Teaching English: 10 Proven Ways to Make Shy Students Talk Now: Teaching ESL, #5

By Greg Strandberg

What do you do when none of your English students will talk? How do you convince shy students to say more than 2 words? Why on earth did you decide to become an ESL teacher?

I’ve asked myself those questions before, many times in fact during the 5 years I was an ESL teacher in China. It sucked.

If the students weren’t talking they were usually misbehaving. The students that were talking I was getting sick of hearing from. And the shy students that wanted to learn but couldn’t get excited or courageous enough to say anything? They probably suffered the most.

Thankfully that didn’t last long, just about 2 years. Oh, but you’re just teaching ESL for 1 year, right? And I’m willing to bet you might even be halfway through your contract too!

So you don’t have the luxury of time like I did. No, you need something now.

That’s what you’ll get with this book. It’s a simple guide detailing strategies you can employ in your class tomorrow, strategies that will get those shy students talking.

What do you do when none of your English students will talk? Listen to someone who’s been there before and discovered how to overcome it – get this book now!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Greg Strandberg
• Release date: Feb 13, 2014
• ISBN: 9781507048146

Greg Strandberg

Greg Strandberg was born and raised in Helena, Montana. He graduated from the University of Montana in 2008 with a BA in History.When the American economy began to collapse Greg quickly moved to China, where he became a slave for the English language industry. After five years of that nonsense he returned to Montana in June, 2013.When not writing his blogs, novels, or web content for others, Greg enjoys reading, hiking, biking, and spending time with his wife and young son.

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Teaching English

10 Proven Ways to Make Shy Students Talk Now

Greg Strandberg

Big Sky Words, Missoula

Copyright © 2014 by Big Sky Words

D2D Edition, 2015

Written in the United States of America

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Keep Them Engaged...or Else!

Shy Students vs. Loud Students

Building Fluency Early

Make Models of Everything...And Save Them!

Give Them Time to Work

Focus On the Trees, Not Just the Forest

Do Their Homework for Them

Drilling Them Fast and Furiously

A Picture Says a Thousand Words

Conclusion: Hitting Your ESL Bottom

About the Author

Preview of Please Say Something!

Introduction: Keep Them Engaged...or Else!

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