When my church recently started an ESL program, I stepped up. I was given the beginner-level students, and an education ...

Listen and learn, the saying goes. But are students and teachers these days fully listening to each other? What, exactly, is good listening, and why does it matter when it comes to learning? Is "close ...

Speaking and listening account for the overwhelming majority of how we receive information in our daily communications. Yet, average listeners may understand and recall as little as 10 percent of what ...

Walking around campus, some things are constant: lecture halls, trees, a field or two, and most notably, a steady stream of students wearing headphones. When students are sealed off in their own sonic ...

Four teaching academics discuss effective approaches to keeping students focused and engaged inside and outside the classroom How can educators ensure students remain focused and engaged in their ...

A lot of teachers give students participation points for speaking up during class discussions. The more students contribute, the more points they get. I’ve heard teachers say this motivates students, ...

From the final report: "Students who had the online tutorials did indicate strongly that the tutorials boosted their confidence in communicating in Chinese." Read More >> Description: A challenge for ...

Even though my focus is on writing, one of my valued sources of thought-provoking insights about teaching is a math professor, Robert Talbert, who works at Grand Valley State University and writes and ...

Leon Mills, executive director of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association-Newfoundland and Labrador, said the English 3201 exam contains a listening element. "Not everybody is going to hear what's ...