscomprehension
"An alarming number of students are perfectly happy to give nonsensical responses when asked to justify their answers, and therefore haven't really comprehended the text at all."
Teflosophy
Welcome to Teflosophy, a teaching blog for all modern foreign language teachers in all contexts, countries and situations. My name’s Anthony, and I teach English as a foreign language in Lugano, Switzerland. I have taught in London and Sicily and currently reside in the mountains above Lake Como in Italy. I am a regular attendee at IATEFL and presented at IATEFL Brighton 2017 with my talk ‘English 24/7 – Getting Your Learners to ‘Live’ Their L2′.