Teaching and Your Health « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged 'Teaching and Your Health' http://bit.ly/aFB45Z Had a life-changing experience last Thursday. I had my blood pressure checked for the first time in five years. Always thought I was fit and...
View ArticleJigsaw Listening « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged: 21 Reasons for Making Your Own Audio Files for Jigsaw Listening http://bit.ly/doebiD #esl My school’s resource room is brimming to the rafters with listening materials. There are CDs that...
View ArticlePaired and Group Writing Activity « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged '20 benefits of paired / group writing' http://bit.ly/bpGMFj #esl This is one of those activities I’ve never read about in ideas and resources books but which is so simple and effective it...
View Article10 Blogs « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged: '10 sites worth keeping an eye on' http://bit.ly/bpdEWP #esl #efl #elt #tesol Three of my PLN recently included me in their list of “10 blogs worth keeping an eye on”. Each of them made...
View ArticleAdblockers « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged: 'Will adblockers bring the end of free websites?' http://bit.ly/bblyB5 #esl #efl #elt They are add-ons / plug-ins people can download to their web browsers. They block anything written...
View ArticleVoki « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged: Voki and 16 classroom uses: http://seanbanville.com/2010/05/21/voki/ Voki is a wonderful little tool that allows you to make your own avatar that speaks your messages. It appeals to me...
View ArticleTechnological Literacy « Sean Banville's Blog
Technological Literacy http://bit.ly/a7gtbz via @seanbanville The first tweet was from Tom Whitby (@TomWhitby), an ever-campaigning and always-sensible advocate of educational reform who wisely tells...
View ArticleThe Beautiful Game 2010 « Sean Banville's Blog
The Beautiful Game 2010 http://bit.ly/dkBGII via @seanbanville It’s nearly here. The biggest sports spectacle in the world. Bigger than the Olympics. Bigger than a president’s inauguration. Bigger than...
View ArticleWorld Cup Activities « Sean Banville's Blog
World Cup Activities http://bit.ly/9sPKt2 via @seanbanville Stand students in two rows facing each other. The teacher tells side A they firmly believe in the argument in column A. Do the same with...
View ArticleWallwisher – 105 Classroom Ideas « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged: Wallwisher - 105 Classroom Ideas - http://bit.ly/bo83Ic #ESL 1. Use what’s on the Wallwisher.com Home Page to introduce vocabulary. 2. Create an activity for students to discuss the...
View Article20 Questions « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged: 20 Questions - http://seanbanville.com/2010/07/11/20-questions/ #ESL No need to ask questions about what I was doing in the classroom. It was easy – you just stood at the front of the...
View ArticleCatching up and refocusing « Sean Banville's Blog
Catching up and refocusing http://bit.ly/aa5Q8a via @seanbanville Well that was a longer-than-planned summer break – from both my blog and my Twitter account. I did look in on Twitter occasionally just...
View ArticleTeacher Questions I Ask Myself « Sean Banville's Blog
Teacher Questions I Ask Myself http://bit.ly/cSJcnW via @seanbanville These are the first of 20 questions I often ask myself as a teacher. There are hundreds more but I thought 20 was a good number for...
View ArticleWebSequitur « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged: 'My favourite piece of software' http://bit.ly/9COoKC #ESL It’s been around for ages. I’ve used it literally thousands of times. I use it every day – sometimes 20 or 30 times a day. It...
View ArticleUnnatural grammar in teaching materials « Sean Banville's Blog
Unnatural grammar in teaching materials http://bit.ly/aWa3d5 via @seanbanville One thing I find very odd about a lot of teaching materials is how unnatural the grammar presented can be. The biggest...
View ArticlePronunciation – The Skill Course Books Left Behind « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged: "Pronunciation – The Skill Course Books Left Behind" http://bit.ly/9yQ7y2 #ESL This was the subject of my Master’s dissertation, which I finished in 2003. To be more accurate, my focus...
View ArticleTo the Desert – Onwards and Upwards « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged "To the Desert - Onwards & Upwards" - Part 4 of the "BreakingNewsEnglish story" - http://bit.ly/cLFSNI This post picks up from where I left off in posts two, three and four. They were...
