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Visual aids can be defined in two ways: as a picture or a diagram you show learners to help their understanding, or in a broader sense as anything you show learners in a classroom to do this. The use of visual aids such as pictures, posters, postcards, word calendars, realia, charts, graphic organizers, picture books, television, videos from iTunes, and computers can help Young Learners easily understand and realize the main points that they have learned in the classroom. For each visual aid, Young learners have different responses and expressions even because of their different educational and cultural background. Using visual aids can help learners understand the deep meaning of a topic and realize similarities and differences between each topic. As teachers we should face the fact that our students expect their English lesson to be ‘visual’ because language they experience outside the classroom is strictly connected with images, colors and sounds. They possess all impor...

Are you having difficulties teaching or learning a new topic? Ever wanted to know why you learn the way you do or why some activities or tasks come so easily while others require more effort? Everyone learns in different ways - knowing this, and knowing how they learn, helps students to be more confident and find ways to improve their English. It may also help them to learn more effectively in other areas of their lives Linguistic intelligence: the ability to read, write, listen and speak; Spatial intelligence: the ability to orient yourself in space; Logic-mathematical intelligence: the ability to calculate, solve logical puzzles, reason and think scientifically; Musical intelligence: the ability to sing, play a musical instrument, analyze music and compose music; Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence: the ability to move your body in a coordinated way, for example in dance, sports or surgery. Interpersonal intelligence: the ability to understand and interpret verbal and ...

Learning a second language is starting to be an important topic in every school I believe all around the world. It´s important for teachers to be motivated in order to motivate their students, if a teacher is not engaged they won´t have the expected outcomes. Motivation is one of the most important factors in language learning. Students with a good attitude towards English are more likely to work hard and keep going when learning gets challenging. So How do you motivate students? Well for me it´s been a job to look up for things that motivate my students so they can feel happy and recognized for their achievements. It´s definitely a different strategy for each teacher since the age, society, interests are different for each group of students. So it´s a teacher´s job to search their students goals and likes in life. Students are self-motivated, others are less motivated and need a little push here or a lot. If you’re wondering how to motivate your students, you might automatically th...