{"id":5690,"date":"2016-02-07T17:27:29","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T17:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/?p=5690"},"modified":"2016-02-07T17:27:29","modified_gmt":"2016-02-07T17:27:29","slug":"top-10-tools-for-expression-in-the-efl-classroom-oup-elt-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=5690","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Tools for Expression in the EFL Classroom (OUP ELT Blog)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 5\u00a0| February 8<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036]<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Focusing on pronunciation and writing skills, equip your class with the techniques and skills to make telling their stories in English less of a challenge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oupeltglobalblog.com\/2015\/03\/16\/the-writing-paradox\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018The Writing Paradox\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Gareth Davies explores a quick writing exercise to overcome the common hurdle \u2013 \u2018My students don\u2019t want to write\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oupeltglobalblog.com\/2015\/02\/23\/insight-top-10-tips-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Insight Top 10 Tips: Writing<\/a> \u2013 Useful, practical tips for making writing accessible in the language learning classroom, both as a creative exercise, and more formally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oupeltglobalblog.com\/2015\/04\/28\/ideas-to-get-your-students-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ideas to get your students writing<\/a> \u2013 A piece on helping to break down the barriers around writing tasks with quick practical exercises for the classroom.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oupeltglobalblog.com\/2012\/04\/03\/creative-writing-in-the-language-classroom-8-collected-poems\/\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Writing in the Language Classroom: 8 Collected Poems<\/a> \u2013 Following a Creative Writing in the Language Classroom webinar, Jane Spiro shares some of the output of poems collected from webinar attendees, along with a list of activities to help spark creative writing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oupeltglobalblog.com\/2013\/10\/15\/what-can-i-do-to-improve-my-students-pronunciation-and-fluency\/\" target=\"_blank\">#qskills \u2013 What can I do to improve my students\u2019 pronunciation and fluency?<\/a> \u2013 Tamara Jones shares a quick video with some helpful hints around improving fluency.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/oupeltglobalblog.com\/2016\/02\/02\/nationalstorytellingweek-top-10-tools-for-expression-in-the-efl-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read full article<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ELTWeekly Volume 8, Issue 5\u00a0| February 8, 2016 | ISSN 0975-3036] Focusing on pronunciation and writing skills, equip your class with the techniques and skills to make telling their stories in English less of a challenge. \u2018The Writing Paradox\u2019 \u2013 Gareth Davies explores a quick writing exercise to overcome the common hurdle \u2013 \u2018My students 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