Brainstorming

By Hall Houston and Gerhard Erasmus

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"The eBook is invaluable for teachers who wish to seek inspiration for prompting learners to communicate and debate in English in a way related to brainstorming. All activities are very well written and it is a great example The Round do by publishing eBooks for English language teachers." - Martin Sketchley, EFL Magazine.
"I think there is as much in there for teachers who have been teaching longer than they care to remember as there is for teachers who are just starting out. It is descriptive, rather than prescriptive, it gives you the tools you need to achieve a goal and in its own way, it is the spark that will lead you to your own lesson-based light bulb moment." - David Petrie, TEFLGEEK blog.
"Brainstorming is a practical and useful e-book. I used a few of [the activities] with my own classes and they worked very well. I was pleasantly surprised to see that some of the tasks did manage to get a lot out of those students in my classes who often lack imagination or are unable to come up with ideas spontaneously. I can clearly see the value of this e-book, and I thoroughly recommend it." - William Chaves Gomes, English Teaching Professional.

"Brainstorming is a welcoming guide for teachers who want more creativity in their class and more chances for students to engage in critical thinking." - Hayley Crawford, English Australia Journal.

"If you are looking for some inspiration for your classroom, and a new, fun way to spice things up, you've found it! This e-book is an excellent guide for teachers in all fields, and I would recommend it as a precious addition in their libraries." - Naida Vereget, ETAS Journal.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hall Houston
• Release date: Jan 8, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311183880

Hall Houston

Hall Houston currently teaches at National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences in Taiwan. He has a Master’s degree in Foreign Language Education from The University of Texas at Austin. In 2016, he completed the TESOL Advanced Practitioner certificate program. He is the author of several books about language teaching, including Provoking Thought and Creative Output. His practical articles have been published in English Teaching Professional, EFL Magazine, IH Journal, and One Stop English. His professional interests include second language listening, materials development, creativity and critical thinking. He is a Cambridge English teacher trainer and presenter.

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Brainstorming

Gerhard Erasmus and Hall Houston

Copyright Gerhard Erasmus and Hall Houston 2016

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Brainstorming

by Gerhard Erasmus and Hall Houston

an ebook for The Round

Introduction

The concept of brainstorming was originally invented by Alex Osborne, an advertising executive in the 1950s. His goal was to guide his employees in developing a greater number of unique ideas. A brainstorming session follows several rules, many of which are probably familiar to you:

Create a large number of ideas.

Write everything down.

Don’t judge the ideas.

Employ the ideas of others to make better ideas.

Brainstorming is a fantastic way to generate a lot of useful ideas quickly and easily. It’s now a well-known creative activity that is popular in many fields, such as business, art and education.

In this ebook, we’re going to share some simple brainstorming activities that you can use in your classroom today. These activities can be used in a myriad of ways: to expand on a topic that came up in class, to give students extra fluency practice, to use as fillers when your lesson doesn’t go as planned, or to provide a change of pace.

In the next section, we provide a few guidelines to successful brainstorms, as well as tips for avoiding problems that sometimes accompany idea generation exercises. We