How online English teaching works:

  • I use Zoom. I think most people are familiar with this app now! It’s a free download. I’ll send you a lesson link, and all you have to do is click on it. I try to make the students’ participation in the lesson as active as possible. No one wants to listen to a talking head for an hour. They are encouraged to volunteer their answers, either by speaking directly to the class, or by annotating my screen. Where appropriate, lessons are recorded and a copy of the recording is sent to the student.



Screen sharing during Zoom lesson

  • This lesson was inspired by the travel writing of Charles Dickens. He’s a superb teacher. I love to make use of the great writers. (I’m on the right of the screen. I only ever appear this size during the lesson too - as do my students.)

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Marking

  • Work is submitted as a PDF. The younger pupils usually handwrite their homework, and the parents photograph it on their phones. Older pupils usually type theirs. If they are using Google docs, I can see what they are typing when they make corrections during the lesson.

  • I annotate the work on my computer using Adobe Acrobat Pro which means I can write directly on the work as if I was using a pen. (It’s the best way to highlight punctuation errors.) Then I send a copy back to the student.