Motivating Teen English Learners: Fresh Ideas for Teaching Grammar

Looking for new strategies to help teen English learners use grammar and communicate effectively? In this dynamic webinar, we’ll explore how to create a supportive environment where teens feel confident and motivated to learn. You’ll gain insights into using visuals, real-life contexts, and step-by-step modeling to make grammar concepts relatable and accessible. Discover engaging ways to connect grammar to students’ interests through real-world media and authentic contexts, with examples from the second edition of National Geographic Learning's Impact program. We’ll also explore actionable strategies that reinforce grammar usage, such as interactive games, pair and group work, meaningful writing activities, and exciting real-world projects. Whether you’re an experienced teacher or new to the classroom, this session will inspire fresh ideas to support and empower your teen learners!

Dr. Joan Kang Shin is a Professor of Education at George Mason University and the Associate Dean for Faculty Success in the College of Education and Human Development. Dr. Shin specializes in teaching ESL/EFL/EAL to young learners and teenagers and has provided professional development programs and workshops to English language teachers in over 100 countries around the world. She is a Series Editor of National Geographic Learning’s young learner programs Welcome to Our World, Our World, and Explore Our World, as well as the teen program Impact, and an author of the professional development title Teaching Young Learners English.

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