Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ

I am an English Language Teacher #ELT in Saudi Arabia. Tweets about second language learning and teaching. BA/CELTA/MA Ling + Lang Learning

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

Free #ELT journals for the teacher and researcher alike. #tefl #tesol #eltchat #celtachat

[Duy Van Vu @Duyvvu]

Here comes a list of good quality and free open-access journals on English language teaching that I've compiled. I hope this list will be useful for English language teachers, especially those in underprivileged places. https://t.co/Mf6HfORXo7

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

It doesn't need to be jumping jacks whilst reciting past participles, just something that gets them out of their seats. :)

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

Hey guys! Can you suggest any physical activities we can do in the EFL classroom for adults? I have a class of 27 older teens/young adults for 7 hours a day, five days a week!

I've done debates where they have to move to show their position. I've stuck up papers around the room

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

@kamilaofprague @lexicojules Thank you so much Kamila! Your help got me the answer I needed. You are the real MVP!

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

@lexicojules Amazing resource!! I can even filter it by level. Me and my class thank you!!

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

I feel such idioms are overstated and present a piece of information in themselves. “Is second only to” helps show a relationship between information.

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

A student yesterday misunderstood the phrase “ X to second only to Y”. This was the PET listening exam.

Is there a list of such phrases that I can organically introduce to my students?

I tried to Google it and ChatGPT it but I kept getting idioms like “break the ice”.

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

Does anybody have any good classroom icebreakers that you either taught or experienced?

Ages between 18-21, same first language, no idea of their level yet.

#ELTchat #langtwt

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

@GeoffJordan16 I agree but what’s the alternative for ELT?

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

@ThatYuta Very true. I’d argue the majority of native teachers (especially those who haven’t learned a second language) cannot effectively teach a language despite their content knowledge. This is even after they have had teacher training.

[Yuta Aoki @ThatYuta]

Challenging a native teacher about teaching methods is completely fine. Just because you are a native speaker, it doesn't mean you know how to learn a new language.

Native Japanese teachers taught us kanji in school but they did a very poor job.

Also, native teachers can disagree with each other.

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

@tefl_hub @GeoffJordan16 Where can I watch it if I miss the live?

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

@kamilaofprague I still have my blue bird. I’ll resist updating as much as I can!

[Philosophy Matters @PhilosophyMttrs]

From our friends in the Art History Department

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

@langdinish What’s wrong with Tandem?

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

@kamilaofprague Is it time to jump ship to a new platform?

LinkedIn gives me the ick tho. I find discourse there very ungenuine.

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

First, they impose English on you.

Then you pay them to “test” if your English is good enough.

Is there a word for that in English?

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

I'm watching a Harvard Professor define and describe happiness.

He describes happiness as a combination of enjoyment, satisfaction, and purpose.

I'm trying to figure out how this applies to our students in the classroom.

(https://t.co/Owj5qPEXn0)

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

In my experience, Task 1 of a Writing Exam is "write an email to a friend".

Emails are never written to friends. But they are preferred in exams I think because they force the student to use 'proper English' as opposed to writing a whatsapp message.

Should it be different?

[Mediterranean gyal🌊 @HakataQueen]

https://t.co/BtEj04Cui0

[Jonjo Murphy جونجو ジョンジョ @jonjoTESOL]

@ghodaf9 For me, Japanese script is easier than Arabic just because my eyes don’t like to read from right to left 😅