Reflection on Teaching
All posts that show and reflect on my experience of being teacher.
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How to Manage an English Learning Class: A Short List of Doable Things for Teachers
How to Manage an English Learning Class: A Short List of Essentials (Teacher’s Guide) Managing an English learning class requires more than good lesson planning—it involves creating a structured, engaging environment where students feel confident using the language. Whether you teach ESL, EFL, or general English, effective classroom management reduces stress, boosts participation, and improves
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How to Teach in Saudi Arabia: a practical perspective
Teaching English in Saudi Arabia: What Works with Beginner University Students When I first started teaching English to first‑year university students in Saudi Arabia, I quickly learned one truth: many students arrive at university barely able to say or write a single correct sentence. Some hesitate to speak at all. Others understand a little but
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What are EFL, ESL, ESP, EAP? The Story of English Teaching.
EFL, ESL, ESP, EAP — What Do These Four Abbreviations Really Mean? Before anything else, I like to explain the terms clearly, because something I have never seen is a learner who feels comfortable with terms they don’t fully understand.I don’t pretend these labels are mysterious codes, and I don’t treat them as higher‑level theories.
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Is Material Adaptability a Smaller Part of Curriculum Design?
Material Adaptability vs Curriculum Designing A Classroom Is Never Fully Inside the Curriculum Something I have never seen is a classroom where every learner moves exactly the way the curriculum expects. I don’t assume teaching is a rigid script, and I don’t treat material adaptability as a new invention. For me, it’s simply needs analysis
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Why Material Adaptation Matters in ELT: A Saudi Classroom Experience with Imported Safety Training
I was asked to teach safety material as part of the STEM component in the final English level of a Saudi vocational training program. The material itself came from the American Young Workers Safety Training resources and was provided to teachers with the expectation that it would be used as it is. On paper, the
