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Archive for the Teaching & Stuff with Tom Kenny Category

Using smartphones in the classroom

On May 19, 2013   /   for Students   /   Leave a comment
Using smartphones in the classroom

Hi fellow teachers, I’ve been trying something different these days, and I want to get your reaction to it. For a few years, I’ve been making videos for the Nice

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English listening practice with quiz!

On May 12, 2013   /   Teaching & Stuff with Tom Kenny   /   Leave a comment
English listening practice with quiz!

Everyone needs to practice English listening. It’s important if you want to improve your English! And with an online quiz, you can check your understanding fast! I’m very happy to

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PowerPoint presentations on the iPhone in the classroom

On April 19, 2013   /   Teaching & Stuff with Tom Kenny   /   Leave a comment
PowerPoint presentations on the iPhone in the classroom

Teachers, When students make presentations in your class, are they still using making a PowerPoint and showing it to the whole class at once on the classroom projector? You can

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English Speaking Practice for Nice Talking with You students in Mexico

On February 27, 2013   /   for Students   /   1 Comment
English Speaking Practice for Nice Talking with You students in Mexico

How about some speaking practice? Even if you can’t talk with an English native speaker, you can try to listen to one and imitate the speaker’s pronunciation or intonation! The

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Authentic conversation makes ESL listening REAL

On March 23, 2012   /   Teaching & Stuff with Tom Kenny   /   Leave a comment
Authentic conversation makes ESL listening REAL

Language students know the difference between canned, scripted audio and authentic listening material. When they first begin their ESL Listening Lives, they know the former is a necessary part of

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Tom Kenny

Cambridge University Press author Tom Kenny shares ideas on teaching and learning in this blog, updated semi-regularly, or whenever he remembers to do it.

Tom is associate professor of linguistics in the Department of British & American Studies at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies in Japan.

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Recent Posts by Tom Kenny

  • Using smartphones in the classroom
  • English listening practice with quiz!
  • PowerPoint presentations on the iPhone in the classroom
  • English Speaking Practice for Nice Talking with You students in Mexico
  • Authentic conversation makes ESL listening REAL
  • High-tech stuff for the ESL classroom

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