Hall Houston university lecturer ELT author, presenter and teacher trainer
Hall Houstonuniversity lecturerELT author, presenter and teacher trainer

This page lists over 150 articles and book reviews I've written over the years on a diverse range of topics related to ELT. 

 

 

Off the Beaten Path columns (Humanising Language Teaching)

 

5 Activities for Learning Names (EFL Magazine)

 

5 Icebreaker Activities for EFL Students (EFL Magazine)

 

5 Kinesthetic Activities (FREEED)

6 Lists That Can Greatly Improve Lesson Planning (Six Things Blog)

6 Novel Ways to Introduce a Topic (Six Things Blog)

7 Ways To Encourage Your Class To Be A Good Audience (EFL Magazine)

 

9 Ways To Develop as a Listening Teacher (BusyTeacher)

 

9 Ways To Do Retrieval Practice In The Classroom (TESOL Blog)

 

10 Party Games To Liven Up Your English Class (TexTESOL 2 Newsletter)

 

10 Simple Teacher Involved Activities (BusyTeacher)

 

10 Tips for New EFL Teachers in a University Setting (EFL Magazine)

10 Ways to Get Discussions Going

 

10 Activities for Additional Listening Practice (TESOL Connections)

 

10 Activities for Using Post-It Notes

10 Activities for Using Song Lyrics


10 Quick Ways to Use a Sentence

75 ESL Teaching Ideas (The Internet TESL Journal)

 

101 EFL Activities for Teaching University Students - Book Preview (Humanising Language Teaching)

Activities for Boosting Creativity (Humanising Language Teaching)

Activities with Humor (English in Taiwan)

 

Adding a Spark to ESL Homework with YouTubers (TESOL Connections)

 

All's Well That Ends Well (IH Journal)

 

Beyond Top-Down and Bottom-Up (BusyTeacher)


Brainstorming (English Teaching Professional)

 

Brainstorming - Part One (English in Taiwan)

 

Brainstorming - Part Two (English in Taiwan)

 

Brainstorming - Part Three (English in Taiwan)

 

Brainstorming - Part Four (English in Taiwan)

A Brainstorming Activity for ESL/EFL Students (The Internet TESL Journal)

Brainstorming Activities for Group Discussion (Humanising Language Teaching)

Break Time (English in Taiwan)

Breathing Life into Checking Answers (FREED)

Cannibalizing Warmers (One Stop English)

 

Choosing Your Rules for Smartphones in the Classroom (The Teacher)

Cliffhanger Activities (Modern English Teacher)

A Creative Approach to Lesson Planning (ELT Weekly)

 

Creating and Performing Dialogues for the Classroom (English in Taiwan)

Dictation Activities (English in Taiwan)

Drills for Learning English - Part One (English in Taiwan)

Drills for Learning English - Part Two (English in Taiwan)

Ending Lessons (English in Taiwan)

Extension Activities for the Coursebook - Part One (English in Taiwan)

Extension Activities for the Coursebook - Part Two (English in Taiwan)

Extension Activities for the Coursebook - Part Three (English in Taiwan)

Extension Activities for the Coursebook - Part Four (English in Taiwan)

Find Someone Who (English in Taiwan)

 

Forgetting to Remember (MindBrainEd Think Tank) co-authored with Andre' Hedlund

Getting Published (It's Magazine)

Getting Published Online (ESL Magazine)

Getting Students to Talk - Part One (English in Taiwan)

Getting Students to Talk - Part Two (English in Taiwan)

Getting Students to Talk - Part Three (English in Taiwan)

 

Group Presentation Skills (The English Connection)

 

How To Finish A Lesson (The Teacher)

 

How To Start A Lesson (The Teacher)

 

Improving Speaking Practice with YouTube Videos (The University Grapevine)

 

Listen Up! (BusyTeacher)

 

Looking up, looking down (The Teacher)

 

Maximizing Speaking Opportunities with Mastermind Topics (Humanising Language Teaching)

 

Medium Talk (One Stop English)

 

Memory Activities for the Classroom (Modern English Teacher)

 

Memory Skills in the Language Classroom (It's for Teachers)

Memory Skills for the Language Classroom (Language Magazine)

More Lead Ins for the Classroom (English in Taiwan)

More Warmers for the Classroom (English in Taiwan)

 

Peer Reviews Go Corporate (Modern English Teacher)

 

Perfect Partners (English Teaching Professional)

 

Playing Games (Modern English Teacher)

 

Professional Development for English Teachers in Taiwan - Part One (English in Taiwan)

 

Professional Development for English Teachers in Taiwan - Part Two (English in Taiwan)

