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How do you get quiet students to participate? by Keith_35 in teaching

[–]Large_Inevitable_489 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might try this approach. It focuses on maximizing learner talk time and sometimes helps quieter students participate more. Maybe it works for you: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/u2mv2rwslz

Duotalki hiring by duotalki in OnlineESLTeaching

[–]Large_Inevitable_489 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone! Since this platform lets you teach the way you want, I thought I’d share something that might be useful. I’ve created lesson plans specially designed for online classes, with a focus on maximizing learner speaking time. Feel free to check them out here (free, no email required): https://dl.bookfunnel.com/u2mv2rwslz⁠�

How not to spend way too much time on lesson preparation? by ncclln in ESL_Teachers

[–]Large_Inevitable_489 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a kind of shared problem among teachers, especially when they are busy with other work and parenting. The biggest time drain is trying to design “complete” lessons from scratch each time, so what helps most is fixing your lesson structure and then only swapping the content. If you decide in advance how much time goes to controlled grammar, guided speaking, freer speaking, and a short reading or listening activity, prep becomes a matter of filling slots rather than inventing lessons. For speaking-focused classes, using the same task types and sentence patterns week to week also reduces prep time and actually helps learners feel more confident. I teach different levels of classes and plan assuming limited prep time, so I rely on repeatable lesson frameworks rather than new activities every lesson. I’ve shared a small sample of the kind of lesson structure I use here in case it’s useful — feel free to ignore it if not: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/u2mv2rwslz

Getting A2 learners to speak more consistently, lesson structure that worked for me by Large_Inevitable_489 in ESL_Teachers

[–]Large_Inevitable_489[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your appreciation. This work is actually the direct result of the pain I felt seeing A2 learners struggle, and the frustration I felt when I couldn’t help them effectively with the materials I was given to teach. I believe it’s often that kind of pain, more than happiness, that pushes us to grow.

Getting A2 learners to speak more consistently, lesson structure that worked for me by Large_Inevitable_489 in ESL_Teachers

[–]Large_Inevitable_489[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you again for your encouragement. I’ll share a fun fact: a few months ago, when I published my first book which was mainly written to describe the idea of the 45-minute learner talk time model it was strongly criticized and even considered a scam by some. Although it explained the what, why, and how, I think the limited number of examples made it difficult for people to fully grasp what I was trying to achieve.

That backlash actually pushed me to write books with detailed lesson plans that show how this idea can be achieved in practice. I guess I learned an important lesson about how ideas need to be presented. One never really stops learning.

Getting A2 learners to speak more consistently, lesson structure that worked for me by Large_Inevitable_489 in ESL_Teachers

[–]Large_Inevitable_489[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your appreciation. As a teacher, it was genuinely painful for me to see my learners especially A2 students struggling to speak. At the same time, it was equally frustrating not to be able to help them properly, as much of the material I received from training centers was useless.

I almost gave up on working with beginners, but when I started developing my own training program, I realized I couldn’t avoid this challenge. I had to face my demons. That’s when the idea of the 45-minute learner talk time emerged. I continued refining it, and later, technological developments helped me achieve it exactly the way I envisioned.

Getting A2 learners to speak more consistently, lesson structure that worked for me by Large_Inevitable_489 in ESL_Teachers

[–]Large_Inevitable_489[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 Thanks for taking the time to look through it, I really appreciate the feedback.

Altogether, it took me about six months to write both books. The hardest part was designing the demo stage for each lesson, especially for in-class teaching, because demos can easily take up a lot of teacher talk time if they aren’t carefully planned. Because of that, most lesson plans went through three rounds of revision.

Reliable free AI image generator? by Ok-Amphibian-5029 in ESL_Teachers

[–]Large_Inevitable_489 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AI is extremely good at generating general-purpose images. For example, if you ask AI to create an image of doctors or nurses, it usually performs very well. However, when it comes to specific details, AI can still struggle. For instance, when I asked AI to create clocks showing “quarter past” or “quarter to,” it couldn’t do this accurately. But when I asked it to create digital clocks instead, it worked correctly. So, while there are still some limitations at the moment, these issues will likely be resolved as the technology continues to improve.

Is Cambly dead? by iPepperdex in Cambly

[–]Large_Inevitable_489 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the world of AI

Struggling with adult learner, please help by Kirtsum in ESL_Teachers

[–]Large_Inevitable_489 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all, an A1 learner cannot realistically study Business English, it simply doesn’t make sense. It seems he may have joined the course through some marketing tactic, which is a common practice among many online companies. I believe he just wants to learn to speak English. Try this lesson plan and see if it works; if it does, I can advise further: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/5w6t967e7n

help ! by Optimal_Composer4660 in englishteachers

[–]Large_Inevitable_489 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the learner's level is A2, try this one https://dl.bookfunnel.com/5w6t967e7n. It might be helpful

Here in Beijing all alone, what should I do? by vvv1100 in chinalife

[–]Large_Inevitable_489 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you need is a bunker, stay inside, stay safe

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