View ArticleHere we go again – gis a job « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged "Here we go again – gis a job" - http://bit.ly/aiam4y #ESL My last post ended by telling you I would explain how great a career move working in Abu Dhabi has been for me. I will keep that...
View ArticleBusiness English Materials « Sean Banville's Blog
Business English Materials http://bit.ly/fYIZN8 via @seanbanville 100 x 20-Page Handouts, MP3s & Online Quizzes 4 Business English Students Link - Trackbacks
View ArticleTEFL is a Great Career « Sean Banville's Blog
TEFL is a Great Career http://bit.ly/eEGKeM via @seanbanville I never understand why people think TEFL isn’t a career, or even a “real job”. There are other jobs I’d prefer to do. Playing Premier...
View ArticleJody McIntyre and the BBC « Sean Banville's Blog
My latest blog post - "Jody McIntyre & the BBC" - http://bit.ly/dNvPTp #ESL 1. Here is a Wordle containing all of the words in a recent BBC interview. Talk with your partner(s) about what you think...
View Article2011 « Sean Banville's Blog
2011 http://bit.ly/gh6boT via @seanbanville 2010 was a good cyber-year for me for the following reasons: * I created and uploaded two new sites (Free ESL Materials.com and Business English...
View ArticleHelp Me Make Site Number Eight « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged: "Help Me Make Site Number Eight" http://bit.ly/fPgc4d #ESL I’ll soon start work on my eighth materials site (name and genre a secret for now) and need your help. I want it to have better...
View ArticleThings That Happened In Life That Lead Me To TEFL « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged Things That Happened In Life That Lead Me To TEFL: http://bit.ly/gWqf56 It wasn’t until I was 26 that I first considered teaching English as a foreign (or second) language. My best friend...
View ArticleEgyptian History « Sean Banville's Blog
New blog post - "Egyptian History" http://bit.ly/fu3yyI #ESL Tutankhamun’s death / the building of the Pyramids / Independence from British rule / The construction of the Suez Canal / The end of King...
View ArticleOnline Pair Work Dictation « Sean Banville's Blog
My latest blog post - Online Pair Work Dictation - http://bit.ly/hRsVqe #ESL I got this activity from a colleague who used one of the text reconstruction exercises I made using the Rhubarb exercise...
View ArticleTriptico Desktop-Resource App « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged on the Triptico Desktop-Resource App - a must-have compendium of tools - http://bit.ly/h4e7SB #ESL The www.triptico.co.uk desktop resource application is a fantastic bundle of fun for...
View Article3,000 Lessons and Counting « Sean Banville's Blog
My latest blog post - "3,000 Lessons and Counting" http://bit.ly/gfwL2a #ESL #Twinglish #ELL My first lesson was on November 1, 2004. It was called “Bin Laden’s Election Message?” After uploading...
View ArticleEarth Day Lessons « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged: 20 Free lessons for Earth Day (Apr 22) - http://bit.ly/fZVhpA #ESL #EFL #Twinglish #ELL This entry was posted on Saturday, April 9th, 2011 at 1:33 pm and is filed under Materials. You can...
View ArticleRoyal Wedding 100 Questions for Prince William and Kate « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged: "100 Questions for William and Kate" http://bit.ly/gH5ZTV #Twinglish #ESL #ELL 4. Does it bother you that billions of people will be watching you live on TV? 5. What do you think of...
View ArticleRoyal Wedding Lessons « Sean Banville's Blog
Royal Wedding Lessons http://bit.ly/iglCyp via @seanbanville * “1,900 Royal Wedding Invitations Sent” – News lesson from February from BreakingNewsEnglish.com (13-page handout / listening / 8 online...
View ArticleDialogues and Dialogs « Sean Banville's Blog
Dialogues and Dialogs http://bit.ly/kbUzx4 via @seanbanville This post is in response to a question I received about how to use dialogues in the classroom. (Excuse the muzak Here are a few thoughts:...
