eflclassroom

A blog about the use of educational technology in language learning and teaching

A listening and vocabulary lesson about the northern lights for adult English language learners, IELTS students, and teens. Activities include speaking and listening practice, and a vocabulary and grammar review.

A listening comprehension activity for adult English language students and young learners about Independence Day, celebrated in the United States on the Fourth of July. Watch a short video clip about the part that fireworks play in the celebrations, and then complete an online quiz to test how much you have understood. Part of a quality collection of online resources about US people, places, history, and culture written by ELT professionals. Suitable for classroom use or self-study.

A listening comprehension activity for adult English language students and young learners on the topic of weather predictions. Watch a short video clip about weather predictions for England in the summer, and then complete an online listening comprehension test. Part of a free series of mobile friendly online listening activities that are suitable for classroom use or self-study.

Is adapting Shakespeare to modern English a good way to engage students and audiences with these classic texts?

English language teaching is evolving all the time, particularly alongside advances in technology. But what changes have had the biggest impact on teachers in recent years?

70 000+ ESL, EFL printable worksheets, activities and exercises for teaching your next English class

On his Wordlists page, @muranava has a curated selection of English wordlists, both general and subject-specific. Find information about the General Service Word List, the Academic Word List, as well as specific corpora and recent updates to available resources.   @muranava teaches EFL in higher education (engineering, business) in Paris, so some lists reflect that…

Gone were the days when teachers deliver the same old lectures day after day. Now, teachers are expected to use fun classroom activities using technology.

An intermediate English lesson for adult ESOL students and young learners about Niagara Falls, in Canada. Practise your listening skills by watching a video about this spectacular Canadian landmark, and completing a multiple choice online test. Suitable for classroom use or independent study.

We present iTILT’s currently available resources in teacher education and continuing professional development (Koenraad et al., 2013) and report on the interim results of the new project, including examples of technology-mediated language tasks.