It looks like the TEFLWatch Forums have changed to a different location. Now, you can find the TEFLWatch Forums in at their very own domain, www.teflwatch.com. This means that you can stil find all of the great discussions that are important for EVERY TEFL teacher without being compromised by advertising dollars.

I think this is a positive change for TEFLWatch and reflects a growth in the right direction, especially now that the forums are separated from the main pages. It means that there should be even more freedom to speak out and give information on schools.

When I teach English, I always try to do my best to help them learn English in real life situations. That means that I try to take them on a field trip at least once or twice per semester. We try to visit different locations or I try to give them surveys to make.

By doing this, I force them to use their English outside of the classroom. This use of English outside of the classroom is one of the best ways to help them improve their English. It might mean taking them out to a restaurant or have them visit a store. With these real world situations, they learn English in a more natural way, and they do it out of necessity.

Any ideas for improving this? Ideas on where to take them?

I am right now trying to come up with some TEFL activities for kids. I am trying to figure out some games with them to teach them vocabulary. I think I have a a few together so I will post couple of the ideas I have and after I try them out with my students, then I can post the feedback here.

1) Word Bingo. I have made up some bingo cards with pictures on them. I will be calling out the words and the students have to find the picture. The first one to get bingo wins!

2) Tic Tac Phrases. Kids have to guess letters in order to guess a phrase. If their team gets it right, then they get an X or O on the board.