Teachingutopians

18 hard Tongue Twisters for Specific English Sounds

Tongue Twisters for Specific English Sounds As it is generally acknowledged by many English language learners, there are sounds that are difficult to learn. English non-native speakers while learning English might experience difficulty in producing certain English sounds. There is evidence from second language learning research that supports this statement. If you check Lado’s (1957) […]

18 hard Tongue Twisters for Specific English Sounds Read More »

Three compelling arguments why tongue twisters are so important

Tongue twisters I remember when I was a university student several years ago, there was a native English speaking professor who always started her classes with a tongue twister. She used to bring a hard, but joyful tongue twister and ask us to repeat it. Some of my classmates would volunteer to pronounce it and

Three compelling arguments why tongue twisters are so important Read More »

Top Educational Movies To Enhance Students’ Learning

Top Educational Movies To Enhance Students’ Learning As an educator, I firmly believe in the power that movies can positively exert on students’ learning. Many people ask me why and how. With regard to ‘why’. The reason is very simple. Movies promote a sense of involvement and immersion. They provide learners a living experience of

Top Educational Movies To Enhance Students’ Learning Read More »

What Noam Chomsky Said About The Danger Of Standardized and High Stakes Testing

In recent years, the issue of assessment and testing has sparked the interest of many educators. A plethora of research have been highly pre-occupied with assessment and testing, (Crooks, 1988; Black & William, 1998; Torrance & Pryor, 2001; Black & William, 2004; Nicol & Macfarlane-dick, 2005; Ruiz-Primo & Furtak, 2006; Buck & Trauth-Nare, 2009; Volante

What Noam Chomsky Said About The Danger Of Standardized and High Stakes Testing Read More »