Provoking Thought - Book Preview (Humanising Language Teaching)

 

Realia Activities for ESL Students (English in Taiwan)

Reforming Education (One Stop English)

 

Retrieve to Achieve (TESOL Connections)

 

Retrieving, Spacing and Interleaving (TexTESOL II Newsletter)

 

Reviewing Language in Class (Modern English Teacher)

Rude/Stupid/Crazy Questions (TESOL-Spain Newsletter)

 

Self-publishing: A guide for 2022 (IATEFL Voices)

Sharing Thoughts in the Language Classroom (Developing Teachers)

 

Six Amazing Webinars To Help You Teach Better Online (The Teacher)

Six Creativity Activities (Humanising Language Teaching)

 

Small Teaching: Connecting (Modern English Teacher)

 

Small Teaching: Motivating (Modern English Teacher)

 

Small Teaching: Predicting (Modern English Teacher)

 

Small Teaching: Retrieval (Modern English Teacher)


Starting a New Class - Part One (English in Taiwan)

Starting a New Class - Part Two (English in Taiwan)

Starting a New Class - Part Three (English in Taiwan)

 

Student Feedback (English Teaching Professional)

 

Subscribe and Share Pt. 1 (IATEFL Voices)

 

Subscribe and Share Pt. 2 (IATEFL Voices)

 

Subscribe and Share Pt. 3 (IATEFL Voices)

 

Subscribe and Share Pt. 4 (IATEFL Voices)

 

Teacher Creativity (The Teacher)

Teaching Critical Thinking in ESL Classes (ESL Magazine)

Teaching English with Videos - Part One (English in Taiwan)

Teaching English with Videos - Part Two (English in Taiwan)

Teaching English with Videos - Part Three (English in Taiwan)

Teaching English with Videos - Part Four (English in Taiwan)

 

Teaching Large Classes 1 (English Teaching Professional)

 

Teaching Large Classes 2 (English Teaching Professional)

 

Teaching Large Classes 3 (English Teaching Professional)

 

Teaching Large Classes 4 (English Teaching Professional)

 

Teaching Life Hacks Through Videos (MindBrainEd Think Tank)

 

Teaching with How-To Videos (BusyTeacher)

 

Teaching with Sound Effects (EFL Magazine)

 

Ten Incredible Talks/Webinars about Teaching Listening (The Teacher)

 

Ten Post-Listening Activities (EFL Magazine)

 

Ten Pre-Listening Activities (EFL Magazine)

 

Ten Tips for New EFL Teachers in a University Setting (EFL Magazine)

 

Ten While-Listening Activities (EFL Magazine)

 

Thinking Out Loud (It's Magazine)

 

Toward Total Recall (Language Magazine)

The ELT Daily Journal: Book Preview (Humanising Language Teaching)

 

The Three Stages of a Listening Activity (EFL Magazine)

Using Creativity as a Catalyst: Boosting Creative Skills in the ESL Classroom (ESL Magazine)

 

Using Short Horror Movies in the Classroom (FREEED)


Using Tic-Tac-Toe for Language Practice and Review (IH Journal)


Warmers and Lead-Ins (English in Taiwan)

Warming Up to Creativity: Starting Points (Developing Teachers)

 

You Decide (IH Journal)

 

BOOK REVIEWS

 

Authentic Listening Resource Pack (ETAS)

 

Breaking the Sound Barrier (English Australia Journal)


Collocations Extra (TESL-EJ)

Compelling Conversations (English Teaching Professional)

 

Creating Motivation (English Teaching Professional)

 

Creating Visually Effective Materials for English Learners (TESOL MWIS Newsletter)

The Creative Teacher's Compendium (IATEFL Voices)

 

The Developing Teacher (English Teaching Professional)

 

Discussions Volume 1 (EFL Magazine)

 

Energising Your Classroom (ETAS Journal)

 

How To Teach With TED Talks (ETAS Journal)

 

How to Write and Deliver Talks (IH Journal)

 

Listening in Action 2nd Edition (SPLIS Newsletter)

 

Motivational Teaching (English Teaching Professional)

 

Powerful Teaching (IH Journal)

 

Retrieval Practice (Modern English Teacher)

Storybuilding (TESL-EJ)

 

Task-Based Listening (TESOL Spain Newsletter)

 

Teaching Reading (ETAS Journal)

 

The Teacher Self-Care Manual (EFL Magazine)

Teaching Other Subjects Through English (TESL-EJ)

Teaching Unplugged (ELT Weekly)

 

Textploitation (English Teaching Professional)

Working With Images (English Teaching Professional)