Effective Techniques in Teaching EFL

Abstract

Teaching EFL (English as a Foreign Language) is a continuous struggle for teachers in their quest to use the most learner-profitable methods and techniques. The present paper deals with 2 techniques that provided enjoyable and skill-enhancing for the learners: team teaching and email writing. Team teaching is most common in the domain of foreign language teaching. Successful team teaching has the potential to benefit all concerned. Teachers stand to gain in terms of their professional development. Team teaching provides teachers with a partner to help them set objectives, make plans, implement lessons and evaluate the results, they have someone from whom they can draw inspiration and who can provide them with constructive feedback on their teaching. Learners have 2 teachers to learn from. The e-mail provides a context for real-world communication and authentic interactions. By connecting foreign language speakers outside of the classroom, e-mail also provides a context for communicating with other speakers in authentic communicative situations. Interaction via e-mail lends a feeling of reality to students and it is much like spoken language because of its informal and interactive nature.