View Article10 ideas for teachers to change the world: #1 « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged: 10 ideas for teachers to change the world: #1 http://bit.ly/kzxgNG There are millions of people out there teaching English to hundreds of millions or billions of learners. We have a...
View Article10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 1. Show diversity « Sean...
RT @SeanBanville http://t.co/pmq1e4d 10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 2. Highlight things not nice » Link - Trackbacks
View Article10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 2. Highlight things not nice «...
Just blogged "10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 2. Highlight things not nice" http://bit.ly/jsylfY #ESL #Twinglish #ELT 10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 2. Highlight things not...
View Article10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 3. Proper Discussion « Sean...
10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 3. Proper Discussion http://bit.ly/mCGKjF via @seanbanville « 10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 2. Highlight things not Link - Trackbacks
View Article10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 4. Encourage giving « Sean...
10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 4. Encourage giving http://bit.ly/lcS1YP via @seanbanville We all know there are so many people out there who need our help and support, and so many...
View Article10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 5. Exercise your cyber-power «...
10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 5. Exercise your cyber-power http://bit.ly/p6dcSn via @seanbanville 10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 5. Exercise your cyber-power Link -...
View Article10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 6. Media bias « Sean Banville's...
Just blogged "10 ideas for teachers to change the world. No 6. Media bias" - http://t.co/H4HmrdI #esl #efl #twinglish #esol News agencies, newspapers and news channels can be biased or sensationalist,...
View Article10 ideas for teachers to change the world. Nos. 7-10 « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged "10 ideas for teachers to change the world. Nos. 7-10" - http://t.co/oBu1Nvbc #esl #efl #twinglish #esol Create your own discussions/questions tailored to what’s happening around the...
View ArticleRewriting Comics « Sean Banville's Blog
Rewriting Comics - The first guest post on my blog (by Natalie Hunter) - http://t.co/r7PjNrkD Many people have seen the caption contest in the back of the New Yorker, which presents a single frame of a...
View Article100 Questions for Halloween « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged "100 Questions for Halloween" - http://t.co/IYGtnX31 (please send questions via my blog or here) Here are 20 questions from my ESL Discussions site. Please send me more to make it 100 (My...
View ArticleA week in the life of a webmaster « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged "A week in the life of a webmaster" - http://t.co/llpFkK07 Last week wasn’t a typical week in the life of this webmaster because I went to Prague for 4 days with my family. If you have...
View ArticleChristmas Lessons « Sean Banville's Blog
12 free Christmas lessons with listening / printable worksheets / mp3... http://t.co/4sFj1JSX #esl #efl #twinglish #esol Here are 12 lessons I’ve made over the years your students might like - Link -...
View ArticleUsing Office Hours To Boost Learning & Impact Students « Sean Banville's Blog
"Using Office Hours To Boost Learning & Impact Students" - Guest post on my blog from Elaine Hirsch - http://t.co/G9noX531 I have had office hours for many years now. Until reading the article...
View ArticleLessons On American Presidents « Sean Banville's Blog
Just blogged - Lessons on American Presidents - http://t.co/HiWCOkyq #esl #elt #learnenglish #twinglish In August 2011 I was working on a new site that I’d been wanting to develop for a year or two....
View ArticleCreative Commons – Which License? « Sean Banville's Blog
Please help me choose which Creative Commons license I need for my sites - http://t.co/Ad1PeVeg Thank you (and pls RT) There are only five choices but they are proving difficult. They are as Link -...
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@lonnilion wanna bet? http://t.co/TwTdlBsT @lonnilion wanna bet? http://t.co/TwTdlBsT Link - Trackbacks
View ArticleJust blogged - London 2012 Olympics Lessons
Just blogged - London 2012 Olympics Lessons http://t.co/olPmuAER Just blogged - London 2012 Olympics Lessons http://t.co/olPmuAER Link - Trackbacks
View ArticleJust added: to my LiveBinder: Olympics
Just added: http://seanbanville... http://t.co/WRLSZcy7 to my LiveBinder: Olympics Just added: http://seanbanville... http://t.co/WRLSZcy7 to my LiveBinder: Olympics Link - Trackbacks
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