TEFL Waffle

Tintin in the classroom: Lessons about eliciting

Tintin goes to the classroom, and although he makes a valiant attempt, doesn't do very well according to Steve. Explore with Steve and Troy why Tintin doesn't seem to be able to elicit successfully, and listen to them waffling about eliciting, teaching, and Snowy's superiority in classroom management. 

Using the students' language in the classroom

In this episode, Troy and Steve consider what teachers should do about speaking the students' mother tongue in the classroom. To speak, or not to speak, that is the quesiton.