Practice your and your students pronunciation!

The International Phonetic Alphabet can look like a monster to many students and teachers. Just look at it:

It does look pretty scary, but calm down! This chart can be your friend and help you and your students improve their pronunciation skills. It is important to add here that I value all types of your pronunciation. I believe, however, that mispronunciation can sometimes lead to problems in communication, but if students are able to take advantage of the context their in and the uses of language they can make themselves understood to others.

Cellphones are not enemies!

Have you ever felt frustrated when you were in front of the classroom excitedly teaching, but students were on their phones texting their friends? Well, I have and this feeling is surely shared by many EFL teachers. That can be a bit annoying, but that should also be an inspiration for us, teachers. Students have this amazing gadget with them at almost all times: their cellphones! We already know students love their phones, how about using this feeling to engage them in exciting english language classes? I've found this article on Oxford University Press blog  on 25 ideas for using Whatsapp with students! Which idea is your favorite?