Kansai JACET Conference Nov. 2020
Marc Helgesen's presentation links page
In November, 2020, I did a presentation for Kansai JACET.
It explored well-being and positive psychology-based English Language Teaching while teaching on-line due to covid19.
This page contains links to pages you might find useful.
If I can be of help, feel free to contact me: [email protected]
The quick access URL for this page is
https://tinyurl.com/MH-KansaiJACET
It explored well-being and positive psychology-based English Language Teaching while teaching on-line due to covid19.
This page contains links to pages you might find useful.
If I can be of help, feel free to contact me: [email protected]
The quick access URL for this page is
https://tinyurl.com/MH-KansaiJACET
ELTandHappiness.com
PERMA including a link to a handout with 17 ways to add PERMA to your classes. Note: it was written before covid so not all are applicable for online teaching.
Energy Breaks
Short physical activities for the ELT classroom. Each features exercise plus some brain science, written at a level students can understand.
Short physical activities for the ELT classroom. Each features exercise plus some brain science, written at a level students can understand.
Warm-ups & tasks for non-majors
If you have students who are not English majors taking required English classes, try some of these links that are connected to their majors. Most are warm-up activities. It is a way to make the class more interesting and meaningful. Many are good for asynchronous classes.
If you have students who are not English majors taking required English classes, try some of these links that are connected to their majors. Most are warm-up activities. It is a way to make the class more interesting and meaningful. Many are good for asynchronous classes.
Flipgrid project work Project work tasks for Flipgrid (asynchronous). These are organized around the English Firsthand curriculum but grammar and language functions are identified so you can use it with any text.
Songs for distance teaching
I don't use the waiting room on Zoom any more. Instead, I get to class about 5 minutes early and have some interesting music/video when students arrive. It starts the class off right (and most students come a little early. They don't want to miss the music.
I don't use the waiting room on Zoom any more. Instead, I get to class about 5 minutes early and have some interesting music/video when students arrive. It starts the class off right (and most students come a little early. They don't want to miss the music.
MindBrainEd Think Tank I'm part of the Mind/Brain/Education in ELT SIG. We produce a monthly FREE magazine on brain science in language learning. Download copies on topics you are interested in or sign-up to receive your copy every month.
Teaching online & face2face safely
Pearson, my publisher, has added a page with several short activities and articles I've written about teaching on-line and going back to face2face safely.
Pearson, my publisher, has added a page with several short activities and articles I've written about teaching on-line and going back to face2face safely.
Scholarly and practical book chapters/ book on positive psychology by Marc
Jobs, Careers and Callings: Adapting Positive Psychology Tasks for Use in ESL/EFL and Other Language Classes and Teacher Education. from Innovations in Language Teacher Development. (Springer Nature)
Happiness in ESL/EFL: Bringing positive psychology to the classroom from. Positive Psychology in SLA (Multilingual Matters)
Teach like a positive psychologist from Language Teaching Insights from Other Fields: Psychology, Business, and Brain Science and More.(TESOL).
English Teaching and the Science of Happiness: Positive Psychology Communication Activities for Language Learning. Tokyo:ABAX.
Happiness in ESL/EFL: Bringing positive psychology to the classroom from. Positive Psychology in SLA (Multilingual Matters)
Teach like a positive psychologist from Language Teaching Insights from Other Fields: Psychology, Business, and Brain Science and More.(TESOL).
English Teaching and the Science of Happiness: Positive Psychology Communication Activities for Language Learning. Tokyo:ABAX.